Important Days And Dates 2021: Festivals flourish in India, as does cultural variety.
Every festival and event has its own significance, and some of them are celebrated with a specific theme.
We all know about national holidays like January 26th (Republic Day), August 15th (Independence Day), and October 2nd (Gandhi Ji’s birthday), but do you know about any other holidays in 2021?
Take a glance at the calendar for key dates and events in 2021.
Important Days and Dates of Events and Festivals are grouped by month to assist you in organising your vacation.
It will not only provide you with a glimpse of the most significant days of the year, but it will also help you improve your knowledge and prepare for a variety of competitive exams.
Important Days In January 2021
January is the month in which we bid farewell to the previous year and welcome the New Year.
Isn’t that the case? We generally create new goals, throw parties, have fun, and so on.
The weather is, in reality, chilly and lovely. Do you know that the word January comes from the Roman deity Janus, who was the defender of gates and doors?
That is why January guards the New Year’s entrance. Janus is essentially portrayed with two faces, one facing backwards and the other forwards.
Let’s have a look at the major days, events, and festivals that will take place in January 2021.
January Symbols
Birth Stone: Garnet
Zodiac Signs: Capricorn and Aquarius
January: Important days, events and festivals
01-Jan – English New Year, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day, Global family day, World Peace Day
04 Jan – World Braille Day
06-Jan – World War Orphans Day
08-Jan – African National Congress Foundation Day
09-Jan – Pravasi Bharatiya Divas NRI Day
10-Jan – World Laughter Day, World Hindi Day
11 Jan – Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
12 Jan – National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
13 Jan – Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
14 Jan – Lohri
15 Jan – Indian Army Day (Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa took over the command of Army on this day in 1949 from the British), Pongal, Makar Sankranti
23 Jan – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary
25 Jan – International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day, National Voters Day
26 Jan – Republic Day
27 Jan – International Holocaust Day (The largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz- Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan 27, 1945.), International Day of Commemoration
28 Jan – Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
30 Jan – Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day (Martyr’s day)
Jan (last Sunday) – World Leprosy Eradication Day
Important Days In February 2021
February is the second month of the year, with 28 days in our current Gregorian calendar.
The word februum comes from the Latin word februum, which implies cleansing. February is the shortest month of the year, with just 28 days in regular years and 29 days in leap years.
Amethyst, the birthstone for February, represents piety, humility, spiritual insight, and honesty.
February Symbols
Birth Stone: Amethyst
Zodiac Signs: Aquarius (until February 19) and Pisces (February 20 onwards).
February: Important days, events and festivals
1st February – Surajkund Crafts Mela
1st February – Indian Coast Guard Day
2nd February – World Wetlands Day
2nd February- Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
4th February – World Cancer Day
4th February – National Day of Sri Lanka
7th February – International Development Week
12th February – Darwin Day
12th February – Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
13th February – Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary
14th February – Saint Valentine’s Day
18th February – Taj Mahotsav
20th February – World Day of Social Justice
21st February – International Mother Language Day
22nd February – World Scout Day
24th February – Central Excise Day
27 February – World Sustainable Energy Day
28 February – National Science Day
Important Days In March 2021
March is the third month of the year and has 31 days.
It is called after Mars, the Roman god of battle.
Let us remind you that March was originally the first month of the year according to the Roman calendar and was named Martius, but it is now the third month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar.
March Symbols
Birth Stone: Aquamarine and Bloodstone.
Zodiac Signs: Pisces (until March 20) and Aries (March 21 onwards).
March: Important days, events and festivals
1st March – Zero Discrimination Day
1st March – World Civil Defence Day
3rd March – World Wildlife Day
3rd March – World Hearing Day
4th March – National Safety Day
8 March – International Women’s Day
8 March – Ramakrishna Jayanti
10 March – CISF Raising Day
11 March – No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March)
12 March – Mauritius Day
14 March – Pi Day
14 March – International Day of Action for Rivers
15 March – World Consumer Rights Day
16 March – National Vaccination Day
18 March – Ordnance Factories Day (India)
20 March – International Day of Happiness
20 March – World Sparrow Day
21 March – World Forestry Day
21 March – World Down syndrome Day
21 March – World Poetry Day
22 March – World Water Day
23rd March – World Meteorological Day
24 March – World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
27 March – World Theatre Day
Important Days In April 2021
April is the fourth month of the year, according to the Gregorian calendar.
March is linked with fall in certain areas of the Southern Hemisphere and spring in some sections of the Northern Hemisphere.
Aphrodite, the Greek goddess, is honoured in April.
April Symbols
Birthstone: Diamond
Zodiac Signs: Aries (until April 19) and Taurus (April 20 onwards).
April: Important days, events and festivals
1 April – Odisha Day, Prevention of Blindness week, April Fools Day
2 April- World Autism Awareness Day
4 April- International Day for Mine Awareness
5 April- National Maritime Day
7 April- World Health Day
10 April- World Homeopathy Day
11 April- National Safe Motherhood Day, National Pet Day
13 April- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
14 April- B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day
17 April- World Haemophilia Day
18 April- World Heritage Day
21 April- National Civil Service Day, Secretaries’ Day
22 April- World Earth Day
23 April- World Book and Copyright Day
24 April- National Panchayati Day
25 April- World Malaria Day
26 April- World Intellectual Property Day
28 April- World Day for Safety and Health at Work, World Veterinary Day
30 April- Ayushman Bharat Diwas
Important Days In May 2021
May is the fifth month of the year and has 31 days.
It is called after the Greek goddess Maia and is associated with the goddess of fertility from the Roman era.
In the Northern Hemisphere, it ushers in spring, whereas in the Southern Hemisphere, it ushers in fall.
May Symbols
Birthstone: Emerald
Zodiac Sign: Taurus (until May 20) and Gemini (May 21 onwards).
May: Important days, events and festivals
1 May: International Labour Day or May Day
1 May: Maharashtra Day
3 May: World Laughter Day (first Sunday of May)
3 May: Press Freedom Day
4 May: Coal Miners Day
4 May: International Firefighter’s Day
5 May: World Asthma Day (First Tuesday of May)
7 May: World Athletics Day
7 May: Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
8 May: World Red Cross Day
8 May: World Thalassaemia Day
9 May: Surdas Jayanti, Ramanujacharya Jayanti, Shankaracharya Jayanti
10 May: Mother’s Day (Second Sunday of May)
11 May: National Technology Day
12 May: International Nurses Day
15 May: International Day of Families, National Endangered Species Day (Third Friday in May)
17 May: World Telecommunication Day
17 May: World Hypertension Day
18 May: World AIDS Vaccine Day
18 May: International Museum Day
18 May: Armed Forces Day (Third Saturday of the May)
21 May: National Anti-Terrorism Day
22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
25 May: National Memorial Day (last Monday of May)
31 May: Anti-Tobacco Day
Important Days In June 2021
June is the sixth month of the year and has 30 days. Juno, the Roman goddess, inspired the name.
The summer solstice, which happens in June, is the day with the greatest daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere while the winter solstice, which occurs in June, is the day with the fewest daylight hours in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Northern Hemisphere’s conventional astronomical summer begins on June 21st, whereas the Southern Hemisphere’s meteorological winter begins on June 1st.
June Symbols
Birthstone: Pearl, the moonstone, and the Alexandrite
Zodiac Sign: Gemini (until June 20) and Cancer (from June 21 onwards).
June: Important days, events and festivals
1 June: World Milk Day
1 June: Global Day of Parents
2 June: International Sex Workers Day
2 June: Telangana Formation Day
3 June: World Bicycle Day
4 June: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June: World Environment Day
7 June: World Food Safety Day
8 June: World Brain Tumour Day
8 June: World Oceans Day
12 June: World Day Against Child Labour
14 June: World Blood Donor Day
15 June: World Wind Day
15 June: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 June: Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
17 June: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (International)
18 June: Autistic Pride Day
18 June: International Picnic Day
19 June: World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
19 June: World Sauntering Day
20 June: World Refugee Day (International)
21 June: World Music Day
21 June: World Hydrography Day
21 June: International Yoga Day
21 June (3rd Sunday of June): World Father’s Day
23 June: International Olympic Day
23 June: United Nations Public Service Day
23 June: International Widow’s Day
26 June: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
26 June: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
30 June: World Asteroid Day
Important Days In July 2021
July is the seventh month of the year and has 31 days.
Summer has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. July was originally known as Quintilis in the Roman calendar.
It was the fifth month of the year until January and February were introduced in 450 BC. Its original name was derived from the Latin word meaning fifth.
Later, Julius Caesar, who was born on July 12th, was given the name.
July Symbols
Birthstone: Ruby
Zodiac Sign: Cancer (until July 22) and Leo (July 23 onwards).
July: Important days, events and festivals
1 July – Doctor’s Day
1 July – National Postal Worker Day
1 July – Canada Day
1 July – Chartered Accountant’s Day (India)
1 July – National U.S. Postage Stamp Day
1 July – National Gingersnap Day
2 July – World UFO Day
2 July – National Anisette Day
3 July – National Fried Clam Day
4 July – Independence Day USA
6 July – World Zoonoses Day
11 July – World Population Day
11 July – National 7-Eleven Day
12 July – National Simplicity Day
12 July – Paper Bag Day
14 July- Bastille Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
18 July – International Nelson Mandela Day
22 July – Pi Approximation Day
24 July – National Thermal Engineers Day
25 July – National Refreshment Day (Fourth Thursday in July)
26 July – Kargil Vijay Diwas (Kargil Victory Day)
26 July (fourth Sunday of July) – National Parent’s Day
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
28 July – World Hepatitis Day
29 July – International Tiger Day
31 July (Last Friday in July) – System Administrator Appreciation Day.
Important Days In August 2021
August is the eighth month of the year and has 31 days. Augustus Caesar is the name of the city.
It was termed Sextilis because it was the sixth month in the old Roman calendar.
The month’s name was changed to August in honour of Augustus Caesar.
August Symbols
Birthstone: Peridot, sardonyx, and spinel
Zodiac Sign: Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards).
August: Important days, events and festivals
1 August – Yorkshire Day
2 August (First Sunday of August) – Friendship Day
4 August: U.S. Coast Guard Day
6 August – Hiroshima Day
7 August (First Friday of August) – International Beer Day
9 August – Quit India Movement Day
9 August – Nagasaki Day
9 August – Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
12 August – International Youth Day
13 August – International Lefthanders Day
14 August- Youm-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day)
15 August- National Day of mourning (Bangladesh)
15 August – Independence Day (India)
15 August (UK) – Victory over Japan Day
15 August – Day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
16 August- Bennington Battle Day
17 August – Indonesian Independence Day
19 August – World Photography Day
19 August – World Humanitarian Day
20 August – World Mosquito Day
20 August- Sadbhavana Divas
20 August – Indian Akshay Urja Day
23 August – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
23 August – European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
26 August – Women’s Equality Day
29 August – National Sports Day
30 August – Small Industry Day
31 August – Hari Merdeka (Malaysia National Day)
Important Days In September 2021
September is the ninth month of the year and has 30 days. Autumn is the season that begins in September.
September was originally the seventh month on the Roman calendar. As a result, it was given the name “seventh.”
It became the ninth month when January and February were introduced. The forget-me-not, morning glory, and aster are its birth flowers.
September Symbols
Birthstone: Sapphire
Zodiac signs: Virgo and Libra whose end and start are related to equinox date (usually 22 or 23 September).
September: Important days, events and festivals
1 to 7 September – National Nutrition Week
2 September(USA) – Victory over Japan Day
2 September – Coconut Day
3 September – Skyscraper Day
5 September – International Day of Charity
5 September – Teachers’ Day (India)
7 September – Brazilian Independence Day
7 September – Forgiveness Day
8 September – International Literacy Day
10 September- World Suicide Prevention Day
11 September – Patriot Day
14 September – Onam (Kerala, India)
14 September – Hindi Diwas
14 September – World First Aid Day
15 September – Engineer’s Day (India)
15 September – International Day of Democracy
16 September – Malaysia Day
16 September – World Ozone Day
16 September – International Day of Preservation
19 September – International Talk Like a Pirate Day
21 September – International Day of Peace and Non-Violence (UN)
21 September – World Alzheimer’s Day
22 September – Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer patients)
23 September – International Day of Sign Languages
26 September – European Day of Languages
26 September – World Contraception Day
26 September – World Maritime Day
27 September – World Tourism Day
27 September (Fourth Sunday of September) – World Rivers Day
28 September – World Rabies Day
29 September – World Heart Day
30 September – International Translation Day
Last week of September – World Day of Deaf
Important Days In October 2021
October is the tenth month of the year and has 31 days. It was originally the eighth month of the Roman calendar.
October gets its name from the Latin word Octo, which means “eight.”
In the Northern Hemisphere, October is linked with fall, whereas in the Southern Hemisphere, it is connected with spring.
October Symbols
Birthstone: Tourmaline and Opal
Zodiac Sign: Libra (until October 22) and Scorpio (from October 23)
October: Important days, events and festivals
1 October – International Day of the Elderly (UN)
1 October – International Coffee Day
1 October – World Vegetarian Day
2 October – Gandhi Jayanti
2 October – International Day of Non-Violence
3 October – German Unity Day
4 October – World Animal Welfare Day
5 October (First Monday of October): World Habitat Day
5 October – World Teachers’ Day
6 October – German-American Day
8 October (Second Thursday of October): World Sight Day
8 October – Indian Air Force Day
9 October – World Postal Day or World Post Office Day
10 October – World Mental Health Day
11 October – International Girl Child Day
13 October – UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
14 October – World Standards Day
15 October – Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
15 October – Global Handwashing Day
15 October – World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)
15 October – World Students Day
16 October – World Food Day
17 October – International Poverty Eradication Day
20 October – National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that Day)
23 October – Mole Day
24 October – United Nations Day
24 October – World Development Information Day
30 October – World Thrift Day
31 October – Halloween
31 October – Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
Important Days In November 2021
November is the 11th month of the year and has 30 days. It was the 9th month according to the Roman calendar at the time.
November gets its name from the Latin word novem, which means “nine” and refers to the Roman calendar’s ninth month.
It is late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
November Symbols
Birthstone: Topaz and Citrine
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (October 24 – November 22) and Sagittarius (November 23 – December 21)
November: Important days, events and festivals
1 November – World Vegan Day
1 November – All Saints’ Day
2 November – All Souls’ Day
3 November (1st Tuesday in November) : Melbourne Cup Day
5 November – World Tsunami Day
7 November – Infant Protection Day
7 November – National Cancer Awareness Day
9 November – Iqbal Day
9 November – Uttarakhand Foundation Day
9 November- Kartarpur Corridor inauguration
9 November – National Legal Services Day
10 November – Transport Day
11 November – Armistice Day (also Remembrance Day )
11 November – Veterans Day (United States)
12 November – World Pneumonia Day
12 November – Guru Nanak Dev’s Birth Anniversary
13 November – World Kindness Day
14 November – World Diabetes Day
14 November – Children’s Day
14 November- Jawaharlal Nehru Jayanti
15 November – Jharkhand Foundation Day
17 November – National Epilepsy Day
19 November – International Men’s Day
19 November – World Toilet Day
20 November – Universal Children’s Day
20 November – Africa Industrialisation Day
21 November – World Television Day
25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
26 November – Constitution Day of India
29 November – International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
30 November (Scotland) – Saint Andrew’s Day
Fourth Thursday of November – Thanksgiving Day (United States)
Important Days In December 2021
December has 31 days and is the twelfth and last month of the year.
According to the Roman Calendar, it was originally the tenth month.
From the Latin word, Decem means ‘ten’ from where it got the name as of December, the tenth month in the Roman Calendar.
December Symbols
Birthstone: Turquoise, Zircon, and Tanzanite.
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (until December 21) and Capricorn (December 22 onwards).
December: Important days, events and festivals
1 December – World AIDS Day
2 December – National Pollution Control Day
2 December – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 December – World Day of the Handicapped
4 December – Indian Navy Day
5 December – International Volunteer Day
5 December – World Soil Day
7 December – Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
7 December – International Civil Aviation Day
9 December – International Anti-Corruption Day
10 December – Human Rights Day
11 December – UNICEF Day
11 December – International Mountain Day
14 December – National Energy Conservation Day
15 December – International Tea Day
16 December – Victory Day of Bangladesh
18 December – Minorities Rights Day (India)
18 December – International Migrants Day
19 December – Goa’s Liberation Day
20 December – International Human Solidarity Day
22 December – National Mathematics Day
23 December – Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day in India)
24 December – National Consumer Rights Day
25 December – Christmas Day
25 December – Good Governance Day (India)
31 December – New Year’s Eve
Above is a list of significant Days for each month, which have been grouped together to make it easier for you to keep track of all important days, both national and international.
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