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Laos Public Holidays

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

Public holiday note: 

*Variations may occur.
** Dates to be confirmed.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
January
06
Pathet Lao Day
January
20
Army Day
January
23
Chinese New Year
March
08
International Women's Day
March
22
Day of the People's Party
April
13
*Lao New Year (Pi Mai)
April
28
Buddha Day (Vesak)
May
01
Labour Day
June
01
Children's Day
August
13
Lao Issara (Day of the Free Laos)
October
10
Day of Liberation
December
02
National Day
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