Public Holidays in India 1956

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1956. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1956 are Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Holi (Tuesday, March 27), Good Friday (Friday, March 30), Ram Navami (Thursday, April 19), Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, April 23), Id-ul-Fitr (Sunday, May 13), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 24), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Friday, July 20), Independence Day (Wednesday, August 15), Muharram (Saturday, August 18), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 29), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Tuesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Sunday, October 14), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Thursday, October 18), Diwali (Deepavali) (Friday, November 2), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 18) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1956: Mar 30–Apr 1 (3 days, Good Friday); Apr 21–Apr 23 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); Jul 20–Jul 22 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Nov 2–Nov 4 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)).

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.