Public Holidays in India 1951

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1951. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1951 are Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Good Friday (Friday, March 23), Holi (Saturday, March 24), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 15), Mahavir Jayanti (Friday, April 20), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 21), Id-ul-Fitr (Friday, July 6), Independence Day (Wednesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Friday, August 24), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Thursday, September 13), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Tuesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 9), Muharram (Saturday, October 13), Diwali (Deepavali) (Tuesday, October 30), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 13), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Thursday, December 13) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1951: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 23–Mar 25 (3 days, Good Friday, Holi); Apr 20–Apr 22 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); May 19–May 21 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Jul 6–Jul 8 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); 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.