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Public Holidays
Jan Kayin New Year. Jan 4 2003 Independence Day. Feb 12 Union Day/Eid Al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice). Mar 2 Peasants’ Day (anniversary of the 1962 coup). Mar 18 Full Moon of Tabaung. Mar 27 Armed Forces Day. Apr 13-16 Maha Thingyan (Water Festival). Apr 17 Myanmar New Year. May 1 May Day. May 16 Full Moon of Kason. Jul 13 Full Moon of Waso (Beginning of Buddhist Lent). Jul 19 Martyrs’ Day. Oct 10 Full Moon of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent). Oct 25 Deepavali. Nov 8 Tazaungmon Full Moon Day. Nov 18 National Day. Dec 25 Christmas Day. Dec/Jan Kayin New Year. Jan 4 2004 Independence Day. Feb 2 Eid Al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice). Feb 12 Union Day. Mar 2 Peasants’ Day (anniversary of the 1962 coup). Mar 6 Full Moon of Tabaung. Mar 27 Armed Forces Day. Apr 13-16 Maha Thingyan (Water Festival). Apr 17 Myanmar New Year. May 1 May Day. May 6 Full Moon of Kasone. Jul 2 Full Moon of Waso (Beginning of Buddhist Lent). Jul 19 Martyrs’ Day. Oct 27 Full Moon of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent). Nov 12 Deepavali. Nov 26 Tazaungmon Full Moon Day. Dec 6 National Day. Dec 25 Christmas Day. Dec/Jan Kayin New Year.
Note: Buddhist holidays are determined according to lunar sightings, and dates given here are approximations only. Other festivals celebrated by minorities include the Hindu Devali festival in November; Islamic observance of Bakri Idd in late November; Christmas and Easter; and the Karen New Year in early January. For further information, contact the Embassy (see Contact Addresses section) or see the World of Buddhism appendix.
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