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Holidays are one thing all of us wait for -- to get a break from the monotony and also pursue hobbies and leisure time activities. India declares holidays on national festivals and that of various religions. The major religions practiced in India are Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. The major festivals of all these religions are declared as holidays. India therefore has a long list of public holidays. The most popular public holidays in India are Republic Day, India’s Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti. In India, there are two types of holidays namely gazetted holidays and restricted holidays with the former applicable all over the country and the latter applicable in some states and regions. Here is a list of holidays in India for 2020 to enable you plan your schedule. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#9cc3e5;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Date and Day </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#9cc3e5;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Holiday Description </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jan 01, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">New Year's Day </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jan 15, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Makar Sankranti / Pongal </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jan 26, 2020 (Sunday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Republic Day </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Feb 19, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shivaji Jayanti </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Feb 21, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Maha Shivaratri </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mar 10, 2020 (Tuesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Holi </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mar 25, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ugadi / Gudi Padwa </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Apr 02, 2020 (Thursday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ram Navami </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Apr 06, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mahavir Jayanti </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Apr 10, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Good Friday </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">May 01, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Labor Day </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">May 07, 2020 (Thursday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Budhha Purnima </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">May 25, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Eid-ul-Fitr </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">June 23, 2020 (Tuesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rath Yatra </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 01, 2020 (Saturday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bakri Id / Eid ul-Adha </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 03, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Raksha Bandhan </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 12, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Janmashtami </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 15, 2020 (Saturday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Independence Day </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 22, 2020 (Saturday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Vinayaka Chaturthi </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 30, 2020 (Sunday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Muharram </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 31, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Onam </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Oct 02, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Oct 25, 2020 (Sunday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dussehra / Dasara </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Oct 30, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Milad un Nabi </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nov 4, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Karva Chauth </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nov 14, 2020 (Saturday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Diwali / Deepavali </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nov 15, 2020 (Sunday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Govardhan Puja </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nov 16, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bhai Dooj </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nov 30, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Guru Nanak's Birthday </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dec 25, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Christmas </td></tr></tbody></table> Note: Holidays differ from state to state. The following list is only a general guideline. You need to consult your state holidays for more accurate planning. Holidays and planning our life Planning well for holidays can be very helpful so that we do not miss out on making the most of them. For example, if you go on a tour, planning well in advance can help you make the bookings in advance and avoid the last minute disappointments and delays. Being aware of bank holidays will let you plan your financial transactions in advance.

list of Holiday Calendar 2020 For India

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The National <keyword id="6354851" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="retail">Retail</keyword> Federation, a trade group, said Monday that it's expecting holiday sales to grow by up to 5.2% over 2019. </li><li>The pandemic-fueled boom in e-commerce will be a massive boon to holiday sales, with non-store sales climbing by 20% to 30% this year by the NRF's estimates. </li><li>The organization cites rising home prices, record personal savings, and a strong stock market as factors that could increase spending throughout November and December. </li></ul>Retailers may closeout 2020 with a bang even as the ongoing pandemic batters small stores and keeps shoppers out of brick-and-mortar locations, according to a new holiday sales forecast from a retail trade group.The National Retail Federation <a href="https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/nrf-expects-holiday-sales-will-grow-between-36-and-52-percent">announced</a> Monday that it projects November and December holiday sales to jump 3.6% to 5.2%, as compared with the same period last year. The organization expects total holiday sales in the neighborhood of $755.3 billion to $766.7 billion, excluding car dealers, gas stations, and restaurants. The NRF said it takes into account factors including wages, employment, previous retail sales, weather, disposable income, and consumer credit when making predictions about the upcoming holiday season. According to its model, a strong stock market, record personal savings, and rising home values may all boost retail spending, while a drop in spending on travel, entertainment, and other services severely impacted by the pandemic pads peoples' disposable income. "Given the pandemic, there is uncertainty about consumers' willingness to spend, but with the economy improving most have the ability to spend," said Jack Kleinhenz, NRF's chief economist, in a statement. "Consumers have experienced a difficult year but will likely spend more than anyone would have expected just a few months ago."Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/holiday-shopping-2020-why-consumers-should-shop-early-2020-10?r=tl-sub">Walmart announces three new sales events, as it looks to stretch Black Friday through November and hedge against an uncertain holiday season</a>Holiday sales in 2020 will also get a major lift from e-commerce, which has seen an unprecedented boom during the pandemic. Online sales saw a nearly 37% year-over-year growth in the third quarter, according to the NRF, and the organization expects shoppers will continue to rely on online shopping throughout the holidays. It forecasts that online and other non-store sales will jump by 20% to 30% over 2019, to a total of between $202.5 billion and $218.4 billion. Overall holiday sales grew 4% in 2019, and an average of 3.5% over the last five holiday seasons. The optimistic forecast comes as retailers enter a <keyword id="847717" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Holiday-Shopping">holiday shopping</keyword> season that's set to be more spread out than in years past. Many companies — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-is-stretching-black-friday-throughout-november-2020-10">including Walmart</a> — are encouraging online shopping and spreading deals out over days and weeks in an effort to prevent overcrowding in stores.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Each state has its own <a href="https://www.insider.com/unique-us-christmas-traditions-2017-12">unique holiday traditions</a>, including which cookies they love the most.</li><li>Instagram identified the most popular holiday cookie in each state by totaling the number of likes and mentions of different cookies over the past month.</li><li>Sugar cookies and peanut butter cookies tied as the most popular holiday cookies nationwide.</li><li>Illinois was the only state to name <a href="https://www.insider.com/which-famous-chef-has-the-best-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe">chocolate chip cookies</a> as their favorite around the <keyword id="6372423" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="holidays">holidays</keyword>.</li></ul>When it comes to each state's favorite holiday cookie, you might be surprised.Instagram recently released a map showing the most popular holiday cookies by state, based on the number of likes and mentions of different cookies over the past month from both in-feed and Instagram Story posts.The most popular holiday cookies nationwide were sugar cookies and peanut butter cookies - each one was the favorite cookie of 10 states.Gingerbread also ranked favorably - Instagram users in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Utah were buzzing about the holiday cookie.<a href="https://www.insider.com/which-famous-chef-has-the-best-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe">Chocolate chip cookies</a>, on the other hand, were the least popular holiday cookie in the US. Only Illinois residents claimed this classic cookie as its favorite.Check out the map below to see which holiday cookie your state chose as its favorite.<div type="image" title="popular holiday cookies by state instagram" height="1485" width="1485" msid="79788116" hostid="261"></div><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/best-celebrity-christmas-cookies-2017-12">We tried 3 celebrity Christmas cookie recipes and had a clear favorite</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/how-to-make-the-best-holiday-cookies-2018-12">How to make the best holiday cookies, according to chefs</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/which-famous-chef-has-the-best-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe">I made chocolate chip cookies using 3 celebrity chefs' recipes, and the best is the simplest</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/trying-the-best-gingerbread-cookie-recipes-from-popular-chefs-review">I made gingerbread cookies using 3 recipes from celebrity chefs, and the best were the quickest to bake</a></li></ul>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="201251" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Sams-Club">Sam's Club</keyword> will hire 2,000 permanent workers to staff its fulfillment and distribution centers.</li><li>The Walmart-owned members-only retailer has also begun launching holiday deals. </li><li>Like many retailers, Sam's Club is overhauling its holiday timeline in order to suit the needs of members during the coronavirus pandemic.</li></ul>Sam's Club is embarking on an e-commerce hiring spree and launching early deals ahead of the upcoming holiday season.<keyword id="80487" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="walmart">Walmart</keyword>'s members-only warehouse chain announced that it will be hiring 2,000 permanent, full-time workers to staff fulfillment and distribution centers and bolster its supply chain. Hundreds of those new employees will be working at the company's newest fulfillment center in Perris, California.Sam's Club's push represents only the latest such e-commerce-centric hiring spree to take place in advance of the 2020 holiday season. Sam's Club's own parent company, Walmart, has also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-target-kohls-jobs-retail-hiring-spree-holidays-ecommerce-2020-9">announced</a> that it will hire 20,000 seasonal fulfillment center workers. Target and Kohl's also plan to hire 130,000 and 90,000 seasonal workers, respectively. Sam's Club, however, is one of the few retailers to focus more on permanent, full-time workers.Beyond the fulfillment centers, around 100 Sam's Club locations will now be taking on a greater role in completing e-commerce orders under the chain's new "Ship from Club" program. The initiative will allow members to order items from their local club's inventory online. Orders will then be shipped out for delivery. Sam's Club hopes that the new service will ultimately "account for about one-fifth of all online orders," according to a press release."COVID-19 has changed how our members shop and the experiences they desire," Sam's Club Chief Member Officer Tony Rogers said in a statement. "We're listening and evolving our approach to meet their needs."Like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-holidays-hiring-spree-early-deals-online-demand-2020-9">Walmart</a> and plenty of other retailers coping with the coronavirus pandemic's impact this holiday season, Sam's Club will also pushing up holiday offerings beyond <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-does-black-friday-look-like-in-the-us-2020-7">Black Friday.</a> In fact, the members-only retailer's first savings event began on October 4. Similar month-long savings events will take place in November and December. A "10 Days of Thanks-Savings" sales event will occur between November 20 and November 29, to replace traditional Black Friday offerings. Sam's Club will also offer online-only Cyber Monday deals.

Sam's Club is hiring 2,000 e-commerce workers and launching week-long deals in preparation for a surge in online holiday shopping

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="2428812" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="PlayStation-5">PlayStation 5</keyword> finally got its grand reveal on June 11.</li><li>The new console is primarily white — a departure from the last three generations of black <keyword id="6532" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Playstation">PlayStation</keyword> consoles — and it comes in two versions.</li><li>At launch, there will be a standard edition of the console, as well as a "Digital Edition," which doesn't have a disc drive.</li><li><keyword id="6358540" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sony">Sony</keyword> says the new console will arrive this holiday. The Japanese electronics giant did not reveal the price or <keyword id="662858" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="release-date">release date</keyword> of the <keyword id="2421871" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="PS5">PS5</keyword>.</li></ul>Sony offered fans a long-anticipated first look at the PlayStation 5 in a presentation on Thursday afternoon.The new console is a major visual departure from previous PlayStation hardware. It's white, asymmetrical, and has a set of fins sticking out of the top.The PlayStation 5 console matches the new controller — the so-called "<keyword id="9025754" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dualsense">DualSense</keyword>" gamepad — which was revealed earlier this year.Sony is launching two versions of the PlayStation 5 this holiday. There's a "standard" PlayStation 5, with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive, and a "Digital Edition" without a disc drive, the company said in a press release.Here are the two consoles side-by-side:<div type="image" title="PlayStation 5" height="1408" width="2630" msid="76331045" hostid="261"></div>Design-wise, the two PS5 consoles are very similar.As seen above, the digital edition is symmetrical, while the standard edition has a bump where the disc drive is located. It's unclear what the price difference will be between the two versions, but the functional difference is evident: The "digital model" is unable to read discs, while the standard model can.In practice, that means that the Digital Edition is only able to play downloaded games — the latest step that the video game industry is taking to move away from physical <keyword id="25195" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="video-games">video games</keyword>.Watch the full video of the PlayStation 5 hardware reveal right here:

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>There were fewer <keyword id="14520" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Black-Friday">Black Friday</keyword> shoppers overall this year, but more people bought online than ever.</li><li><keyword id="6354851" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="retail">Retail</keyword> trade group <keyword id="233051" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="NRF">NRF</keyword> president Michael Shay is already predicting that next year, Black Friday could make a huge comeback.</li><li>Sales were down in part due to a more spread out shopping season.</li></ul>The overall number of Black Friday shoppers was slightly down this year, but the holiday might not be dead just yet.Three million fewer consumers shopped over Thanksgiving weekend this year, but a still-significant 186 million still made purchases, an increase over 2018."Black Friday is always counted out and comes back" National Retail Federation (NRF) President and CEO Matthew Shay said <a href="https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/holiday-shoppers-take-advantage-early-thanksgiving-weekend-deals">on a call with reporters on Tuesday</a>. A reporter asked if this year's downturn might finally kill Black Friday, echoing the common take that all the unusual features of this year were the final blow to the shopping holiday. Some even said it was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/black-friday-nonexistent-but-stretches-longer-as-year-drags-on-2020-11">already dead.</a>Black Friday has "evolved over the last decade into a social day," Shay said. Socializing is difficult this year, with masks and social distancing measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, but "I wouldn't be surprised if Black Friday next year was the biggest in history," as people have a pent up demand to go out. Overall sales were also down more significantly from last year at 19%, according to a <a href="https://markets.jpmorgan.com/research/email/dpjv8qqa/B6NM25X7PzS2rk-f0oV0jg/GPS-3576767-0">JP Morgan study</a> that looked at Chase cardholders. NRF found that average spending among consumers was $312, down about $50 from last year.Shay explained lower sales numbers by pointing out that holiday promotions started earlier than ever this year, and <a href="https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/holiday-shoppers-take-advantage-early-thanksgiving-weekend-deals">52% of consumers told NRF</a> that they'd already taken advantage of some earlier holiday sales. Overall holiday spending might not be down but rather spread across more days as retailers turned Black Friday into a months-long online event. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gap-and-levis-digital-leaders-holiday-shopping-unpredictable-2020-11?r=mm-sub">Digital leaders at Gap and Levi's say omnichannel offerings will be more important than ever as they gear up for an unpredictable holiday shopping season</a>As expected, consumers continued to turn to e-commerce as more retailers brought deals online and limited store occupancy. For the first time, more than 100 million people shopped online on Black Friday, and the percentage of consumers who only shopped online over the weekend increased 44% over last year. Nearly 96 million consumers shopped exclusively online during Thanksgiving weekend, NRF found. Despite the extended shopping season, holiday spending isn't nearly done. More than 90% of respondents told NRF that they'd be looking at sales and promotions for the rest of the season. Just over half of consumers are said that they are more interested in holiday decor and seasonal items this year, and 55% said that they don't expect COVID-19 to impact their holiday spending. As Shay put it, if Black Friday can survive a year like this one, it might be on pace to thrive next year.

Experts say this year's Black Friday proved the holiday isn't dead yet — and next year could even be its biggest ever

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Dr. <keyword id="225564" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Anthony-Fauci">Anthony Fauci</keyword> turns 80 on <keyword id="8206" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Christmas">Christmas</keyword> Eve, and he plans to celebrate with a family Zoom party. </li><li>It will be the first year the nation's top infectious disease expert doesn't spend the <keyword id="6372423" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="holidays">holidays</keyword> with his three daughters, who live in various cities across the country, in person. </li><li>He and other experts encourage all Americans to make changes to holiday traditions to help control the virus, which just reached its highest level of current hospitalizations. </li></ul>Dr. Anthony <keyword id="3540587" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="fauci">Fauci</keyword> will turn 80 years old on Christmas Eve.The milestone birthday will cap off a monumental year for the nation's top infectious disease expert, whose New York-accented voice of reason has made him a household name, sought-after interview subject, and an inspiration for the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/12/07/942170588/fauci-effect-drives-record-number-of-medical-school-applications">next generation of doctors</a>. To celebrate, Fauci will party with his family on Zoom. "We're going to have a Zoom celebration with my wife and I in my house, and my children scattered throughout the country," Fauci told CBS Evening News Anchor and Managing Editor Norah O'Donnell during <a href="https://milkeninstitute.org/events/future-of-health-summit-2020">the Milken Institute's Future of Health Summit </a>Monday. Fauci, the director of the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has three daughters in their 20s and 30s who live in different cities across the country.The virtual celebration will be the first time since their births Fauci hasn't spent his birthday and Christmas with them in person. But, he added, "we'll get through it." Fauci and his wife also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-thanksgiving-plans-travel-advice-daughters-wont-visit-2020-10">spent Thanksgiving physically apart from their children</a>. The women encouraged their parents to "have a nice quiet dinner," and said they'd send their love via Zoom. The doctor and other experts have urged families across the country to take their lead and alter any <keyword id="6354692" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Travel">travel</keyword> or gathering plans that could dramatically worsen the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword>'s already devastating trajectory. <h2>Experts recommend avoiding travel </h2>The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-coronavirus-cases-jumped-by-over-10-percent-million-added-2020-12">first five days of December</a> brought about 1 million more COVID-19 cases in the US, and the country j<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-sets-active-covid-19-hospitalizations-record-after-thanksgiving-2020-12">ust exceeded 100,000 current hospitalizations</a> for the first time.Experts predict rates will only get worse if people gather indoors and travel for the upcoming holidays, despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ask that Americans <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2020/12/02/holiday-travel-cdc-says-dont-travel-christmas-new-years-hanukkah/3792632001/">not travel</a> for Christmas and New Years."The Christmas issue even bothers me more than Thanksgiving," Fauci told O'Donnell, since the celebrations and related travel, on top of New Year's Eve, span weeks, not days. The full impact of Thanksgiving has yet to be seen, he said. But a post-holiday surge isn't inevitable, Fauci said. "We have tough times ahead of us, but we need to address them by doubling down on public-health measures, wearing masks, avoiding crowds and congregate settings, keeping physical distance," he said. "If we can do that together, pulling together as we get the vaccine rolled out, we should be OK, but it's not going to happen spontaneously. We're going to have to make the effort to do that."

Dr. Fauci's 80th birthday is on Christmas Eve, and he's celebrating it with a Zoom party

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Lowe's is unveiling its <keyword id="20983" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Holiday">holiday</keyword> deals earlier than ever and launching a <keyword id="86203" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="christmas-tree">Christmas tree</keyword> delivery service.</li><li>The home improvement retailer has seen much <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/home-depot-and-lowes-benefit-bored-shoppers-hammer-away-home-2020-8">success</a> in 2020 as consumers double down on spending on the home.</li><li>"We want to make the holiday experience even more accessible this year by offering competitive deals earlier than ever on top-rated, unique gifts for the home," Executive Vice President of Merchandising Bill Boltz said in a statement.</li></ul>Lowe's is kicking off the holiday season with early deals, a slew of unexpected products, and even a <keyword id="8206" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Christmas">Christmas</keyword> tree delivery service.The move comes as Lowe's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/home-depot-and-lowes-benefit-bored-shoppers-hammer-away-home-2020-8">sales continue to soar</a> in 2020, as consumers nix vacation plans and scramble to spruce up their living spaces during the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Brand and Marketing Officer Marisa Thalberg and Executive Vice President of Merchandising Bill Boltz announced the company's holiday strategy during a conference call last week.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-is-stretching-black-friday-throughout-november-2020-10">Walmart announces three new sales events, as it looks to stretch Black Friday through November and hedge against an uncertain holiday season</a>Lowe's will launch its "season of savings" on Thursday, with deals lasting until the end of December. Discounted items include deals on generators, pressure washers, patio sets, lighting, electronics, major appliances, and DeWalt and Craftsman tools.Lowe's will also add new, unexpected products like exercise bikes, record players, and air hockey tables to entice early holiday shoppers. The home improvement retailer notably touted new partnerships with brands like Crayola, Westpoint Home, Melissa &amp; Doug, ProSource Fitness, Lionel Trains, and Rocky Brands."We want to make the holiday experience even more accessible this year by offering competitive deals earlier than ever on top-rated, unique gifts for the home, as well as on the most sought-after brands, that will help our customers gift home for the holidays this season," Boltz said in a press release."Our homes have never been more meaningful to our lives than they have been in 2020," Thalberg added. "Over the past few months, we've seen our homes rise, if imperfectly, to meet all that we've needed from them. As we approach the holidays, the idea of gifting the home feels especially right."In a bid to continue its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lowes-ecommerce-revamp-home-improvement-spending-blew-up-2020-9">e-commerce expansion</a>, Lowe's will roll out buy-online and pickup-in-store or curbside offerings, contactless pickup lockers, and delivery options for consumers. The company is additionally introducing local Christmas tree delivery services beginning on October 30. "We've got all the decorations and the wreaths and everything else to go with it, so you can pull the whole package together," Boltz said on the call last week.Tree purchases over $45 will come with free delivery, according to Lowe's."We know that people aren't necessarily having the same types of experiences that they could have prior to the pandemic, but we hope that you can find a fun little holiday moment just walking our tree lot," Thalburg added.

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