wb school holiday list 2023

wb school holiday list 2023

LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR FREE PRIMARY/JUNIOR BASIC SCHOOLS OF WEST BENGAL FOR THE YEAR 2023

(1st January – 31st Dicember 2023)

Occasion of Holiday Date Day No. of Holiday Remarks
First Term: 1st January to 15th April 2023
1. New Year’s Day 01/01/2023 Sunday
2. Swami Vivekananda

janmajayanti

12/01/2023 Thursday 1 Holiday
3. Makar Sankranti (Pous Parban) 15/01/2023 Sunday
4. Netaji janmajayanti 23/01/2023 Monday 1 Holiday (To be observed

in School)

5. Saraswati Puja (Shree

Panchami)

25/01/2023 &

26/01/2023

Wednesday

& Thursday

2 Holidays
6. ** Republic Day 26/01/2023 Thursday Holiday (Hosting of

National Flag in School)

7. Thakur Panchanan Barma

janmajayanti

14/02/2023 Tuesday 1 Holiday
8. Shivaratri 18/02/2023 Saturday 1 Holiday
9. Internatinal Mother Language

Day

21/02/2023 Tuesday To be celebrated

compulsory in School

10. Doljatra & Holi 07/03/2023 &

08/03/2023

Tuesday &

Wednesday

2 Holidays
11. * Shab e-Barat 08/03/2023 Wednesday
12. Shri Harichand Thakur

janmajayanti

19/03/2023 Sunday
13. Mahavir Jayanti 04/04/2023 Tuesday 1 Holiday
14. Good Friday 07/04/2023 Friday 1 Holiday
15. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

janmajayanti

14/04/2023 Friday 1 Holiday
16. Poila Baisakh (Bangla

Noboborsho 1430)

15/04/2023 Saturday 1 Holiday
Total

Holidays

12 Days
N.B. – Guru Rabidas janmajayanti on 05/02/2023 Sunday for the followers of Guru Rabidas
Second Term: 16th April to 7th August 2023
17. * Eid al-Fitr 21/04/2023 &

22/04/2023

Friday &

Saturday

2 Holidays
18. May Day 01/05/2023 Monday 1 Holiday
 

19.

Buddha Purnima & Pandit

Raghunath Murmu janmajayanti

 

05/05/2023

 

Friday

 

1

 

Holiday

20. Rabindra Nath Tagore

janmajayanti

09/05/2023 Tuesday 1 Holiday (To be celebrated

by Schools)

21. Summer Vacation 15/05/2023 to

06/06/2023

Monday to

Monday

19 Holidays (Excluding

Sunday)

22. Kazi Nazrul Islam janmajayanti 26/05/2023 Friday Included within Summer

Vacation

23. Ratha Yatra 20/06/2023 Tuesday 1 Holiday
24. * Eid-al-Adha (Bakrid) 29/06/2023 Thursday 1 Holiday
25. Muharram 29/07/2023 Saturday 1 Holiday
26. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy

janmajayanti

02/08/2023 Wednesday To be celebrated by

School

Total

Holidays

27 Days

 

N.B. –      **Easter Saturday 8th April Saturday for Christians only

Hul Diwas 30th June Friday for Adivasi (Santhal community) only

Poet Bhanu Bhakt janmajayanti 13th July Thursday for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only

Occasion of Holiday Date Day No. of

Holiday

Remarks
Third Term: 8th August to 31st December 2023
27. Martyr’s Day (Sacrifice day of

Khudiram Bose)

11/08/2023 Friday 1 Holiday (To be celebrated

by School)

28. ** Independence Day 15/08/2023 Tuesday 1 Holiday (National Flag to

be hoisted in School)

29. Rakhi Purnima 30/08/2023 Wednesday 1 Holiday
30. Teachers’ Day 05/09/2023 Tuesday To be celebrated by

School

31. Janmastami 06/09/2023 Wednesday 1 Holiday
32. Biswakarma Puja 17/09/2023 Sunday
33. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar

janmajayanti

26/09/2023 Tuesday To be celebrated by

School

34. * Fateha-E-Dwaz-Daham 28/09/2023 Thursday 1 Holiday
35. Gandhi janmajayanti 02/10/2023 Monday 1 Holiday
36. Mahalaya 14/10/2023 Saturday 1 Holiday
37. Puja Vacation (from Durga

Puja to Lakshmi Puja)

19/10/2023 to

29/10/2023

Thursday to

Sunday

9 Holiday (Excluding

Sunday)

38. Puja Vacation (from Kali Puja

to Bhatridwitiya)

12/11/2023 to

16/11/2023

Sunday to

Thursday

4 Holiday
39. Children’s Day 14/11/2023 Tuesday Included within Kali Puja

Vacation

40. Birsa Munda janmajayanti 15/11/2023 Wednesday Included within Kali Puja

Vacation

41. Chhat Puja 19/11/2023 &

20/11/2023

Sunday &

Monday

1 Holiday
42. Jagadhatri Puja 22/11/2023 Wednesday 1 Holiday
43. Guru Nanak janmajayanti 27/11/2023 Monday 1 Holiday
44. * Fateha-Yaz-Daham To be announced later 1 Holiday
45. Christmas Day 25/12/2023 Monday 1 Holiday
46. Foundation day of School —– 1 Holiday
Total

Holidays

26 Days

Total 12 + 27 + 26 = 65 Holidays

*    – Holiday must be declared on the occasion of festival

** – It is mandatory to hoist National Flag at the School in accordance with the dignity and honour of the National Flag.

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