International Courier Shipping Holidays for 2020
This is a complete list of international courier holidays for calendar year 2018 celebrated throughout the world. These holidays are celebrated for a specific cause like healthcare, nature and wildlife protection, social development etc. We usually offer Special Festival Courier Discounts to Send Diwali Parcel to USA, Send Rakhi to USA on Raksha Bandhan, Send Mangoes to USA in Mango Season from India. Each International shipping holiday is celebrated in all over the world irrespective of region, religion or any other local differences with a motto to make this world a better place to live.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday Name | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Jan | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 2 Jan | Thursday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Jan | Tuesday | Lohri | Restricted Holiday |
| 15 Jan | Wednesday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| 15 Jan | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| 25 Jan | Saturday | Chinese New Year | Observance |
| 26 Jan | Sunday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 29 Jan | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| 9 Feb | Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Feb | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 18 Feb | Tuesday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 19 Feb | Wednesday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 21 Feb | Friday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| 9 Mar | Monday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| 9 Mar | Monday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| 10 Mar | Tuesday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| 20 Mar | Friday | Robert E Lee's Birthday | State holiday |
| 25 Mar | Wednesday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| 2 Apr | Thursday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 6 Apr | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 9 Apr | Thursday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| 9 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 10 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| 12 Apr | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 13 Apr | Monday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Tuesday | Mesadi/Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| 1 May | Friday | May Day | Observance |
| 7 May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| 7 May | Thursday | Birthday of Ravindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| 10 May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 22 May | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| 25 May | Monday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Gazetted Holiday |
| 25 May | Monday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| 21 Jun | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 21 Jun | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 23 Jun | Tuesday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 5 Jul | Sunday | Guru Purnima | observance |
| 31 Jul | Friday | Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
| 2 Aug | Sunday | Friendship Day | observance |
| 3 Aug | Monday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 11 Aug | Tuesday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday |
| 12 Aug | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 15 Aug | Saturday | Independence Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 16 Aug | Sunday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| 22 Aug | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| 29 Aug | Saturday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31 Aug | Monday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| 22 Sep | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 2 Oct | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 22 Oct | Thursday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| 23 Oct | Friday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| 24 Oct | Saturday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| 25 Oct | Sunday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| 29 Oct | Thursday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31 Oct | Sunday | Halloween | Observance |
| 31 Oct | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 4 Nov | Wednesday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Observance |
| 14 Nov | Saturday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Nov | Saturday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| 15 Nov | Sunday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| 16 Nov | Monday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| 20 Nov | Friday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 24 Nov | Tuesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 30 Nov | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 11 Dec | Friday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 18 Dec | Friday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 21 Dec | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31 Dec | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |