Public Holidays in India 1908

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1908. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1908 are Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, January 15), Republic Day (Sunday, January 26), Muharram (Friday, February 14), Holi (Wednesday, March 18), Ram Navami (Thursday, April 9), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, April 14), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Tuesday, April 14), Good Friday (Friday, April 17), Buddha Purnima (Saturday, May 16), Independence Day (Saturday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 19), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Friday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Monday, October 5), Diwali (Deepavali) (Saturday, October 24), Id-ul-Fitr (Tuesday, October 27), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 8) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1908: Feb 14–Feb 16 (3 days, Muharram); Apr 17–Apr 19 (3 days, Good Friday); Oct 2–Oct 5 (4 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)); Dec 25–Dec 27 (3 days, Christmas Day).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.