New Delhi: All the banks in some parts of country will be closed on the account of Eid-ul-Adha, reads RBI website. That means banks will remain closed in many states for three consecutive days from Friday to Sunday on 8 June. However banks only in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram will remain closed tomorrow. In all other places banks will remain open for customers, according to the official website of RBI. On 6 May only some banks will observe a holiday and banks in several states will remain closed even on 7 May. Only banks in Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Itanagar, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram will remain open. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), there will be a total of 12 bank holidays in June 2025, which includes holidays on festivals, Saturdays and Sundays. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the list of bank holidays for June 2025. This month, banks of both public and private sectors will remain closed for a total of 12 days, including weekly holidays (Sunday and Saturday). List Of Holidays In June 2025 1 June (Sunday) 6 June (Friday) – Eid-ul-Adha (Closed in parts of Kerala) 7 June (Saturday) – Bakrid (Closed in most states) 8 June (Sunday) 11 June (Wednesday) – Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti / Saga Dawa (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim) 14 June (Saturday – Second Saturday) 15 June (Sunday) 22 June (Sunday) 27 June (Friday) – Rath Yatra / Kang (Odisha, Manipur) 28 June (Saturday – Fourth Saturday) 29 June (Sunday) 30 June (Monday) – Remna Ni (Mizoram) Why Is Bakrid Celebrated? The beginning of Bakrid is associated with a historical and spiritual event. According to Islamic belief, to test the faith of Hazrat Ibrahim, Allah came in his dream and asked him to sacrifice his most beloved thing. [caption id="attachment_141666" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Bakrid is celebrated tomorrow (Source: Internet)[/caption] Hazrat Ibrahim Hazrat Ibrahim believed in Allah and considering this dream as a message from Allah, he decided to sacrifice his beloved and eldest son. On the day of sacrifice, when the time of sacrifice came, seeing the faith of Hazrat Ibrahim, Allah spared the life of his son. Festival Of Dedication Since then the tradition of celebrating Bakrid, the festival of dedication to Allah, started.
