SBI holiday today? Know if banks across India will remain open on this Saturday or not

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SBI holiday this weekend: SBI is closed today for the fourth Saturday holiday and will remain closed tomorrow, following the regular Sunday closure. The SBI was closed on January 26 on the account of India's 75th Republic Day. Indian banks enjoyed a three-day weekend starting this Friday, in commemoration of the 75th Republic Day, and will wrap up on Sunday.

Both Private and PSU banks, including SBI, are closed on the second and the fourth Saturday of every month and on all Sundays. The fifth Saturday, if a particular happens to have one, is a working day for all banks. The following is the list of SBI holidays in this week: January 27 (Fourth Saturday) January 28 (Sunday) SBI will be remain closed in Assam on January 31 on occasion of Me-Dum-Me-Phi.

Me-dam-me-phi is a state holiday in Assam as it is a festival to worship ancestors. It is observed by the Ahom, or Tai-Ahom, ethnic community that is spread across the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. It is an important festival in the Ahom religion.

All banks have had a long weekend starting January 26 owing to the Republic Day which was celebrated on Friday and the the fourth Saturday which next day, January 27. Sundays are off for all banks across the nation. All SBI branches in Sikkim will remain closed on February 2 on occasion of Sonam Losar.

Sonam Lhosar is a New Year's day festival of the Hyolmo and Tamang people of Nepal as well as Sikkim and Darjeeling regions of India. It falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice which is usually the Magh Sukla Pratipada based on the eastern lunar calendar. All SBI branches will remain closed in Uttar Pradesh on February 5 on occasion of Hazrat Ali Jayanti.