Public Holidays in India 1939

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1939. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1939 are Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, February 1), Muharram (Friday, March 3), Holi (Monday, March 6), Ram Navami (Wednesday, March 29), Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday, April 2), Good Friday (Friday, April 7), Buddha Purnima (Wednesday, May 3), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Wednesday, May 3), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Thursday, September 7), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Sunday, October 22), Diwali (Deepavali) (Friday, November 10), Id-ul-Fitr (Tuesday, November 14), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 26) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1939: Mar 3–Mar 6 (4 days, Muharram, Holi); Apr 7–Apr 9 (3 days, Good Friday); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Nov 10–Nov 12 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)); Dec 23–Dec 25 (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.