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{{Short description|Day of the formation of the state of Bihar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox holiday
| holiday_name = Bihar Day
| image =
| caption = Nitish Kumar admiring artists on Bihar Diwas
| type = state
| nickname = Bihar Diwas, Bihar Sthapana Diwas
| observedby = [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| significance = Marks the separation of Bihar from the [[Bengal Presidency]] on 22 March 1912
| firsttime = 22 March 2010
| scheduling = same day each year
| date = 22 March
| duration = 1 day
| frequency =
| alt =
}}

'''Bihar Day''' ('''Bihar Diwas''') is observed every year on 22 March,<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2025 |title=बिहार दिवस विशेष: ऐसे अस्तित्व में आया अपना बिहार, ...जानें |url=https://www.wirekhabar.com/jara-hat-ke/bihar-do-you-know-first-name-of-the-state.html |access-date=16 August 2025 |website=Wire Khabar |language=hindi}}</ref> marking the formation of the state of [[Bihar]]. On 22 March 1912, the Bihar and Orissa divisions of the [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]] were separated to form the [[Province of Bihar and Orissa]] in [[British India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/stage-set-for-105th-bihar-diwas/articleshow/57759419.cms|title=Stage set for 105th Bihar Diwas|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 March 2017|url-status=live|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324163202/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/stage-set-for-105th-bihar-diwas/articleshow/57759419.cms|archive-date=24 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-diwas-sunidhi-chauhan-to-perform-at-gandhi-maidan-on-mar-22/articleshow/57597436.cms|title=Bihar Diwas: Sunidhi Chauhan to perform at Gandhi Maidan on Mar 22|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 March 2017|url-status=live|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315162614/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-diwas-sunidhi-chauhan-to-perform-at-gandhi-maidan-on-mar-22/articleshow/57597436.cms|archive-date=15 March 2017}}</ref> The day is a public holiday in Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bihar Diwas marks public Holiday in Bihar|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2012/03/bihar-diwas-marks-public-holiday-in-bihar/|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>

Bihar Day was started and celebrated on large scale by Bihar Government in the tenure of [[Nitish Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 March 2022|title=Bihar Diwas celebrated withpride across country, abroad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-diwas-celebrated-withpride-across-country-abroad/articleshow/90385302.cms |access-date=27 November 2024|work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Apart from India, it is celebrated in countries including the [[United States]], [[Germany]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-to-be-celebrated-in-germany.html|title=26 मई को जर्मनी में मनेगा बिहार दिवस, ...जानिए|date=30 March 2018|website=Live Bihar News {{!}} लाइव बिहार न्यूज़|language=hi-IN|access-date=22 September 2019|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922040210/https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-to-be-celebrated-in-germany.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[United Kingdom|Britain]] ([[Scotland]]),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-celebrated-in-patna-of-scotland.html|title=सात समंदर पार स्कॉटलैंड के पटना में कुछ इस तरह मनाया गया बिहार दिवस|date=21 March 2018|work=Live Bihar News {{!}} लाइव बिहार न्यूज़|access-date=21 March 2018|language=hi-IN|archive-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321193053/https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-celebrated-in-patna-of-scotland.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Bahrain]], [[Qatar]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Italy]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bihar Day to be celebrated in seven countries|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2011/03/bihar-day-to-be-celebrated-in-seven-countries/|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>

==Observance==
Every year the Government of [[Bihar]] issues a notification declaring the 22 March to be a public holiday to be celebrated as Bihar Day. This holiday applies to all the offices and companies under the jurisdiction of the State and central Government as well as Schools celebrate this day by organising various programmes participated by students.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2010|title=Bihar Diwas functions from today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-diwas-functions-from-today/articleshow/5709670.cms |access-date=27 November 2024|work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Jharkhand Day]]
* [[Odisha Day]]
* [[Uttar Pradesh Day]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Indian state foundation days}}
[[Category:Festivals in Bihar]]
[[Category:Indian state foundation days]]

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Chakravarthy at 16:22, 7 February 2026