Public Holidays in India 1953

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1953. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1953 are Republic Day (Monday, January 26), Holi (Sunday, March 1), Ram Navami (Monday, March 23), Mahavir Jayanti (Saturday, March 28), Good Friday (Friday, April 3), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 28), Id-ul-Fitr (Sunday, June 14), Independence Day (Saturday, August 15), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Friday, August 21), Janmashtami (Monday, August 31), Muharram (Sunday, September 20), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Friday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, October 17), Diwali (Deepavali) (Friday, November 6), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Friday, November 20), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Friday, November 20) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

There are 9 long weekends of three days or more in 1953: Jan 24–Jan 26 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 21–Mar 23 (3 days, Ram Navami); Apr 3–Apr 5 (3 days, Good Friday); Aug 21–Aug 23 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Aug 29–Aug 31 (3 days, Janmashtami); Oct 2–Oct 4 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Nov 6–Nov 8 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)); Nov 20–Nov 22 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)); 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.