Public Holidays in India 1966

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1966. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1966 are Id-ul-Fitr (Monday, January 24), Republic Day (Wednesday, January 26), Holi (Monday, March 7), Ram Navami (Wednesday, March 30), Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday, April 3), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Sunday, April 3), Good Friday (Friday, April 8), Muharram (Monday, May 2), Buddha Purnima (Wednesday, May 4), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Saturday, July 2), Independence Day (Monday, August 15), Janmashtami (Thursday, September 8), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Sunday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Sunday, October 23), Diwali (Deepavali) (Saturday, November 12), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Monday, November 28) and Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1966: Jan 22–Jan 24 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Mar 5–Mar 7 (3 days, Holi); Apr 8–Apr 10 (3 days, Good Friday); Apr 30–May 2 (3 days, Muharram); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Independence Day); Nov 26–Nov 28 (3 days, Guru Nanak'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.