Public Holidays in India 1979

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1979. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1979 are Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Saturday, February 10), Holi (Wednesday, March 14), Ram Navami (Thursday, April 5), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, April 10), Good Friday (Friday, April 13), Buddha Purnima (Saturday, May 12), Independence Day (Wednesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 15), Id-ul-Fitr (Saturday, August 25), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Monday, October 1), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Tuesday, October 2), Diwali (Deepavali) (Saturday, October 20), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Thursday, November 1), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 4), Muharram (Saturday, December 1) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 1979: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Apr 13–Apr 15 (3 days, Good Friday); Sep 29–Oct 2 (4 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)).

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.