New Delhi, July 27 -- Bank holidays next week, July 27-August 3: All public and private banks in Gangtok and Sikkim, including the States Bank of India (SBI), will remain closed on July 28 (Monday), on account of the Drukpa Tshe-zi festival.

Besides the celebration, we also take a look at the weekend holidays next week - on Sunday (August 3), and if the next Saturday (August 2) is a bank holiday.

Monday, July 28 is Drukpa Tshe-zi, for which banks in Gangtok will be closed. Drukpa Tshe-zi is a Buddhist festival that falls on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Tibetan lunar calendar. It marks Lord Buddha's first sermon.

Meanwhile, August 2 is a Saturday, but not a weekend holiday. Only the second and fourth Saturdays, besides all S...