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National Holidays in Bhutan


National Holidays in Bhutan

2011:
  • January 2 (not fixed) - Winter Solstice (Western Bhutan only)
  • January 16 (not fixed) - Traditional Day of Offerings (a day to offer food to hungry creatures - celebrated as new year in Eastern Bhutan)
  • February 14-15 - (not fixed) - New Year (losar)
  • February 21-23 (every year) - Birth Anniversary of HM the Fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck
  • May 2 (every year) - Birth Anniversary of Third king Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
  • May 4 (not fixed) - Shabdrung Kuchoe (commemorates the passing of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1651 CE)
  • May 27 (not fixed) - Commemoration of Lord Buddha's Parnirvana.
  • June 21 (not fixed) - Anniversary of the Birth of Guru Rinpoche
  • July 15 (not fixed) - The first sermon of Lord Buddha
  • September 13 (not fixed) - Thimphu Drubchen (Thimphu Only)
  • September 17-19 (not fixed) - Thimphu Tshechu(Thimphu Only)
  • September 23 (not fixed) - Blessed Rainy Day
  • October 17 (not fixed) - Hindu ceremony of Dashain
  • October 29 (not fixed) - Descending Day of Lord Buddha
  • November 11 (every year) - Birth Anniversary of HM the fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck
  • December 17 (every year) - National day, commemorating the 1907 coronation of the first hereditary king of Bhutan, Ugyen Wangchuck
  • In addition to the above national holidays, there are also Tshechu holidays which are celebrated regionally.

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