Public Holidays in India 1955

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1955. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1955 are Republic Day (Wednesday, January 26), Holi (Wednesday, March 9), Ram Navami (Thursday, March 31), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, April 5), Good Friday (Friday, April 8), Buddha Purnima (Friday, May 6), Id-ul-Fitr (Tuesday, May 24), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Sunday, July 31), Janmashtami (Thursday, August 11), Independence Day (Monday, August 15), Muharram (Monday, August 29), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Sunday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Wednesday, October 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Saturday, October 29), Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, November 13), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 29) and Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1955: Apr 8–Apr 10 (3 days, Good Friday); May 6–May 8 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Independence Day); Aug 27–Aug 29 (3 days, Muharram).

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.