Public Holidays in India 1978

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1978. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1978 are Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Tuesday, February 21), Good Friday (Friday, March 24), Holi (Saturday, March 25), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 16), Mahavir Jayanti (Friday, April 21), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 22), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Friday, August 25), Id-ul-Fitr (Tuesday, September 5), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Wednesday, October 11), Diwali (Deepavali) (Tuesday, October 31), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Sunday, November 12), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 14), Muharram (Monday, December 11) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 1978: Mar 24–Mar 26 (3 days, Good Friday, Holi); Apr 21–Apr 23 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); May 20–May 22 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Aug 25–Aug 27 (3 days, Janmashtami); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Dec 9–Dec 11 (3 days, Muharram); Dec 23–Dec 25 (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.