The 2026 holiday calendar for government schools in Muzaffarpur has been released. This year, schools will be closed for 65 days, excluding Sundays. Diwali and Chhath Puja will be the most common holidays, with a maximum of 10 days. Summer vacations will be 20 days, and winter vacations will be 7 days, during which children will receive homework. The Education Department has released this annual holiday schedule for all types of schools.
Public holiday calendar 2026: In the new year, government schools will have 65 holidays, excluding Sundays. In 2026, the maximum number of holidays will be for Diwali and Chhath Puja, with 10 days.
According to the calendar released by the Secondary Education Department, there will be six days off for Durga Puja, two days for Holi, and one day off each for Rakshabandhan, Ramnavami, and Basant Panchami.
The Education Department has released the annual holiday calendar for government, state-run, nationalized, project, higher elementary, secondary, and higher secondary schools (Sanskrit schools, Urdu schools, and madrasas).
Government schools will have 75 days off, including Sundays. Of these, three or four holidays will be holidays during which teachers will be required to attend school due to birth anniversaries.
Summer vacations will be 20 days, while winter vacations will be seven days. All children should be assigned homework during these holidays.
Holidays will be available as follows:
Makar Sankranti: January 14
Basant Panchami: January 23
Republic Day: January 26
Sant Ravidas Jayanti: February 1
Sab-e-Barat: February 4
Mahashivratri: February 15
Holi Holidays: March 3 and 4
Last Friday of Ramadan: March 13
Eid ul Fitr: March 21
Bihar Day: March 22
Ram Navami: March 27
Mahavir Jayanti: March 31
Good Friday: April 3
Ambedkar Jayanti: April 14
Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti: April 23
Janaki Navami: April 25
May Day: May 1
Eid al-Zuha: May 28
Summer Vacation: June 1 to June 20 (total 20 days, two Sundays) (Included)
Muharram: June 27
Kabir Jayanti: June 29
Chehlum: August 4
Independence Day: August 15
Last Shravan Monday: August 24
Hazrat Mohammad Sahib’s Birthday: August 26
Raksha Bandhan: August 28
Janmashtami: September 4
Teej Vrat: September 14
Ananta Chaturdashi: September 25
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti: October 2
Jiutiya: October 5
Durga Puja Kalash Sthapana: October 11
Durga Puja Holidays: October 17 to October 21 (total 5 days)
Diwali-Chhath Holidays: November 7 to November 17 (total 10 days including Diwali, Chitragupta Puja, and Chhath)
Guru Nanak Jayanti: November 24
Winter Holidays: December 25 to December 31 (total 7 days)
Dates of Muslim festivals may change depending on the sighting of the moon.
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