West Bengal is the fourth largest state in the country with Kolkata as its capital. Bengali is the widely spoken language in the region and agriculture is an important occupation here. The state is well connected by railways, roadways and airways. Rice and fish is the staple diet of the people of West Bengal. Sweets also occupy an important part of the diet of Bengalis.
West Bengal is also rich in tradition and culture. Handloom production is very high, which is why it is the second largest means of livelihood after agriculture. Baharampur,Darjiling, Jalpaiguri are some of the major cities of West Bengal.
Women in Bengal where the shari, while men wear dhoti and panjabi. Cricket and soccer are extremely popular sports in the state. In fact, West Bengal has produced some of the country's fine cricketers and footballers.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
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| January 12 | Thursday |
Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
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| January 14 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| January 23 | Monday |
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
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| January 26 | Thursday |
Republic Day
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| January 28 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| February 01 | Wednesday |
Vasant Panchami (Shri Panchami)
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| February 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| February 25 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| March 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| March 25 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| April 01 | Saturday |
Annual Closing Of Bank Accounts
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| April 08 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| April 14 | Friday |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti (Good Friday)
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| April 15 | Saturday |
Bengali New Year's Day
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| April 22 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| May 01 | Monday |
May Day
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| May 09 | Tuesday |
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagor
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| May 13 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| May 27 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| June 10 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| June 24 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| June 26 | Monday |
Eid al-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)
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| July 08 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| July 22 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| August 12 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| August 15 | Tuesday |
Independence Day
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| August 26 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| September 02 | Saturday |
Eid al-Adha (Bakari Eid)
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| September 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| September 19 | Tuesday |
Mahalaya
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| September 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| September 27 | Wednesday |
Durga Puja (Maha Saptami)
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| September 28 | Thursday |
Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
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| September 29 | Friday | |
| September 30 | Saturday |
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
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| October 02 | Monday |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
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| October 05 | Thursday |
Laxmi Puja
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| October 14 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| October 19 | Thursday |
Kali Puja
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| October 28 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| November 04 | Saturday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti
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| November 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| November 25 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| December 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| December 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| December 25 | Monday |
Christmas
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