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Cambodia
1 Jan New
Year's Day
7 Jan Victory
Day
Feb* Meak
Bochea Day
8 Mar Women's
Day
Apr* Cambodian
New Year
1 May Labour
Day
May* Visaka
Buja Day (Birth of Buddha)
May* Royal
Ploughing Day Ceremony
13-15 May King
Sihamoni's Birthday
1 Jun International
Children's Day
18 Jun Former Queen's
Birthday
24 Sep Constitution
and Coronation Day
Sep/Oct* Pchum
Ben Day
23 Oct Paris
Peace Agreement
31 Oct Former
King Sihanouk's Birthday
Nov* Water
Festival
9 Nov Independence
Day
10 Dec Human
Rights Day
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China:
1 Jan - New Years Day
26-28 Jan - Lunar New Year /
First Day
8 Mar - International Women's day
1-3 May - Labour Day
1 Jun International Children's Day
1 Oct - National Day
1-3 Oct - National Day 2
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Hong
Kong:
1 Jan - New Years Day
26-28 Jan - Lunar New Year /
eve
4 Apr - Ching Ming Festival
10-13 Apr - Easter
1 May - Labour Day
9 May - Buddha's Birthay
28 May - Teun Ng Festival
1 Jul - SAR Establishment
Day
1 Oct - National Day
3 Oct - Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
26 Oct - Chung Yeung
Festival
25 Dec - Christmas Day
26 Dec - Christmas Day 2
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India
26 Jan** Republic
Day
Feb* Mahashivratri
Feb/Mar* Mahavir
Jayanthi
9 Mar* Milad-Un-Nabi
(Birth of the Prophet)
10 Apr Good
Friday
13 Apr Easter
Monday
2 May* Buddha
Purnima
15 Aug** Independence
Day
Sep* Janmashtami
Sep/Oct* Dussehra
(Vijaya Dashami)
20-21 Sep Id
ul Fitr (End of Ramadan)
2 Oct** Mahatma
Gandhi's Birthday
18 Oct Deepavali
or Diwali (Festival of Lights)
Nov* Guru
Nanak's Birthday
27-28 Nov Idu'l
Zuha/Bakrid (Feast of the Sacrifice)
18 Dec Muharram
(Islamic New Year)
25 Dec Christmas
Day
26 Dec Boxing
Day
* Dates to be confirmed
Public holidays in India tend to be observed on a
strictly regional basis. The above dates are
Government of India holidays, when government
offices will be closed nationwide. In addition,
there are numerous festivals and fairs which are
also observed in some States as holidays, the
dates of which change from year to year.
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Indonesia
:
1 Jan New
Year's Day
26 Jan Chinese
New Year
Mar* Nyepi
(Hindu New Year)
9 Mar Mouloud
(Birth of the Prophet)
10 Apr Good
Friday
May* Waisak
Day (Buddha's Birthday)
21 May Ascension
17 Aug Indonesian
Independence Day
20 Jul Lailat
al Miraj (Ascension of the Prophet)
21 Sep Eid
al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
28 Nov Eid
al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
18 Dec Islamic
New Year
25/26 Dec Christmas
Day/Boxing Day
* Dates to be confirmed.
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Japan:
1 Jan New
Year's Day
12 Jan Coming
of Age Day
11 Feb National
Foundation Day
20 Mar Vernal
Equinox
29 Apr Showa
Day
3 May Constitution
Memorial Day
4 May Constitution
Memorial Day *(observed)
4 May Greenery
Day
5 May Children's
Day
20 July Marine
Day
21 Sept Respect
for the Aged Day
23 Sept Autumnal
Equinox.
12 Oct Sports
Day
3 Nov Culture
Day
23 Nov Labor
Thanksgiving Day
23 Dec Birthday
of the Emperor
31 Dec*
Bank Holiday
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Laos
:
1 Jan New
Year's Day
6 Jan Pathet
Lao Day
20 Jan Army
Day
26 Jan Chinese
New Year
8 Mar International
Women's Day
22 Mar Day
of the People's Party
13-15* Apr Lao
New Year (Pi Mai)
1 May Labour
Day
2 May Buddha
Day (Vesak)
1 Jun Children's
Day
30 Jul Khao
Pansa (Buddhist Fast begins).
13 Aug Lao
Issara (Day of the Free Laos)
Sep** Bouk
Ok Pansa (Buddhist Fast ends)
12 Oct Day
of Liberation
2 Dec National
Day
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Malaysia:
1 Jan New
Year's Day.
26 Jan Chinese
New Year.
1 Feb* Federal
Territory Day.
9 Mar Mawlid
al-Nabi (Birth of Prophet Muhammad)
1 May Labour
Day
8 May Wesak
Day (Birth of Buddha)
6 Jun King's
Birthday
31 Aug Merdeka
Day (National Day)
21 Sep Hari
Raya Puasa (End of Ramadan)
17 Oct** Deepavali
27-28 Nov Hari
Raya Qurban (Feast of the Sacrifice)
18 Dec Awal
Muharram (Islamic
New Year)
25 Dec Christmas
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Myanmar
/
Burma
:
4 Jan Independence
Day
12 Feb Union
Day
2 Mar Peasants'
Day
27 Mar Armed
Forces Day
Mar* Full
Moon of Tabaung
Apr* Maha
Thingyan (Water Festival)
Apr* Myanmar
New Year
Apr* Full
Moon of Kasone
1 May May
Day
19 Jul Martyr's
Day
Jul* Full
Moon of Waso (Beginning of Buddhist Lent)
Oct* Full
Moon of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent)
Nov* Tazaungmon
Full Moon Day
Nov* National
Day.
25 Dec Christmas
Day.
* Dates to be confirmed.
Note
Buddhist holidays are determined according to
lunar sightings, and dates given here are
approximations only. Other festivals celebrated
by minorities include the Islamic observance of
Bakri Idd in late November; Christmas and
Easter; and the Karen New Year in early January.
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Philippines:
1 Jan New
Year's Day
24
Feb EDSA
Revolution Day
9
Apr Bataan
Day (Araw ng Kagitingan)/Maundy Thursday
10
Apr Good
Friday
4 May Labour
Day
15
Jun Independence
Day
30
Aug National
Heroes' Day
21 Sep Eid
Ul Fitr (exact date varies)
1
Nov All
Saints' Day
30
Nov Bonifacio
Day
25
Dec Christmas
Day
30
Dec Rizal
Day
31
Dec New
Year's Eve
Note
Easter is a
major holiday in the Philippines and travel
may be disrupted.
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Singapore:
1
Jan New
Year's Day
26-28 Jan Chinese
New Year
10 Apr Good
Friday
1 May Labour
Day
2 May Vesak
Day (Birth of the Buddha)
9 Aug National
Day
20 Sep Hari
Raya Puasa (End of Ramadan)
17 Oct Deepavali.
27 Nov Hari
Raya Haji (Feast of the Sacrifice)
25 Dec Christmas
Day
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South
Korea:
1
Jan New
Year
25-27 Jan Sollal
(Lunar New Year)
1 Mar Independence
Movement Day
1 May Labour
Day (not an official public holiday but many
companies and financial markets close)
5 May Children's
Day
2 May Buddha's
Birthday
6 Jun Memorial
Day
15 Aug Liberation
Day
2-4 Oct Harvest
Moon (Chuseok)
3 Oct National
Foundation Day
25 Dec Christmas
Day.
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Taiwan:
1-3 Jan Founding
of the Republic of China and New Year's Day
Jan/Feb Chinese
New Year
28 Feb Peace
Memorial Day
5 Apr Tomb-Sweeping
Day
1 May Labour
Day
Jun* (5th
day, 5th moon) Dragon Boat Festival
Sep* (15th
day, 8th moon) Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
10 Oct National
Day
* Date to be confirmed.
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Thailand:
1
Jan New
Year's Day
Feb/Mar* Magha
Bucha Day
6
Apr Chakri
Day
13-15 Apr Songkran
(Thai New Year)
1
May Labour
Day
5 May Coronation
Day
May/Jun*
Visakha Bucha
1 Jul Mid
Year Bank Holiday
Jul*
Khao Phansa Day (Buddhist Lent)
12
Aug HM
The Queen's Birthday
23 Oct Chulalongkorn
Day
5
Dec HM
The King's Birthday
10
Dec Constitution
Day
31
Dec New
Year's Eve
Note
* The
religious festivals are determined by the
Buddhist lunar calendar and therefore are
difficult to predict. The dates provided
here are estimates.
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Vietnam
:
1 Jan New
Year's Day
Jan/Feb* Têt,
Lunar New Year
30 Apr Liberation
of Saigon
1 May May
Day
2 Sep National
Day
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