Public Holidays in India 1940

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1940. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1940 are Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Sunday, January 21), Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Muharram (Tuesday, February 20), Good Friday (Friday, March 22), Holi (Sunday, March 24), Ram Navami (Tuesday, April 16), Mahavir Jayanti (Saturday, April 20), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Sunday, April 21), Buddha Purnima (Tuesday, May 21), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Janmashtami (Monday, August 26), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Thursday, October 10), Diwali (Deepavali) (Wednesday, October 30), Id-ul-Fitr (Saturday, November 2), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Thursday, November 14) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 1940: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 22–Mar 24 (3 days, Good Friday, Holi); Aug 24–Aug 26 (3 days, Janmashtami).

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.