Public Holidays in India 1941

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1941. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1941 are Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Thursday, January 9), Republic Day (Sunday, January 26), Muharram (Saturday, February 8), Holi (Thursday, March 13), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 6), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 10), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Thursday, April 10), Good Friday (Friday, April 11), Buddha Purnima (Sunday, May 11), Independence Day (Friday, August 15), Janmashtami (Friday, August 15), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Monday, September 29), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Thursday, October 2), Diwali (Deepavali) (Monday, October 20), Id-ul-Fitr (Thursday, October 23), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Monday, November 3), Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25) and Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tuesday, December 30).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1941: Apr 10–Apr 13 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Independence Day); Sep 27–Sep 29 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)); Oct 18–Oct 20 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)); Nov 1–Nov 3 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday).

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.