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 |
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| 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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wb school holiday list 2023
