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Private businesses are required by the Labour Protection Act to observe at least 13 holidays per year, including National Labour Day, but may choose the other observances they follow. [1] If a holiday falls on a weekend, one following workday is observed by the government as a compensatory holiday.
24, 26 February – Makha Bucha Day; 6, 8 April – Chakri Memorial Day; 10 April – Hari Raya Puasa; 13–16 April – Songkran Festival; 1 May – Labour Day; 4, 6 May – Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn Holiday; 13 May – Royal Ploughing Ceremony; 22 May – Visakha Bucha Day; 3 June – Queen Suthida's Birthday; 20 July – Asahna Bucha Day
International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries [1] and often referred to as May Day, [2] [3] is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, [4] [5] or the first Monday in May.
Labour Day is a national holiday in The Bahamas, celebrated on the first Friday in June in order to create a long weekend for workers. [10] The traditional date of Labour Day in The Bahamas, however, is 7 June, in commemoration of a significant workers' strike that began on that day in 1942. Labour Day is meant to honour and celebrate workers ...
Since Labor Day is often thought of as "the unofficial end of summer," it goes without saying that people kind of naturally retire their summer clothes that weekend. To this day, it's a tradition ...
Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, and the 2024 holiday is looming closer. The official end of summer is a few weeks away, as the first day of fall is on Sept. 22, according to the Farmers ...
Historically, the National Day was observed on 6 April (since 1920 at least), which corresponded to the Chakri Day, the day commemorating the Chakri dynasty, [3] and on 24 June (since 1938), which corresponded to the day of the Siamese revolution, [1] before it was replaced in 1960 by the National Celebrations Day (Thai: วัน ...
Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U.S.—bring their own unique twists, both old and new, to the holiday.