BSE List of Holidays 2008

The following table contains BSE holidays list. Of course NSE will also be closed on these days. BSE declares holidays for all major festivals, Independence Day (August 15^th) and republic day (January 26^th). Saturdays and Sundays are weekly holidays.

	Occasion	Date	Day
1.	Mahashivratri	March 6th 2008	Thursday
2.	Id-E-Milad	March 20^th 2008	Thursday
3.	Good Friday / Holi (1 st Day)	March 21st 2008	Friday
4.	Ambedkar Jayanti	April 14^th 2008	Monday
5.	Mahavir Jayanti	April 18^th 2008	Friday
6.	Maharashtra Day	May 1^st 2008	Thursday
7.	Buddha Purnima	May 19th 2008	Monday
8.	Independence Day	August 15th 2008	Friday
9.	Ganesh Chathurthi	September 3rd 2008	Wednesday
10.	Ramzan Id / Gandhi Jayanti	October 2nd 2008	Thursday
11.	Dasera	October 9th 2008	Thursday
12.	Diwali (Laxmi Puja)	October 28th 2008	Tuesday
13.	Diwali ( Bhaubeez)	October 30th 2008	Thursday
14.	Gurunanak Jayanti	November 13th 2008	Thursday
15.	Bakri-Id	December 9th 2008	Tuesday
16.	Christmas	December 25th 2008	Thursday

Diwali is celebrated on Ashwayuja Bahula Amaavaasya. Usually it comes in the month of November. This day considered as a precious day for starting a new business and extending an existing business. Laksmi (Goddess of wealth) Puja is carried out on this day to favor their businesses. Muhurat trading is held on BSE and NSE on the day of Diwali (Laxmi Puja) for half an hour to one hour.

This time (year 2008) the muhurat trading will be there for an hour from 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM on 28th October.