Public holidays in Myanmar

Several public holidays are observed in Myanmar.

Public holidays

Day Name	Date(2017)	Date(2018)	Number of Days	Remarks
New Year's Day	-	1 January	1 day	-
Independence Day	4 January	4 January	1 day	Marks independence from British Empire in 1948.
Union Day	12 February	12 February	1 day	Anniversary of the Panglong Agreement in 1947.
Full Moon Day Of Tabaung	-	1 March	1 day	Tabaung Pwè Pagoda Festivals.
Peasants' Day	2 March	2 March	1 day	a day to mark and honour the contribution of agriculture and farming to Myanmar.
Full Moon Day of Tabaung	12 March	-	1 day	Tabaung Pwè Pagoda Festivals.
Armed Forces Day	27 March	27 March	1 day	Formerly Resistance Day (against the Japanese occupation in 1945).
Myanmar New Year Holidays	13–17 April	13–17 April	5 days	Pre-Thingyan Day, Commencing Day to Prime Day, End of Thingyan, Myanmar New Year Day.
Full Moon Day of Kason	-	29 April	1 day	Anniversary of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha celebrated by watering the Bodhi tree.
May Day	1 May	1 May	1 day	Worker's Day.
Full Moon Day of Kason	10 May	-	1 day	Anniversary of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha celebrated by watering the Bodhi tree.
Start of Buddhist Lent	8 July	-	1 day	Full Moon Day of Waso
Martyrs' Day	19 July	19 July	1 day	Commemorates the assassination of Aung San and several other cabinet members in 1947.
Start of Buddhist Lent	-	27 July	1 day	Full Moon Day of Waso
Thadingyut Holidays End of Buddhist Lent	4, 5, 6 October	23, 24, 25 October	3 days	Pre-Full Moon Day, Full Moon Day of Thadingyut, Post-Full Moon Day (Festival of Lights)
Tazaungdine Holidays	2, 3 November	21, 22 November	2 days	Pre-Full Moon, Full Moon Day Of Tazaungmon
National Day	13 November	3 December	1 day	Anniversary of the first university students strike in 1920.
Kayin New Year Day	18 December	-	1 day	1st Waxing of Pyatho
Christmas	25 December	25 December	1 day	The Birthday of Jesus Christ.
New Year's Eve	-	31 December	1 day	-
International New Year Holidays	30, 31 December	-	2 days	-
Eid ul-Adha	2 September	22 August	1 day	Eid ul-Adha Day and Deepavali Day will be separately announced on the days they will fall on. Union Government
Deepavali	18 October	6 (OR) 7 November	1 day

Ethnic Affairs Days

1. Kachin State Day - 10 January (Only in Kachin State)
2. Kayah State Day - 15 January (Only in Kayah State)
3. Karen New Year Day - 1st Waxing of Pyatho (Public Holiday)
4. Karen National Day - 11 February (Only in Karen State)
5. Chin National Day - 20 February (Only in Chin State)
6. Mon National Day - 1st Waning of Tabodwe (Only in Mon State)
7. Rakhine National Day - 1st Waning of Kason (Only in Rakhine State)
8. Shan National Day - 7 February (Only in Shan State)

Government Offices Hours And Banks Hours

In The Republic Of The Union Of Myanmar,

All Government Offices hours are:

From 9:30 hours to 16:30 hours.

All Banks Hours are:

From 9:30 hours to 15:30 hours.

On Pay Day (Banks' hours),

From 8:30 hours to 14:30 hours.

Weekly Holidays

Saturday and Sunday are Weekly Holidays. All Government offices and banks will be closed on weekly holidays.

External links

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