Public Holidays in India 1957

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1957. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1957 are Republic Day (Saturday, January 26), Holi (Saturday, March 16), Ram Navami (Monday, April 8), Mahavir Jayanti (Friday, April 12), Good Friday (Friday, April 19), Id-ul-Fitr (Thursday, May 2), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 13), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tuesday, July 9), Muharram (Thursday, August 8), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Janmashtami (Monday, August 19), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Wednesday, October 2), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Monday, October 7), Diwali (Deepavali) (Tuesday, October 22), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Thursday, November 7) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1957: Apr 6–Apr 8 (3 days, Ram Navami); Apr 12–Apr 14 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); Apr 19–Apr 21 (3 days, Good Friday); May 11–May 13 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Aug 17–Aug 19 (3 days, Janmashtami); Oct 5–Oct 7 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad'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.