The State Government has announced the public holidays for 2010

Jan 1, Friday - New Year's Day
Jan 14, Thursday - Tamil New Year's Day / Pongal
Jan 15, Friday - Thiruvalluvar Day
Jan 16, Saturday - Uzhavar Thirunal
Jan 26, Tuesday - Republic Day

Feb 27, Saturday - Meelad-un-Nabi

Mar 16, Tuesday - Telugu New Year's Day
Mar 28, Sunday - Mahaveer Jayanthi

*Apr 1, Thursday - Annual closing of accounts for Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks
Apr 2, Friday - Good Friday
Apr 14, Wednesday - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's birthday

May 1, Saturday - May Day

Aug 15, Sunday - Independence Day

Sep 1, Wednesday - Krishna Jayanthi
Sep 10, Friday - Ramzan
Sep 11, Saturday - Vinayaka Chathurthi
*Sep 30, Thursday - Half yearly closing of accounts for commercial banks and co-operative banks

Oct 2, Saturday - Gandhi Jayanthi
Oct 16, Saturday - Ayutha Pooja
Oct 17, Sunday - Vijayadhasami

Nov 5, Friday - Deepavali/Diwali
Nov 17, Wednesday - Bakrid

Dec 17, Friday - Muharram
Dec 25, Saturday - Christmas

* Applicable only to commercial banks including co-operative banks in Tamilnadu