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Holiday Date Number of days Remarks New Year's Day: 1 January 1 day - Independence Day: 4 January 1 day Marks independence from British Empire in 1948. Chinese New Year : Varies 1 day Union Day: 12 February 1 day Anniversary of the Panglong Agreement in 1947. Peasants' Day: 2 March 1 day Commemorates the contribution of agriculture and farming ...
27 November - The Chief Prosecutor of International Criminal Court says he had requested an arrest warrant for Myanmar's leader, Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing. [66] 30 November - Myanmar Navy patrol boats shoot at two Thai fishing vessels, killing one fisherman and arresting of 31 others including four Thai nationals and 27 Myanmar nationals. [67]
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.
13 April – Myanmar New Year; 1 May – Labour Day; 22 May – Full Moon Day of Kason; 6 June – Eid al-Adha; 19 July – Martyrs' Day; 20 July – Full Moon Day of Waso; 16–18 October – Full Moon Day of Thadingyut; 14–15 November – Full moon day of Tazaungmon; 25 November – National Day; 25 December – Christmas Day
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 page was last edited on 8 March 2024, at 21:28 ...
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.
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.