Public Holidays
Public Holidays
Aug 8 2005 Independence Day. Nov 11, 12, 13 Birthday of HM Jigme Singye Wangchuck. Dec 17 National Day of Bhutan. Aug 8 2006 Independence Day. Nov 11, 12, 13 Birthday of HM Jigme Singye Wangchuck. Dec 17 National Day of Bhutan.
Note
The traditional Buddhist holidays are observed, including Winter Solstice, Day of Offerings, Losar (New Year), Shabdung Kuchoey, Birthday of Drukgyal Sumpa, Lord Buddha’s Parinirvana, Coronation Day, Birthday of Guru Rinpoche, First Sermon of Lord Buddha, Thimphu Tsechu and Thimphu Tsechu Domchoe, Blessed Rainy Day, Dashain and the Descending Days of Lord Buddha, The Meeting of Nine Evils and the National Day. Also to be noted is the Birth Anniversary, Coronation and Death Anniversary of Third King HM Jigme Dorje Wangchuck. Buddhist festivals are declared according to local astronomical observations and it is not possible to forecast the date of their occurrence.
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