Public holidays in Myanmar
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Several public holidays are observed in Myanmar.[1]
Public holidays
| Day Name | Date(2020) | Number of Days | Remarks |
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| New Year's Day | 1 January | 1 day | - |
| Independence Day | 4 January | 1 day | Marks independence from British Empire in 1948. |
| Union Day | 12 February | 1 day | Anniversary of the Panglong Agreement in 1947. |
| Peasants' Day | 2 March | 1 day | a day to mark and honour the contribution of agriculture and farming to Myanmar. |
| Full Moon Day of Tabaung | 8 March | 1 day | Māgha Pūjā, Tabaung Pwè pagoda festivals. |
| Armed Forces Day | 27 March | 1 day | Formerly Resistance Day (against the Japanese occupation in 1945). |
| Myanmar New Year Holidays | 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 April | 8 days | Pre-Thingyan Day, Commencing Day to Prime Day, End of Thingyan, Myanmar New Year Day. |
| May Day | 1 May | 1 day | Worker's Day |
| Vesak, Full Moon Day of Kason | 25 May | 1 day | Anniversary of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha celebrated by watering the Bodhi tree. |
| Martyrs' Day | 19 July | 1 day | Commemorates the assassination of Aung San and several other cabinet members in 1947. |
| Start of Buddhist Lent | 3 August | 1 day | Full Moon Day of Waso |
| Thadingyut Holidays
End of Buddhist Lent |
29, 30, 31 October
1, 2 November |
5 days | Pre-Full Moon Day, Full Moon Day of Thadingyut, Post-Full Moon Day |
| Tazaungdaing Holidays | 27,28,29,30 November | 4 days | Pre-Full Moon Day, Full Moon Day Of Tazaungmon |
| National Day | 9 December | 1 day | Anniversary of the first university students strike in 1920. |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | 1 day | The Birthday of Jesus Christ. |
| New Year's Eve | 31 December | 1 day | - |
| Eid ul-Adha
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1 August | 1 day | Eid ul-Adha Day and Deepavali Day will be separately announced on the days they will fall on by the government |
| Deepavali | 14 October | 1 day | |
| Kayin New Year | - | - | Will not fall in 2020 |
