Public Holidays in India 1976

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1976. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1976 are Muharram (Tuesday, January 13), Republic Day (Monday, January 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Sunday, March 14), Holi (Tuesday, March 16), Ram Navami (Thursday, April 8), Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, April 12), Good Friday (Friday, April 16), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 13), Independence Day (Sunday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 18), Id-ul-Fitr (Sunday, September 26), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Saturday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, October 2), Diwali (Deepavali) (Friday, October 22), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Saturday, November 6), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Friday, December 3) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1976: Jan 24–Jan 26 (3 days, Republic Day); Apr 10–Apr 12 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); Apr 16–Apr 18 (3 days, Good Friday); Oct 22–Oct 24 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)); Dec 3–Dec 5 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)).

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.