Chhath Puja School Holiday 2024 in UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi: Chhath Puja is a great festival, which is mainly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh. In this great festival, Chhathi Maiya is worshiped and Arghya is offered to the rising sun. Sun and Chhathi Maiya are worshiped in this four-day grand festival. This fast is observed for 36 hours following strict rules. In such a situation, along with children, the question comes to the minds of adults as well that for how many days will there be a holiday on Chhath Puja (Chhath Puja School Holiday 2024)?

Chhath Puja School Holiday 2024: Date of Chhath Puja

According to the Panchang, the great festival of Chhath begins on the Chaturthi Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. This year Chhath festival will begin on 7th November and will end on 9th November. Chhath Puja begins with Nahai Khay on the first day. After this, Kharna is celebrated on the second day and Arghya is offered to the setting sun on the third day, and on the fourth day, this fast is concluded by offering Arghya to the rising sun.

Chhath Puja School Closed 2024 : Schools in Delhi and UP closed.

On the occasion of Chhath Puja, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has declared a public holiday on November 7. Apart from schools, all government departments will also remain closed in the capital Delhi on this day. At the same time, in Uttar Pradesh (Chhath Puja School Holiday in UP), no official announcement of a school holiday on the day of Chhath Puja has been made by the state government. However, most schools are likely to remain closed on November 7.

Chhath Puja School Holiday 2024: When will there be a holiday in Bihar and Jharkhand

The Bihar government has declared a four-day holiday in all the schools of the state due to Chhath Puja. According to media reports, schools in the state will remain closed from November 6 to November 9. At the same time, no official announcement has been made regarding the Chhath Puja holiday in Jharkhand . However, there is news that November 7 has been declared a restricted holiday for central employees in Jharkhand.

November School Holiday 2024: When is the next school holiday

After Chhath Puja, the next holiday in schools will be on Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 15. After this, there will be a holiday in schools on Kartik Purnima on November 24. Students and their parents are advised to contact the schools once regarding the holiday.