Table of Contents
- 1. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in January 2022
- 2. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in February 2022
- 3. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in March 2022
- 4. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in April 2022
- 5. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in May 2022
- 6. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in June 2022
- 7. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in July 2022
- 8. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in August 2022
- 9. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in September 2022
- 10. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in October 2022
- 11. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in November 2022
- 12. List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in December 2022
List of important national and international holidays, Days and Dates in Year 2022 | महत्वपुर्ण राष्ट्रीय और अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस साल 2022 मे । Download Free PDF
Are you know of the important National and International holidays, days and dates? Many of us do not know most of the Important National and International holidays, days and dates. Hence, in this blog, we have listed out all the important National and International dates and days, Holidays and Observances in India in 2022
In most of the government entrance examinations like RPSC, RRB, SSC, and many other competitive exams there is a separate section called General Awareness or General Knowledge in which there are questions asked regarding important National and International dates. So, we have explained in detail the List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in a year to ease out your preparation.
Along with general knowledge, staying updated with Daily Current Affairs is also important. Go through the blog to know all the important days in a year of both National and International i.e. India and the world.
Holidays and Observances in India in 2022
List of important national and international holidays, Days and Dates in a Year 2022
List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in January 2022
The first month of the year January has some important days which have national and international importance. Apart from Republic day, there are various days such as National Youth Day and National Voters Day, etc. in the month of January which is widely celebrated in the country. The list of important day and dates in respect of January 2022 are as under:
- 1-January-2022: New Year's Day, Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
- 4-January-2022: World Braille Day
- 6-January-2022: World War Orphans Day, National Technology Day
- 9-January-2022: NRI Day (Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas)
- 10-January-2022: World Hindi Day (विश्व हिंदी दिवस)
- 11-January-2022: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, National Road Safety Week
- 12-January-2022: National Youth Day
- 13-January-2022 - 14-January-2022: Makar Sankranti or Lohri, Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
- 14-15 January-2022: Makar Sankranti (Makar Sankranti is dedicated to Lord Sun. It also refers to a specific solar day in the Hindu calendar. On this auspicious day, the sun enters the zodiac sign of Capricorn or Makar which marks the end of winter months and the beginning of longer days. This is the beginning of the month of Magh. To recompense for the distinction that happens due to the revolution around the sun, every 80 years the day of Sankranti is deferred by one day. From the day of Makar Sankranti, the sun begins its northward journey or Uttarayan journey. Therefore, this festival is also known as Uttarayan.), Pongal.
- 15-January-2022: Indian Army day
- 18-January-2022: National Immunization Day (Polio Day)
- 23-January-2022: Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti
- 25-January-2022: National Voters day, National Tourism Day
- 26-January-2022: गणतन्त्र दिवस (गणतंत्र दिवस), India’s Republic Day, International Customs Day
- 27-January-2022: International Day of Commemoration
- 30-January-2022: Martyrs’ Day
- 31-January-2022(last Sunday): World Leprosy Eradication Day
Important National and International holidays, Dates and Days of February 2022
The 2nd month of the year i.e. February has some important days including International Day of Women’s Health, World Cancer Day, and National Science Day, etc. Check the following days and dates of February month carefully:
- 1-February-2022: Kalpana Chawla’s Death Anniversary, Indian Coast Guard Day
- 2-February-2022: World Wetlands Day
- 4-February-2022: World Cancer Day
- 6-February-2022: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
- 10-February-2022: World Pulses Day and National De-worming Day
- 11-February-2022: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- 12-February-2022: National Productivity Day
- 13-February-2022: World Radio Day, National Women's Day (Birth Date of Sarojini Naidu)
- 14-February-2022: Valentine Day
- 15-February-2022: International Childhood Cancer Day
- 20-February-2022: World Day of Social Justice
- 21-February-2022: International Mother Language Day
- 24-February-2022: Central Excise Day
- 27-February-2022: World NGO Day
- 28-February-2022: National Science Day
- 28/29-February-2022: Rare Disease Day
Important National and International holidays, Days and Dates of March 2022
The month of March is basically known for the joys occasion of the Festival Holi in India where society celebrates by exchanging sweets and playing with colours. Apart from the Holi festival, various other important days like International Woman Day, National Vaccination Day and World Tuberculosis Day etc. are celebrated in the month of March. Check complete details of important and crucial days of March month below:
- 1-March-2022: Zero Discrimination Day and World Civil Defence Day
- 3-March-2022: World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day
- 4-March-2022: National Security Day
- 8-March-2022: International Women’s Day and World Kidney Day
- 12-March-2022: World Kidney Day
- 14-March-2022: International Day of Action for Rivers, Pi Day
- 15-March-2022: World Consumer Rights Day
- 18-March-2022: Ordnance Factories Day (India)
- 20-March-2022: International Day of Happiness; World Sparrow day
- 21-March-2022: World Forestry Day; World Down Syndrome Day; World Poetry Day
- 22-March-2022: World Day for Water, Bihar Day
- 23-March-2022: World Meteorological Day
- 24-March-2022: World TB Day
- 27-March-2022: World Theatre Day
- 10-March-2022 (Second Wednesday of March): No Smoking Day
- 14 -March-2022 (Second Thursday of March): World Kidney Day
Important National and International holidays, Days and Dates of April 2022
The pleasant month of April has its significance in the calendar year for different important days. If we look back in history, the Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre held on 13th April 1919, was a major event of the Indian Freedom Movement. The other important days include World Heritage Day, World Earth Day and World Malaria Day, etc. are also celebrated in this month:
- 1-April-2022: Utkal Diwas
- 2-April-2022: World Autism Awareness Day
- 4-April-2022: International Day for Mine Awareness
- 5-April-2022: National Maritime Day
- 7-April-2022: World Health Day
- 10-April-2022: World Homeopathy Day
- 11-April-2022: National Safe Motherhood Day and National Pet Day
- 13-April-2022: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
- 17-April-2022: World Haemophilia Day
- 18-April-2022: World Heritage Day
- 19-April-2022: World Liver Day
- 21-April-2022: Secretaries’ Day and Civil Services Day
- 22-April-2022: Earth Day
- 23-April-2022: World Book and Copyright Day
- 24-April-2022: National Panchayati Day
- 25-April-2022: World Malaria Day
- 26-April-2022: World Intellectual Property Day
- 27-April-2022: World Veterinary Day
- 28-April-2022: World Day for Safety and Health at Work;
- 29-April-2022: International Dance Day
- 30-April-2022: Ayushman Bharat Diwas
Important National and International holidays, Days and Dates of May 2022
The fifth month of the calendar year has some important days of national and international importance. Press Freedom Day, Mother’s day, and National Anti-Terrorism Day etc. are the important days, which are celebrated profoundly. The complete is as under:
- 1-May-2022: Workers’ Day (International Labour Day), Maharashtra Day
- 3-May-2022: Press Freedom Day
- 2-May-2022 (1st Sunday): World Laughter Day
- 3-May-2022 (1st Tuesday): World Asthma Day
- 4-May-2022: Coal Miners’ Day; International Firefighters Day
- 7-May-2022: World Athletics Day
- 8-May-2022 (2nd Sunday): Mother’s Day
- 8-May-2022: World Red Cross Day; World Thalassaemia Day
- 11-May-2022: National Technology Day
- 12-May-2022: International Nurses Day
- 15-May-2022: International Day of the Family
- 17-May-2022: World Telecommunication Day; World Hypertension Day
- 18-May-2022: World AIDS Vaccine Day; International Museum Day
- 21-May-2022: National Anti-Terrorism Day
- 22-May-2022: International Day for Biological Diversity
- 24-May-2022: Commonwealth Day
- 31-May-2022: Anti-tobacco Day
Important National and International holidays, Days and Dates of June 2022
The month of June is generally considered important for days like World Environment Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Refugee Day and World Food Safety Day etc. The List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in respect of June month is as under:
- 1-June-2022: World Milk Day, Global Day of Parents
- 2-June-2022: Telangana Formation Day, International Sex Workers Day
- 3-June-2022: World Bicycle Day
- 4-June-2022: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
- 5-June-2022: World Environment Day
- 7-June-2022: World Food Safety Day
- 8-June-2022: World Ocean Day, World Brain Tumour Day
- 12-June-2022: Anti-Child Labor Day
- 13-June-2022: International Albinism Awareness Day
- 14-June-2022: World Blood Donor Day
- 15-June-2022: World Wind Day
- 19-June-2022 (3rd Sunday): Father’s Day
- 20-June-2022: World Refugee Day
- 21-June-2022: International day of yoga, World Music Day, World Hydrography Day
- 23-June-2022: International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widow’s Day
- 26-June-2022: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Important National and International holidays, Days and Dates of July 2022
The List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in respect of July month is given below. World Hepatitis Day, World Population Day, and Doctor’s day are some of the important days of this month.
- 1-July-2022: National Doctor’s Day, Chartered Accountant’s Day (India), National Postal Worker Day,
- 2-July-2022: World UFO Day, National Anisette Day
- 6-July-2022: World Zoonoses Day
- 11-July-2022: World Population Day
- 12-July-2022: Paper Bag Day, National Simplicity Day
- 15-July-2022: World Youth Skills Day
- 17-July-2022: World Day for International Justice
- 18-July-2022: International Nelson Mandela Day
- 22-July-2022: Pi Approximation Day
- 26-July-2022: Kargil Vijay Diwas (Kargil Victory Day)
- 28-July-2022: World Hepatitis Day
- 29-July-2022: International Tiger Day
Important National and International holidays, Days and Dates of August 2022
The month of August is a historical month for the countries like India, Pakistan, and Indonesia as these countries got independence this month. International Youth Day, Independence Day and National Sports Day, etc. are widely celebrated. The List of important national and international holidays, Days and dates in respect of August is as below:
- 6-August-2022: Hiroshima Day
- 7-August-2022: National Handloom Day
- 7-August-2022 (1st Sunday): International Friendship Day
- 9-August-2022: Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day, IntI. Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- 11-August-2022: Raksha Bandhan
- 12-August-2022: International Youth Day
- 15-August-2022: Indian Independence Day
- 15-August-2022: Sanskrit Day (Date may vary every year as it is celebrated on the Shrawan Poornima on Full Moon day according to the Hindu Calendar)
- 16-August-2022: Bennington Battle Day
- 19-August-2022: World Photography Day, World Humanitarian Day, Krishna Janmashtami
- 20-August-2022: Sadbhavna Divas
- 26-August-2022: Women’s Equality Day
- 29-August-2022: National Sports Day
- 30-August-2022: Small Industry Day
Important National and International holidays, Days and Dates of September 2022
The month of September is considered highly important as in this month we celebrate National Teacher’s Day, Hindi Diwas, World Tourism Day, and World Heart Day. The complete List of important national and international holidays, Days in respect of September month is as under:
- 2-September-2022: World Coconut Day, Victory over Japan Day (USA)/li>
- 3-September-2022: Skyscraper Day
- 5-September-2022: Teachers’ Day (India), International Day of Charity
- 7-September-2022: Brazilian Independence Day, Forgiveness Day
- 8-September-2022: International Literacy Day
- 10-September-2022: World Suicide Prevention Day
- 14-September-2022: Hindi Diwas
- 15-September-2022: Engineers’ Day; International Day of Democracy
- 16-September-2022: World Ozone Day; International Day for Preservation
- 21-September-2022: Alzheimer’s Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN)
- 22-September-2022: Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)
- 23-September-2022: International Day of Sign Languages
- 26-September-2022: Day of the Deaf; World Contraception Day
- 27-September-2022: World Tourism Day; World Maritime Day
- 28-September-2022: World Rabies Day
- 29-September-2022: World Heart Day
- 30-September-2022: International Translation Day
Important National and International holidays, Days and Dates of October 2022
Apart from the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Nation, October month has various other important days which are celebrated for greater cause and objectives. The List of important national and international holidays, Days in respect of October is as under:
- 1-October-2022: International Day for the Elderly
- 2-October-2022: Gandhi Jayanthi; International Day of Non-Violence
- 3-October-2022(first Monday): World Habitat Day, German Unity Day
- 4-October-2022: World Animal Welfare Day
- 5-October-2022 World Teachers’ Day
- 8-October-2022 Indian Air Force Day
- 9-October-2022: World Post Office Day
- 10-October-2022: National Post Day; World Mental Health Day
- 11-October-2022: National Girl Child Day
- 13-October-2022: UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
- 14-October-2022: World Standards Day
- 15-October-2022 World Students Day, Global Handwashing Day, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)
- 16-October-2022: World Food Day
- 24-October-2022: UN Day; World Development Information Day
- 30-October-2022: World Thrift Day
- 31-October-2022: National Unity Day
Important National and International holidays, Days and Dates of November 2022
The List of important national and international holidays, Days in respect of November month has been given below. Children’s Day is celebrated on 14th November each year in remembrance of India’s First Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru:
- 1-November-2022: World Vegan Day, All Saints’ Day
- 5-November-2022: World tsunami day
- 7-November-2022: National Cancer Awareness Day
- 9-November-2022: Legal Services Day
- 10-November-2022: Transport Day
- 12-November-2022: Guru Nanak Dev’s Birth Anniversary, World Pneumonia Day
- 13-November-2022: World Kindness Day
- 14-November-2022: Children’s Day; Diabetes Day
- 17-November-2022: National Epilepsy Day
- 19-November-2022: World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day
- 20-November-2022: Africa Industrialization Day
- 21-November-2022: World Television Day
- 25-November-2022: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- 26-November-2022: Law Day (India)
- 29-November-2022: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
Important National and International holidays, Days and Dates of December 2022
The last month of the calendar year has some important days which are very popular. Christmas is celebrated worldwide on 25th December. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the victory of the
Maccabees over the larger Syrian army. Christian spiritual inclination
there is a deeper awareness: its most profound meaning in "Emmanuel,"
which means "God with us." . World AIDS Day and Human Rights Day are also celebrated this month. Check more details below:
- 1-December-2022: World AIDS Day
- 2-December-2022: National Pollution Control
- 3-December-2022: World Day of the Handicapped
- 4-December-2022: Indian Navy Day
- 5-December-2022: World Soil Day, International Volunteer Day
- 7-December-2022: Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
- 9-December-2022: International Anti-Corruption Day
- 10-December-2022: Human Rights Day;
- 11-December-2022: International Mountain Day
- 14-December-2022: World Energy Conservation Day
- 15-December-2022: International Tea Day
- 16-December-2022: Vijay Diwas
- 18-December-2022: Minorities Rights Day (India)
- 19-December-2022: Goa’s Liberation Day
- 20-December-2022: International Human Solidarity Day
- 22-December-2022: National Mathematics Day
- 23-December-2022: Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) (India)
- 24-December-2022: National Consumers Day
- 25-December-2022: Christmas Day
- 22-December-2022 to 30-December-2022: Happy Hanukkah and Kwanzaa - Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the larger Syrian army. Christian spiritual inclination there is a deeper awareness: its most profound meaning in "Emmanuel," which means "God with us."
