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Bhutan Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.

Public holiday note: 

* Dates to be confirmed.
The traditional Buddhist holidays are observed, including Day of Offerings, Losar (New Year), Shabdung Kuchoey, Lord Buddha's Parinirvana, Birthday of Guru Rinpoche, First Sermon of Lord Buddha, Thimphu Tsechu and Thimphu Tsechu Dromchoe and the Descending Days of Lord Buddha. Also to be noted are the Winter Solstice, Blessed Rainy Day, the Meeting of Nine Evils, Dashain, the National Day and royal anniversaries. The Buddhist festivals are declared according to local astronomical observations and it is not possible to forecast the date of their occurrence. Please contact local authorities for the latest dates. Dates of smaller festivals are liable to change at short notice.

2012

February
14
*Losar
February
20
Traditional Day of Offering
February
21
Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo
May
02
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo
May
13
* Zhabdrung Kuchoe
June
02
Coronation Day of Fourth Druk Gyalpo
June
15
*Lord Buddha's Parinivana
July
10
Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
August
03
* First Sermon of Lord Buddha
September
17
*Thimphu Tshechu
October
01
*Thimphu Drubchen
October
06
*Dashain
November
01
The coronation of Druk Gyalpo
November
11
Birth Anniversary of Fourth Druk Gyalpo
December
17
National Day

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