Public Holidays in India 1944

There are 18 Indian public holidays in 1944. 17 of them fall on working days, which leaves 243 working days after 106 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1944 are Muharram (Friday, January 7), Republic Day (Wednesday, January 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Wednesday, March 8), Holi (Friday, March 10), Ram Navami (Saturday, April 1), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 6), Good Friday (Friday, April 7), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 8), Janmashtami (Friday, August 11), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Id-ul-Fitr (Wednesday, September 20), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Wednesday, September 27), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Diwali (Deepavali) (Monday, October 16), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, October 31), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Monday, November 27), Christmas Day (Monday, December 25) and Muharram (Wednesday, December 27).

There are 9 long weekends of three days or more in 1944: Jan 7–Jan 9 (3 days, Muharram); Mar 10–Mar 12 (3 days, Holi); Apr 6–Apr 9 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); May 6–May 8 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Aug 11–Aug 13 (3 days, Janmashtami); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Oct 14–Oct 16 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)); Nov 25–Nov 27 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); 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.