Public holidays in Myanmar

Several public holidays are observed in Myanmar.

Public holidays

Date (2013)	English name	Remarks
4 January	Independence Day	Marks independence from British Empire in 1948.
12 February	Union Day	Anniversary of the Panglong Agreement in 1947.
27 March†	Full Moon of Tabaung	Tabaung Pwè Pagoda Festivals.
2 March	Peasants Day	Anniversary of Ne Win's coup.
27 March	Armed Forces Day	Formerly Resistance Day (against the Japanese occupation in 1945).
13–16 April	Thingyan Festival	Celebrates and brings in the Burmese New Year.
17 April	Burmese New Year	Marks the New Year of the Burmese calendar
1 May	Labour Day	Worker's Day.
24 May†	Full Moon of Kason	Anniversary of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha celebrated by watering the Bodhi tree.
19 July	Martyrs' Day	Commemorates the assassination of Aung San and several other cabinet members in 1947.
31 July†	Start of Buddhist Lent	Festival of Lights.
28 October†	End of Buddhist Lent	Festival of Lights.
17 November†	Full Moon of Tazaungmon	Tazaungdaing festival
6 December	National Day	Anniversary of the first university students strike in 1920.
25 December	Christmas Day	This Christian holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

• ^† Date varies; determined by the Burmese calendar.

External links

• 2012 Public Holidays in Myanmar
• 2016 Public Holidays in Myanmar