HOLIDAYS of the several races dwelling in India chiefly occur at seasonal changes, hut also at the anniversaries of certain occurrences con nected with their religions or historical events. The dates of the public holidays vary with the lunar months, and those below are approximate : Christi/ill.
Now Year's day, Jan. 1. I Easter holidays, March.
Good Friday, April. Ascension day, May.
Christmas day, Dee. 25. Pentecost holidays, June.
Hindu.
Makar Sankranti, about Janm Ashtarni, about Aug. January 11. 14.
Malta Shivaratri, about Ganesh Chaturthi, about February 24. August 25.
Hull, about March 10-11. Dasara, about September Ram Naomi, about April 4. 30.
Shravani purnima, Cocoa- Diwali, about Oct. 18-19. nut day, about August 6.
Parsee-Rasami or Sluthaneaddi.
Jamshidi navroz, about Gatha Gahanbars, about March 21. ? September 19-21.
Aban feast, about end of Pateti or New Year's day, April. about September 23. Adar feast, about June 8. , Kurdad feast and valava, Farvardin Jasan, about about September 28-29. June Atishbehram Salgeri,aboul November 8.
Parsee-Kadmi.
Aban feast, about end of Pateti or New Year's day March. I about September 24. Farvardin Jasan, about Kurdad feast and valava May. about August 29-30.
Gatba Gahanbars, about Atishbehram Salgeri,abou August 20-22. September 9.
IllithomedanSuni (lunar months).
Shabd-Burat. Ashura.
Lailat-ul-Kadar. Bari Wafat.
Ramadhan 'Id. Ghilan.
Bakr 'Id, or 'Id Kurban. Miraj-i-Mahomed.
Ilfahomedan-Shitth (lunar months).
Ali. 'Id Gadir.
Shelia Kaclir. Ashura.
Ramadhan 'Id. Chahlam.
Bakr'Id. Maolucl.
Jewish.
Purim, or day of Queen Esther, March 13.
Pesach or Passover, April 11-17.
Shabuoth, or the Delivery of the Law, May 31.
Tishabaiab, or the day of Lamentation, August 1.
Rosh Hosana, or New Year's day, September 21-2`.2.
Kipur, or the days of Atonement, September 29-30.
Succoth, or the Feast of Tabernacles, October 5-13.
Hindus have many other festivals. Their name: differ in the several languages ; but there may be named here Bali-Pratipfula, Basant'h-Pancliami, Nag-Panchami, Kartiki Ekadasi, and others.
Mahomedans have also the Maliarram, Akliiri Char Sbamba, Chiraghan - i - Banda Nawaz, and Zinda Shah Madar, Pir Dastagir, and Uriis-i Kadar Parsecs have in addition, the Amardad, Jam. ahidi-Naoroz, Ardibehesht,Tasan, Meher-Ja.san, and others.