Christmas Day

Christmas Day is celebrated on 25 December worldwide annually to commemorate the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ. Christmas Day 2021 is celebrated annually by Christians on December 25 in the United States and throughout the world.

In the early years of Christianity, Easter was the main holiday; the birth of Jesus was not celebrated. In the fourth century, church officials decided to institute the birth of Jesus as a holiday. Many argue that, historically, evidence suggests that Christmas day was indeed celebrated back in 354 AD as a Christian liturgical feast of the birth of Jesus.

In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions. Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas Day 2021 involve heightened economic activity, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses.

Good Governance Day (India)

Good Governance Day in India is observed on 25 December to commemorate the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.He died at the age of 93 on 16 August, 2018. The Good Governance Day was established in 2014 to pay tribute to the former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee to raise awareness about the accountability in governance among the people of India.

Sushaasan - Good Governance is the key to a nation's progress. Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY), Ministry of Communications and IT is committed to providing required technical tools and support to all the levels of government.  E-governance paves the way for Good Governance.

Hence it was decided to celebrate Good Governance Day with the theme of “Good Governance through E-Governance”. For Good Governance Day, which was on the 90th birthday of Former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, it was decided to demonstrate the commitment towards providing transparent, effective and accountable governance to the people of this country through eGovernance