Weekend list of 2021, Dec 26: Covid-19 has restricted travellers for the maximum part of 2020, excitement over long weekends remains unabated.
In 2021, there are at least 15 long weekends to take a short break depending on how the Covid-19 situation shapes up in the New Year.
Long weekends are holidays before or after weekends. Or, if the holiday is on Tuesday or Thursday, then you can make it a long weekend by taking Monday or Friday off.
The year itself begins with a long weekend and have at least 3 long weekends in the first month. Not only January but you can enjoy more than 1 weekend in March and July also.
Here is the complete list:
January
January 1 (Friday) – New Year’s Day
January 2 – Saturday
January 3 – Sunday
January 14 (Friday) – Makar Sankranti
January 16- Saturday
January 17 – Sunday
January 23- Saturday
January 24 – Sunday
January 26 (Tuesday)- Republic Day
February
February 13 – Saturday
February 14 – Sunday
February 16 (Tuesday) – Vasant Panchami
March
March 11 (Thursday) – Maha Shivratri
March 13 – Saturday
March 14 – Sunday
March 27 – Saturday
March 28 – Sunday
March 29 (Monday) – Holi
April
April 2 – Good Friday
April 3- Saturday
April 4 – Sunday
May
May 13 (Thursday) – Eid ul-Fitr
May 15- Saturday
May 16- Sunday
There is no long weekend or any possibility in June.
July
July 10 — Saturday
July 11 — Sunday
July 12– (Monday) Rath Yatra
July 17 – Saturday
July 18 – Sunday
July 20 (Tuesday) — Bakri Eid.
August
August 28 – Saturday
August 29 – Sunday
August 30 – (Monday) – Janmashtami
September
September 10 (Friday)– Ganesh Chaturthi
September 11 – Saturday
September 12 – Sunday
October
October 15 (Friday) – Dussehra
October 16 – Saturday
October 17 – Sunday
November
November 19 (Friday) – Guru Nanak Jayanti
November 20 – Saturday
November 21 – Sunday
December
December 24 – Friday
December 25 (Saturday) – Christmas
December 26 – Sunday
