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Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar. Martyrs' Day: 19 July 1 day Commemorates the assassination of Aung San and several other cabinet members in 1947. Full Moon Day of Waso: Varies 1 day Marks the start of the Buddhist Lent. Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar. Thadingyut Holidays: Varies 3 days
[note 5] In 1889, the only remaining independent kingdom in Southeast Asia, Siam, also replaced the Burmese calendar and switched to the Gregorian calendar as the official civil calendar and the Ratanakosin Era (with 1782 CE as Year 1) as the traditional lunisolar calendar. [10] In Burma (Myanmar), the Burmese calendar has not been replaced ...
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
National Day (Burmese: အမျိုးသားနေ့) is a public holiday in Myanmar, marking the anniversary of the first university student strike at Rangoon University in 1920. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar , occurring on the 10th day following the full moon of Tazaungmon . [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Public holidays in Myanmar" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Burmese traditional festivals are based on the traditional Burmese calendar and dates are largely determined by the moon's phase. [citation needed] Burmese culture is most evident in villages where local festivals are held throughout the year, the most important being the pagoda festival. [1] [2]
The Karen New Year was established in 1937 or 1938. [4] [6] The holiday was recognized by the British colonial administration as a public holiday in 1938.[7] [8] In 2017, the two Karen major liberation groups, leaders from the Karen National Liberation Army and the Karen National Union, jointly celebrated the Karen New Year for the first time since 1967 in Kayin State's Hlaingbwe Township.
Thingyan is observed as public holidays throughout Myanmar, and are part of the summer holidays at the end of the school year. Water-throwing or dousing one another from any shape or form of vessel or device that delivers water is the distinguishing feature of this festival and may be done on the first four days of the festival .