Festival and Holidays Calendar

2022

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We are happy to bring you Festival Holidays Calendar 2022. All Dates / Tithi / Lunar Days in this calendar 2022 are as per Auckland, New Zealand time and coordinates. Unless specified otherwise. We tried to add festivals of all the religions (predominantly followed in Indian subcontinent) in our Festival Holidays Calendar 2022 along with New Zealand national holidays.

January 2022

1

SatNew Year’s Day (Holiday on 3rd Jan)

2

SunDay after New Year’s day (Holiday on 4th Jan)

3

MonNZ Holiday for New Year’s Day, Somvati Amavasya, No moon day

4

TueNZ Holiday for Day after New Year’s Day

5

Wed 

6

ThuChaturthi, 4th Lunar Day, Epipheny

7

FriOrthodox Christmas Day, Julian calendar Christmas Day

8

Sat 

9

SunGuru Gobind Singh ji jayanti (birthday)

10

Mon 

11

TueMissionary Day

12

WedSwami Vivekanand Jayanti

13

ThuPutrada Ekadasi, 11th Lunar Day

14

FriLohri, Maghi

15

SatPongal, Makar Sankranti, Uttarayan,Pradosh, Makaravilakku, Ishti, Jorr-Mela Shri Muktsar Sahib (Maghi), Thiruvalluvar Day

16

SunMagh Bihu, Mattu Pongal, Kanuma Panduga, Uzhavar Thirunal

17

Mon 

18

TuePurnima, Full moon day

19

Wed 

20

Thu 

21

FriSankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar Day

22

Sat 

23

SunNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose jayanti

24

MonWellington Anniversary Day

25

Tue 

26

WedIndian Republic Day

27

Thu 

28

Fri 

29

SatShattila Ekadasi, 11th Lunar Day

30

SunPradosh

31

MonAnniversary Day for Auckland and Nelson, NZ School Term 1 starts between 31 Jan (at the earliest) and Tue 8 Feb (at the latest), Guru Har Rai ji’s Birthday, Me-Dum-Me-Phi
February 2022

1

Tue 

2

WedSonam Losar

3

Thu 

4

FriWorld Cancer Day

5

SatChaturthi, Vasant Panchmi

6

SunWaitangi Day

7

MonWaitangi Day Public Holiday

8

TueNZ School Term 1 starts between 31 Jan (at the earliest) and Tue 8 Feb (at the latest)

9

Wed 

10

Thu 

11

Fri 

12

SatJaya Ekadasi, 11th Lunar Day

13

Sun 

14

MonValentine’s Day

15

TueHazrat Ali’s birthday, Lui-Ngai-Ni

16

WedGuru Ravidas Jayanti

17

Thu 

18

Fri 

19

SatShivaji Jayanti

20

SunSankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar Day

21

Mon 

22

Tue 

23

Wed 

24

Thu 

25

Fri 

26

Sat 

27

SunVijaya Ekadasi, 11th Lunar Day

28

MonLailat-al-Miraj, Pradosham,
March 2022

1

TueMaha Shivratri, Shrove Tuesday

2

WedLent begins, Ash Wednesday, Chaturthi

3

ThuLosar

4

Fri 

5

Sat 

6

Sun 

7

Mon 

8

Tue 

9

Wed 

10

ThuHolashtak Begins

11

Fri 

12

Sat 

13

Sun 

14

MonTaranaki Anniversary Day, Amalki Ekadasi, 11th Lunar Day

15

Tue 

16

WedPradosham

17

Thu 

18

FriHolika Dahan, Lailat al Bara’ah / Laylat al-Bara’at, Dol-jatra

19

SatHoli Color Day, Dhulandi, Hola Mohalla

20

SunBhai Dooj

21

MonOtago Anniversary Day, Sankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar Day

22

Tue 

23

WedShaheed Bhagat Singh’s martyrdom day

24

ThuSheetla Saptami

25

Fri 

26

Sat 

27

Sun 

28

MonPaap-mochni Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

29

Tue 

30

WedPradosham

31

Thu 
April 2022

1

Fri 

2

SatChaitra Navratri Begins, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Telugu New Year, Ramadan starts (day may vary +/- one day)

3

Sun 

4

MonGangaur, Matsya Jayanti, Sarhal

5

Tue 

6

Wed 

7

Thu 

8

Fri 

9

Sat 

10

SunRam Navmi

11

Mon 

12

Tue 

13

WedKamada Ekadasi, 11th Lunar Day

14

ThuVaisakhi, Mahavir Swami Jayanti, Pradosham, Cheiraoba, Bohag Bihu, Maha Visubha Sankranti, Vishu, Tamil New Year, Dr Ambedkar Jayanti, Maundy Thursday / Holy Thursday

15

FriGood Friday, Bengali New Year

16

SatNZ School Holidays start (upto 1st May), Easter Saturday, Purnima, Full moon day

17

SunEaster Sunday, Hanuman Jayanti

18

MonEaster Monday, Birthday of Guru Angad Dev ji

19

Tue 

20

WedSankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar Day

21

ThuGaria Puja

22

Fri 

23

Sat 

24

SunPascha, Orthodox Easter

25

MonAnzac Day

26

Tue 

27

WedVaruthini Ekadasi, 11th Lunar Day

28

ThuLaylat al Qadr, Pradosham

29

FriShab-i-Qadr, Jumat ul-wida

30

Sat 
May 2022

1

SunLabour Day / May Day (India), Chaand Raat (Last day of Ramadan)

2

MonNZ schools Term 2 starts, Eid al Fitr / Idul Fitr (day may vary as per moon sighting by local authorities), Basava Jayanti

3

TueParshuram Jayanti

4

WedAkshay Tritiya / Akha Teej

5

ThuChaturthi, 4th Lunar Day

6

Fri 

7

Sat 

8

Sun 

9

MonDurga Ashtami, guru Rabindra Nath Tagore Jayanti

10

TueSita Navmi

11

Wed 

12

ThuMohini Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

13

Fri 

14

SatPradosham

15

SunNarsimha Jayanti

16

MonBudhha Purnima

17

Tue 

18

Wed 

19

ThuSankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar day

20

Fri 

21

Sat 

22

Sun 

23

Mon 

24

Tue 

25

Wed 

26

ThuApara Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

27

Fri 

28

SatPradosham

29

Sun 

30

MonVat Savitri Vrat

31

Tue 
June 2022

1

Wed 

2

ThuMaharana Pratap Jayanti

3

FriShri Guru Anjun Dev ji’s martyrdom day, Chaturthi, 4th Lunar day

4

Sat 

5

Sun 

6

MonQueens Birthday

7

Tue 

8

Wed 

9

Thu 

10

FriGanga Dussehra

11

SatNirjala Ekadasi, 11th lunar day, Gayatri Jayanti

12

SunPradosham

13

Mon 

14

TueVat Savitri Purnima, Kabir Jayanti, Pahili Raja

15

WedRaja Sankranti

16

Thu 

17

FriSankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar day

18

Sat 

19

Sun 

20

Mon 

21

Tue 

22

WedKharchi Puja

23

Thu 

24

FriMatariki, Yogini Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

25

Sat 

26

SunPradosham

27

Mon 

28

Tue 

29

Wed 

30

ThuRemna Ni, Shani Jayanti
July 2022

1

FriJagannath Rath Yatra

2

Sat 

3

SunChaturthi, 4th Lunar day

4

Mon 

5

TueShri Guru Hargobind ji’s birthday

6

Wed 

7

Thu 

8

FriWaqf al Arafa / Day of Arafah (Hajj 7 – 12 July 2022))

9

SatNZ school holidays starts (upto 24th July), Eid al-adha / Bakri Id (day may vary)

10

SunDev-shayani Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

11

MonPradosham

12

TueFive days Jaya Parvati vrat starts

13

WedGuru Purnima, Full moon day, Bhanu Jayanti

14

ThuHindola Utsav begins

15

Fri 

16

SatJaya Parvati Vrat ends, Sankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar day

17

SunEid-al-Ghadeer, U Tirot Sing Day

18

Mon 

19

Tue 

20

Wed 

21

Thu 

22

Fri 

23

SatEid-al-Mubahalah

24

SunBonalu, Kamika Ekadasi, 11th lunar day

25

MonNZ schools Terms 3 starts

26

TuePradosham

27

Wed 

28

Thu 

29

Fri 

30

SatHijra / Islamic New Year

31

SunHariyali Teej, Shaheed Udham Singh ji’s martyrdom day
August 2022

1

Mon 

2

TueChaturthi, 4th Lunar day

3

WedNaag Panchmi (Gujrati)

4

ThuRandhan Chhath (Gujrati)

5

FriShitla Saptami (Gujrati)

6

Sat 

7

SunNori Nom (Gujrati)

8

MonPutrada Ekadasi, 11th lunar day, Day of Ashura / Muharram, Tendong Lho Run Faat

9

TueVaishnav Putrada Ekadasi

10

WedPradosham

11

Thu 

12

FriRaksha Bandhan, Nareli Purnima, Full moon day, Rakhee festival, Jhulan Poornima

13

SatHindola Utsav ends

14

Sun 

15

MonIndian Independence Day, Sankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar day

16

TueParsi New Year

17

Wed 

18

Thu 

19

FriKrishna Janmashtami, Birthday of Lord Krishna

20

Sat 

21

Sun 

22

Mon 

23

TueAja Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

24

WedPradosham

25

Thu 

26

Fri 

27

Sat 

28

SunParkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

29

Mon 

30

TueHartalika Teej / Tritiya, 3rd Lunar day

31

WedGanesh Chaturthi, Beginning of Ganesha Festival, Ganesh Sthapna, 4th Lunar day
September 2022

1

ThuRishi Panchmi, Nuakhai

2

Fri 

3

Sat 

4

SunRadha Ashtami

5

Mon 

6

TueRamdev baba/pir Jayanti & Teja ji Dasmi (Rajasthan)

7

WedFirst Onam, Parsv Ekadasi 

8

ThuThiruvonam, Pradosham

9

FriGanesh Visarjan, anant Chaturdasi, Indra Jatra

10

Sat 

11

SunShradhha Paksha (Fortnight to remember ancestors) starts

12

Mon 

13

TueSankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar day

14

Wed 

15

Thu 

16

Fri 

17

Sat 

18

Sun 

19

Mon 

20

Tue 

21

WedIndira Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

22

ThuVaishnav Indira Ekadasi

23

FriPradosham

24

Sat 

25

SunSarv-pitru Amavasya, Mahalaya amavasye, First day of Bathukamma

26

MonGhatsthapna, Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

27

TueNavratri begins

28

WedShaheed Bhagat Singh ji jayanti

29

Thu 

30

Fri 
October 2022

1

SatNZ school holidays starts

2

SunMaha Saptami, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti / Birthday

3

MonMaha Ashtami

4

Tue 

5

WedVijaya Dasmi, Dussehra, Eid-e-Shuja / Eid-e-Zahra

6

ThuPaap-ankush Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

7

FriPradosham

8

SatBirthday of Prophet Muhammad / Milad un Nabi / Eid e Milad

9

SunMaharshi Valmiki Jayanti

10

MonSharad Purnima, Full moon day

11

Tue 

12

Wed 

13

ThuKarwa Chauth, Sankashthi Chaturthi, 4th lunar day

14

Fri 

15

Sat 

16

Sun 

17

MonNZ school Term 4 starts, Ahoid Ashtami

18

Tue 

19

Wed 

20

ThuGuru Granth Sahib ji Parkash

21

FriRama Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

22

SatVach Baras

23

SunDhan Teras, Pradosham

24

MonNZ Labour Day holiday, Roop Chaturdasi / Kaali Chaudas / Narak Chaturdasi, Bandi Chhod Diwas

25

TueDiwali, Lakshmi Pujan, Deepawali, Festival of Lights, No moon day

26

WedAnn-Koot / Festival of feasts, Govardhan Puja

27

ThuBhai Beej / Dooj

28

Fri 

29

Sat 

30

Sun 

31

MonChhath Puja, Sardar Vallabh bhai patel jayanti
November 2022

1

TueJalaram Jayanti

2

Wed 

3

Thu 

4

FriDev Prabodhini Ekadasi, Birthday of Bhagat Naam Dev

5

SatTulsi vivah

6

SunPradosham

7

Mon 

8

TueGuru Nanak Dev ji Jayanti / Parkash Guru Nanak Sahib, Dev Diwali, Full moon day, Karthik Purnima

9

Wed 

10

Thu 

11

Fri 

12

SatSankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar day

13

Sun 

14

Mon 

15

TueLhabab Duchen

16

Wed 

17

Thu 

18

Fri 

19

Sat 

20

SunUtpanna Ekadasi

21

MonPradosham

22

TueSeng Kut Snem

23

Wed 

24

Thu 

25

Fri 

26

Sat 

27

Sun 

28

MonVivah Panchmi

29

TueKartikeya Jayanti

30

Wed 
December 2022

1

Thu 

2

Fri 

3

SatFeast of St Francis Xavier

4

SunMokshada Ekadasi, Gita Jayanti

5

MonPradosham

6

Tue 

7

WedDuttatreya Jayanti

8

Thu 

9

Fri 

10

Sat 

11

Sun 

12

MonSankashthi Chaturthi, 4th Lunar day, Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma

13

Tue 

14

Wed 

15

Thu 

16

Fri 

17

Sat 

18

Sun 

19

Mon 

20

TueSaphala Ekadasi, 11th Lunar day

21

WedPradosham

22

Thu 

23

Fri 

24

Sat 

25

SunChristmas Day

26

MonBoxing Day

27

TueChristmas Day Holiday

28

Wed 

29

Thu 

30

FriU Kiang Nangbah, Tamu Losar

31

Sat 

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Disclaimer: Though all the precautions are taken to calculate exact Festival Holidays Calendar 2022 (Christian, Jews, Parsi, Chinese) / Tithi or Lunar day (Hindu, Sikh, Buddisht, Jain, Muslim, Parsi) as per Auckland and/or New Zealand Standard Time, there may be some differences across multiple sites / publications. This may be because of variation in calculating Sun Rise/Set and Moon Rise/Set timings.

Indian calendar (Panchang) explanation: First day after no Moon day (अमावस्या) is considered here as first day of Hindu Month. This is called Amant Calendar (अमान्त पंचांग). In few parts of India first day of Hindu Month is considered on one day after Full Moon (पूर्णिमा) and the calendar is known as Purnimant Calendar (पूर्णिमान्त पंचांग). Only month name changes in these two methods. Tithi still remains the same. For example, if the tithi is Shukla paksh Chaturthi (शुक्ल पक्ष चतुर्थी), it remains same in both the methods. We are committed to provide accurate information on our portal, however, we do not take any responsibility on accuracy of the calendar, events or panchang published here in Festival Holidays Calendar 2022.

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