Public Holidays in India 1959

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1959. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1959 are Republic Day (Monday, January 26), Holi (Wednesday, March 25), Good Friday (Friday, March 27), Id-ul-Fitr (Friday, April 10), Ram Navami (Friday, April 17), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, April 21), Buddha Purnima (Friday, May 22), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Thursday, June 18), Muharram (Saturday, July 18), Independence Day (Saturday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Thursday, September 17), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Friday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Sunday, October 11), Diwali (Deepavali) (Saturday, October 31), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 15) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 1959: Jan 24–Jan 26 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 27–Mar 29 (3 days, Good Friday); Apr 10–Apr 12 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Apr 17–Apr 19 (3 days, Ram Navami); May 22–May 24 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Oct 2–Oct 4 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); 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.