Public Holidays in Kerala for 2025

The Government of Kerala on October 14th 2024 issued a notification regarding Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act in Kerala for the Calendar year 2025:

Public Holidays for 2025

In addition to the usual Sundays, the list of public holidays that you can look forward to in Kerala for 2025 include:

  1. Maha Sivarathri
    Date: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
  2. Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)
    Date: Monday, 31 March 2025
  3. Annual Closing of Accounts of Commercial and Co-operative Banks
    Date: Tuesday, 1 April 2025
  4. Vishu / Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti
    Date: Monday, 14 April 2025
  5. Good Friday
    Date: Friday, 18 April 2025
  6. May Day
    Date: Thursday, 1 May 2025
  7. Id-ul-Ad’ha (Bakrid)
    Date: Friday, 6 June 2025
  8. Independence Day
    Date: Friday, 15 August 2025
  9. First Onam
    Date: Thursday, 4 September 2025
  10. Thiruvonam / Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad)
    Date: Friday, 5 September 2025
  11. Mahanavami
    Date: Wednesday, 1 October 2025
  12. Vijayadasami / Gandhi Jayanti
    Date: Thursday, 2 October 2025
  13. Deepavali
    Date: Monday, 20 October 2025
  14. Christmas
    Date: Thursday, 25 December 2025

Note: Some holidays may change based on the appearance of the moon, particularly those related to Islamic festivals.

Certain holidays coincide with public holidays like Second Saturdays and Sundays. These holidays will be as follows:

  1. Republic Day – Sunday, 26 January 2025
  2. Easter Sunday – Sunday, 20 April 2025
  3. Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti – Sunday, 7 September 2025
  4. Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi – Sunday, 21 September 2025

For Employers and Employees

Institutions falling under various labor laws, including the Industrial Disputes Act and the Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, will follow the Kerala Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act, 1958, for their holiday observances.

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