Jamai Sasthi 2027 Date & Time: June 10 (2028: May 29)

Jamai Sasthi 2027 and 2028: Dates, Day and Time

Jamai Sasthi 2027 falls on Thursday, June 10, 2027. Jamai Sasthi 2028 falls on Monday, May 29, 2028. It is a Bengali family festival, not a gazetted public holiday in India.

When Is Jamai Sasthi? Dates From 2027 to 2036

The table above lists every date from 2027 to 2036 with the weekday, the ISO week number and a live countdown in the Days left column. Jamai Sasthi moves every year because it follows the Hindu lunisolar calendar, not the Gregorian one. In most years the festival lands about 11 days earlier than the year before. In 2029, 2032 and 2035 it jumps about 20 days later, because the lunisolar calendar adds a leap month to stay aligned with the seasons.

Jamai Sasthi 2027 Date and Time

Jamai Sasthi is tied to the Shashthi tithi, the sixth lunar day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of the month of Jyeshtha. A tithi does not follow the clock. It starts and ends at a different hour every year, and it usually stretches across two calendar dates.

For 2027, the festival date is Thursday, June 10, in ISO week 23. For 2028, it is Monday, May 29, in ISO week 22. Almanacs can differ by several minutes depending on the calculation method and the city, so Bengali families usually follow their local panjika for the exact hour of the Shashthi puja and the family lunch. When the tithi straddles two dates, some relatives celebrate a day apart. Use the dates in this article to plan travel and leave, then confirm the hour with your own almanac.

What Is Jamai Sasthi? Meaning and Spellings

Jamai Sasthi (জামাই ষষ্ঠী) is a Bengali Hindu festival that honours the son-in-law (jamai) and Shashthi, the folk goddess who protects children. According to the Indian Culture portal of the Government of India, it falls on the sixth day of the waxing moon in Jyeshtha, usually in May or June.

The name has many romanised forms. You will see Jamai Sosti, Jamai Sosthi, Jamai Shoshthi, Jamai Shashthi, Jamai Sasti and Jamaisasthi. All of them point to the same festival, and the dates in this article apply to every spelling. In Bengali script, the name is written জামাই ষষ্ঠী or জামাইষষ্ঠী without the space. Bengali speakers who search জামাই ষষ্ঠী কবে are asking when the festival falls, and the answer for the coming year is June 10, 2027.

Why the Festival Exists: Goddess Shashthi and the Cat Legend

The festival grows out of the Aranya Shashthi vrata, a Bengali folk tradition. Mothers fast and pray to Shashthi so that their children stay healthy and prosperous. Over time, the custom widened to include the daughter’s husband, who is treated as a son of the house.

The best-known folk story involves a woman who keeps blaming a household cat for food that goes missing. The cat is linked to the goddess, so the false accusation brings misfortune on the family. The woman recovers her fortune only after she performs the Shashthi vow sincerely and invites her daughter and son-in-law home. Tellings differ from village to village, but the moral stays the same: respect the goddess, treat the family fairly and welcome the jamai with warmth.

How Families Celebrate Jamai Sasthi

Celebrations follow a familiar pattern, though each household adds its own touches:

1. Invitation. The mother-in-law invites her married daughter and son-in-law to the family home, often days in advance.
2. Worship. The mother bathes in the morning and worships Shashthi. Many mothers keep a light fast of fruit and grains other than rice until the ritual ends.
3. Welcome and blessing. The son-in-law is received with a plate of summer fruit and sweets. Mothers also fan their children with a traditional hand fan, the haath pankha, as a blessing for good health.
4. Feast. A large lunch follows, with the son-in-law as the guest of honour.
5. Gifts. The family gives sweets, seasonal fruit and often new clothes, and the daughter and son-in-law usually return home in the evening with their own parcels.
   The day also reverses a familiar social script. In Bengali households the son-in-law is usually a respected guest, and Jamai Sasthi turns that respect into a full family event, with relatives, neighbours and cousins often joining the table to meet him.

What to Cook and Gift for Jamai Sasthi

A Jamai Sasthi lunch is a showpiece of Bengali home cooking. Typical dishes include fish curry (hilsa or rohu when available), mutton kosha, luchi, chutney and payesh. Sweets such as sandesh and mishti doi close the meal. The festival falls in mango season, so ripe mangoes are almost always on the plate or in the gift basket.

For gifts, families commonly choose new clothes for the son-in-law, a sweet box from a trusted shop and a basket of seasonal fruit. Preferences vary by family and by region, so treat these as common ideas rather than rules. Many Bengali associations abroad also organise community lunches, which lets families far from home keep the tradition alive.

Is Jamai Sasthi a Public Holiday in India?

No. Jamai Sasthi is a cultural and family observance and does not appear on India’s national gazetted holiday list. Schools, banks and offices generally keep their normal schedule unless an employer announces otherwise. Jamai Sasthi 2027 falls on a Thursday and Jamai Sasthi 2028 on a Monday, both regular working days for most people. Families who host or travel often take a half day or a day of leave, so ask your manager early and check local notices.

Jamai Sasthi 2028 and Later Years

Jamai Sasthi 2028 arrives early, on Monday, May 29, in ISO week 22. The next dates are Monday, June 18, 2029, and Friday, June 7, 2030. Across the ten years from 2027 to 2036, the festival ranges from May 26 (2034) to June 18 (2029). Only one date in this range falls on a weekend: Sunday, June 5, 2033. Every other year lands on a weekday, so families who live far apart should plan leave well ahead.

Jamai Sasthi and the Bengali Calendar

Jyeshtha, the lunar month of the festival, corresponds to Joishtho in the Bengali calendar and belongs to the summer season. The month runs roughly from mid-May to mid-June in the Gregorian calendar, which explains why every date in the table falls in late May or June. Bengali panjikas list the Shashthi tithi of Joishtho as a named festival day, next to other Joishtho observances. Because the almanac, not the civil calendar, sets the day, the same festival can show a different Gregorian date from one year to the next.

Jamai Sasthi and Aranya Shashthi

Aranya Shashthi is the folk vrata dedicated to Shashthi in the Jyeshtha fortnight, and Jamai Sasthi is its best-known family celebration in Bengal. Mothers who follow the older vrata pray for their children, and the Jamai Sasthi custom extends that blessing to the daughter’s husband. If you read a panchang or a regional article that mentions Aranya Shashthi, it usually refers to the same Shukla Shashthi that this page covers. Always compare the Gregorian date before you plan, because some sources list the tithi start date rather than the festival day.

How to Plan Around Jamai Sasthi 2027

• Book travel early. Married daughters and sons-in-law often travel to reach the family home, and June is a busy season on many routes.
• Plan for the heat. The festival falls in peak summer, so schedule the puja and lunch around the hottest hours.
• Confirm the hour. Check a local panjika for the Shashthi tithi, because the tithi can cross two dates.
• See the full year. Browse the 2027 India calendar with holidays to plan leave around other festivals and long weekends.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jamai Sasthi

Q: When is Jamai Sasthi in 2027?
A: Jamai Sasthi 2027 is on Thursday, June 10, 2027. It falls in ISO week 23 and marks the sixth day of the bright fortnight of Jyeshtha.

Q: When is Jamai Sasthi in 2028?
A: Jamai Sasthi 2028 is on Monday, May 29, 2028. That is about 11 days earlier in the calendar than the 2027 date, and it falls in ISO week 22.

Q: What is the Jamai Sasthi 2027 date and time?
A: The date is Thursday, June 10, 2027. The exact hour depends on the Shashthi tithi, which begins and ends at different times in each almanac, so check your local panjika for the puja and lunch timing.

Q: Jamai Sasthi kobe? (জামাই ষষ্ঠী কবে?)
A: Jamai Sasthi next falls on June 10, 2027, then on May 29, 2028. In Bengali: জামাই ষষ্ঠী ২০২৭ সালে ১০ জুন, বৃহস্পতিবার; ২০২৮ সালে ২৯ মে, সোমবার। The word kobe means “when”.

Q: Is Jamai Sasthi a public holiday?
A: No. Jamai Sasthi is a cultural festival and is not on India’s national gazetted holiday list. Most offices and banks keep their regular hours.

Q: Why does the date of Jamai Sasthi change every year?
A: The festival follows the Hindu lunisolar calendar. The sixth lunar day of Jyeshtha lands on a different Gregorian date each year, shifting about 11 days earlier or about 20 days later.

Q: How do you spell Jamai Sasthi?
A: Jamai Sasthi, Jamai Sosti, Jamai Shashthi and Jamai Shoshthi all name the same festival. The Bengali spelling is জামাই ষষ্ঠী.

Q: Who celebrates Jamai Sasthi?
A: Bengali Hindu families celebrate it, mainly in West Bengal. Bengali communities elsewhere in India and abroad also host family and community lunches on the day.