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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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