Festivals & Holidays List 1940
Friday, 02 August 1940
Masik Shivaratri
Saturday, 03 August 1940
Amavasya Vrat
Sunday, 04 August 1940
Friendship Day
Celebrated on the first Sunday of August to celebrate friendship.
Tuesday, 13 August 1940
Ekadashi Vrat
Wednesday, 14 August 1940
Pradosh Vrat
Thursday, 15 August 1940
Independence Day
Independence Day marks the end of British rule in India in 1947.
Friday, 16 August 1940
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters on Shravana Purnima.
Saturday, 17 August 1940
Purnima Vrat
Wednesday, 21 August 1940
Sankashti Chaturthi
Thursday, 29 August 1940
Ekadashi Vrat
Thursday, 29 August 1940
National Sports Day
Marks the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand.
Friday, 30 August 1940