Bihar Holidays List 2025: The holiday calendar for 2025 has arrived for the schools of Bihar. This calendar will be applicable in entire Bihar. This calendar is applicable to government, government aided, project and upgraded primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, issued by the Education Department. There are 72 holidays in the whole year.
Schools will remain closed during holidays in Bihar but functions will be organized in schools on national festivals like Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. Students and teachers will have to attend these ceremonies. Let’s see the complete list of holidays for 2025. Which holiday is when? You can make your own plan.
| Festival | date and day | day off |
| Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | 06 January 2025, Monday | 1 |
| makar sankranti | 14 January 2025, Saturday | 1 |
| Republic Day | 26 January 2025, Thursday | 1 |
| Basant Panchami | 03 February, Saturday | 1 |
| Sant Ravidas Jayanti | 12th February, Monday | 1 |
| shab-e-baraat | 14th February, Wednesday | 1 |
| Maha Shivratri | 26 February, Monday | 1 |
| Holi | March 14-15, Friday-Saturday | 2 |
| bihar day | March 22, Wednesday | 1 |
| last jumma of ramadan | March 28, Tuesday | 1 |
| Eid-ul-Fitr (Eid) | March 31, Thursday | 1 |
| Ram Navami | 08 April, Saturday | 1 |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 10 April, Monday | 1 |
| Bhim Rao Ambedkar Jayanti | 14th April, Friday | 1 |
| good friday | 18 April, Tuesday | 1 |
| Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti | 23 April, Sunday | 1 |
| may Day | 01 May, Monday | 1 |
| Janaki Navami | 06 May, Saturday | 1 |
| Buddha Purnima | May 12, Friday | 1 |
| Summer Holidays/Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid)/Kabir Jayanti | June 2-21, Monday-Saturday | 20 |
| muharram | 6th July, Thursday | 1 |
| Last Shravan Monday | 4th August, Monday | 1 |
| Raksha Bandhan | August 9, Wednesday | 1 |
| Chehlum/Independence Day | 15 August, Tuesday | 1 |
| Shri Krishna Janmashtami | 16 August, Wednesday | 1 |
| Hariyali Teej (Teej fast) | 26 August, Monday | 1 |
| Hazrat Mohammad Saheb’s birthday | 05 September, Tuesday | 1 |
| Anant Chaturdashi | 06 September, Wednesday | 1 |
| Jivitputrika Vrat (Jitiya) | 15 September, Saturday | 1 |
| Durga Puja (Kulchana Saptami) | 22 September, Friday | 1 |
| Durga Puja/Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 28th September to 02nd October, Friday to Monday | 4 |
| Dussehra/Deepawali/Chhath Puja/Pitru Paksha/Diwali Puja | October 20-29, Monday to Wednesday | 10 |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti/Kartik Purnima | 05 November, Sunday | 1 |
| Winter Holidays (Christmas Day and Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti) | 25 to 31 December, Thursday to Wednesday | 7 |
| total number of holidays | 72 |
Some holidays are uncertain at the moment, such as Eid-ul-Fitr on March 31, but this will depend on the sighting of the moon. The dates of Muslim festivals like Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha may change depending on the sighting of the moon. Durga Puja holidays are from 28th September to 2nd October. There are Diwali and Chhath Puja holidays from 20th October to 29th October. Along with holidays, studies are also important. During summer holidays, holidays from Diwali to Chhath Puja and winter holidays, teachers will give homework and projects to children in all subjects.
