Public holidays in Thailand
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'''[[Public holiday]]s in [[Thailand]]'''
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== Religious ==
'''[[Uposatha|Buddhist Sabbaths]]''', colloquial {{lang-th|วันพระ Wan Phra}}, are the '''New''', '''First-quarter''', '''Full''', and '''Third-quarter''' Moon-days. These are ''not'' normally days off {{lang|th|วันหยุด '''wan-yoot'''}}, except for [[butcher]], [[barber]] and [[beautician]] shops that observe the [[Eight Precepts]]. Though the [[Thai solar calendar]] days observed will vary each year, special [[Uposatha#Special_uposatha_days|Buddhist holiday]]s [[Thai_lunar_calendar#Holidays_regulated_by_the_moon|regulated by the moon]] that are [[workweek]] holidays are listed in the Secular '''Work Holiday''' table, below.
== Secular ==
[[Secular]] or time-related observances by the [[government]] of [[Thailand]], which may or may not be of religious origin:
'''[[Weekend]]s''' ''are'' normally days off {{lang|th|วันหยุด '''wan-yoot'''}}; if a [[workweek]] holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is a '''compensatory day off''' {{lang|th|วันชดเชย Wan '''chod-choey'''}}.
'''Annual holidays''' and '''seasonal festivals''' collectively are called {{lang|th|วันนักขัตฤกษ์ (วันนักขัดตะเริก) '''Wan nak-khad-ta-roek'''}}.
: '''Festivals''' or [[fair]]s are {{lang|th|เทศกาล (เทดสะกาน) '''thet-sa-garn'''}}; these may be further styled as {{lang|th|ประเพณี ''pra-pay-nee''}} ''[[tradition]]al''; and as {{lang|th|พิธี ''pit-ti''}}, ''[[rite]]'' or ''[[ceremony]]''.
: '''[[Public_holiday#National_holidays|Work holidays]]''' prescribed by the government as '''days off''' from work or school are {{lang|th|วันหยุดราชการ '''Wan-yoot-rat-cha-gan'''}}.
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! Date !! Work holiday !! Local name !! Remarks
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| <!-- date -->[[January 1]]
| <!-- holiday -->[[New Year's Day]]
| <!-- local name -->Wan Khuen Pee Mai (วันขึ้นปีใหม่)
| <!-- comment --> Since [[1941]].
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| <!-- date -->February-March
| <!-- holiday -->[[Magha Puja]]
| <!-- local -->Wan Makha Bucha (วันมาฆบูชา)
| <!-- comment -->3<sup>rd</sup> Full Moon: [[Uposatha#Special_uposatha_days|Buddhist holiday]] [[Thai_lunar_calendar#Holidays_regulated_by_the_moon|regulated by the moon]]. (2008 Feb 21)
|-
|-
| <!-- date --> [[April 6]]
| <!-- holiday --> [http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/special_event/chakri/index.html Chakri Memorial Day]
| <!-- local --> Wan Chakri (วันจักรี)
| <!-- comment --> Commemorates founding of [[Chakri dynasty]] by HM [[Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke|Rama I]].
|-
|-
| <!-- date --> [[April 13]]-[[April 15]]
| <!-- holiday --> [[Thai New Year]]
| <!-- local --> Songkran (วันสงกรานต์)
| <!-- comment -->Premier family holiday, with "comp-time" for any days falling on a weekend; if the 3 days fall in the middle of the week, many workers return home from the previous Friday until the following Monday; in-country travel is difficult and taxis hard to find.
|-
|-
| <!-- date -->[[May 1]]
| <!-- holiday-->[[Labour Day]]
| <!-- local-->Wan Raeng Ngarn (วันแรงงาน)
| <!-- comment -->[[Bank holiday]] and some workers.
|-
| <!-- date -->[[May 5]]
| <!-- holiday-->[[Coronation Day]]
| <!-- local -->Wan Chatr Mongkol (วันฉัตรมงคล)
| <!-- comment -->Commemorates [[1950]] [[coronation]] of HM [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]]: [http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/special_event/coronation/index.html see history].
|-
| <!-- date --> [[May]]
| <!-- holiday -->[[Royal Ploughing Ceremony]] and Wan Puet Mongkol
| <!-- local --> [[Brahman]] rite combined with [[Buddhist]] rite of Wan Puet Mongkol (วันพืชมงคล), also observed as national farming and agriculture day
| <!-- comment -->Usually in May, actual date determined by [[Hora (astrology)|astrologers]]; government offices and embassies close. (2008 May 9)
|-
| <!-- date --> [[May]]
| <!-- holiday --> [[Vesak]]
| <!-- local --> Wan Visakha Bucha (วันวิสาขบูชา)
| <!-- comment -->6<sup>th</sup> Full Moon: [[Uposatha#Special_uposatha_days|Buddhist holiday]] [[Thai_lunar_calendar#Holidays_regulated_by_the_moon|regulated by the moon]]. (2008 May 19)
|-
| <!-- date -->[[July 1]]
| <!-- holiday-->[[Fiscal year]]
| <!-- local--> Wan yoot tanakarn (วันหยุดธนาคาร)
| <!-- comment -->[[Bank holiday]]
|-
| <!-- date --> [[July]]
| <!-- holiday-->[[Asalha Puja]]
| <!-- local --> Wan Asanha Bucha (วันอาสฬหบูชา)
| <!-- comment -->8 or [[Thai_lunar_calendar#Month_8.2F8_.E0.B9.80.E0.B8.94.E0.B8.B7.E0.B8.AD.E0.B8.99_.E0.B9.98.2F.E0.B9.98|8/8]]<sup>th</sup> Full Moon: [[Uposatha#Special_uposatha_days|Buddhist holiday]] [[Thai_lunar_calendar#Holidays_regulated_by_the_moon|regulated by the moon]]; government offices close. (2008 July 17)
|-
| <!-- date --> [[July]]
| <!-- holiday-->[[Vassa]]
| <!-- local --> Wan Khao Phansa (วันเข้าพรรษา)
| <!-- comment -->day after 8 or 8/8<sup>th</sup> Full Moon: [[Uposatha#Special_uposatha_days|Buddhist holiday]] [[Thai_lunar_calendar#Holidays_regulated_by_the_moon|regulated by the moon]]. (2008 July 18)
|-
| <!-- date -->[[August 12]]
| <!-- holiday-->[[Sirikit|HM the Queen's Birthday]] National [[Mother's Day]]
| <!-- local--> Wan Khlai Wan Sadet Rachasompop Somdet Phra Baromrachininat (วันคล้ายวันพระราชสมภพของสมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ); also observed as Wan Mae Hang Chart (วันแม่แห่งชาติ) National Mother's Day
| Commemorates [[1932]] birth day of HM the Queen and honours all mothers.
|-
| <!-- date -->[[October 23]]
| <!-- holiday -->Chulalongkorn Day
| <!-- local --> Wan Piyamaharat (วันปิยมหาราช)
| <!-- comment -->With a treasured [[Thai name|nickname]] of HM [[Chulalongkorn|Rama V]], commemorates HM passing in [[1910]].
|-
| <!-- date -->[[December 5]]
| <!-- holiday -->[[Bhumibol Adulyadej|HM Rama IX]]'s Birthday [[National Day]] National [[Father's Day]]
| <!-- local --> Wan Khlai Wan Sadet Rachasompop Somdet Phra Chaoyuhuo Bhumibhol Adulyadej (วันคล้ายวันเสด็จพระราชสมภพพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว); also observed as Wan Chart (วันชาติ) National Day, and as Wan Phor Hang Chart (วันพ่อแห่งชาติ) National Father's Day
| <!-- comment-->Commemorates [[1927]] birth day of HM the King as National Day, and by honouring all fathers.
|-
| <!-- date -->[[December 10]]
| <!-- holiday -->[[Constitution Day]]
| Wan Rattathammanoon (วันรัฐธรรมนูญ)
| Commemorates [[Constitution_of_Thailand#1932_Constitution|promulgation]] of [[constitutional monarchy]] in [[1932]].
|-
| <!-- date -->[[December 31]]
| <!-- holiday -->New Year's Eve
| <!-- local --> Wan Sin Pee (วันสิ้นปี)
| <!-- comment--> Also called wan sòng táai bpee gào (วันส่งท้ายปีเก่า), day to send off old year, and wan jàai (วันจ่าย), signifying a day to settle debts.
|}
== Other national observances ==
List of other observances that are not work holidays but are of national importance.
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| <!-- date -->[[January]] 2<sup>nd</sup>[[Saturday]]
| <!-- event-->National [[Children's Day]]
| <!-- name -->Wan Dek Hang Chart (วันเด็กแห่งชาติ)
| <!-- remark--> [http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/special_event/children/index.html For children under 14]; was 1<sup>st</sup> Mon. of Oct., 1955-1963.
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| <!-- date -->[[January 16]]
| <!-- event-->[[Teachers' Day]]
| <!-- name --> Wan Kroo วันครู
| <!-- remark-->Since [[1957]], observed as [http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/special_event/teacher/index.html The Teacher's Day].
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| <!-- date --> [[January 25]]
| <!-- event--> [[Royal Thai Armed Forces]] Day
| <!-- name --> [[Image:Emblem of Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquater.png|50px]]Wan Gong Thap Thai วันกองทัพไทย
| <!-- remark --> Commemorates King [[Naresuan]]'s [http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/origin-thai-armed-forces-day.html victory] in 1592 ([http://www.pattayamail.com/519/columns.shtml#hd6 Duncan Stearn] gives 18 January 1593).<!-- 25th in Thailand, but ThaiEmb Korea & WashDC observed 0n 18 Jan 2008 -->
|-
| <!-- date --> [[February]]
| <!-- event--> [[Chinese New Year]]
| <!-- name --> Troot Jeen (ตรุษจีน) (农历新年)
| <!-- remark-->Premier holiday for [[Thai Chinese]]; sometimes occurs a month earlier or later; determines when a year assumes the [[Chinese calendar]] Animal Name. (2008 Feb 7)
|-
| <!-- date -->[[February 14]]
| <!-- event-->[[Valentine Day]]
| <!-- name -->
| <!-- remark-->Commercial, not traditional.
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| <!-- date -->[[April 2]]
| <!-- event-->Birthday of HRH [[Sirindhorn]]
| <!-- name -->Wan Phra Thep (Thai: พระเทพ), meaning "Princess Angel."
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| <!-- date -->[[April 29]]
| <!-- event-->Birthday of HRH Prince [[Dipangkorn Rasmijoti]]
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| <!-- remark -->At age 3, a [[poster child]] for [[Breast milk|mother's milk]].
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| <!-- date -->[[June]]
| <!-- event--> [[Duanwu Festival]]
| <!-- name --> Thetsagarn bajang (เทศกาลบ๊ะจ่าง) or Thetsagarn Duanwu (เทศกาลตวนอู่) (端午节)
| <!-- remark --> [[Thai Chinese]] children's festival also called Double 5, the 5<sup>th</sup> day of 5<sup>th</sup> moon of [[Chinese lunar calendar]], but 7<sup>th</sup> of [[Thai lunar calendar]]; the [[Xiazhi|summer solstice]]. (2008 Jun 6)
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| <!-- date -->[[July 28]]
| <!-- event-->Birthday of [[Maha Vajiralongkorn|HRH The Crown Prince]]
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| <!-- date -->[[August]]
| <!-- event--> [[Thetsagarn Sart]]
| <!-- name --> {{lang-th|เทศกาลสารทไทย}}
| <!-- remark --> 10<sup>th</sup> New moon: [[Uposatha#Special_uposatha_days|Buddhist holiday]] [[Thai_lunar_calendar#Holidays_regulated_by_the_moon|regulated by the moon]]; a [[harvest festival]] that usually falls in August. (2008 Aug 15)
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| <!-- date -->[[August]]
| <!-- event--> [[Vegetarian Festival]]
| <!-- name --> Thetsagarn Sart Jeen {{lang-th|เทศกาลสารทจีน}} or rêrm têt-sà-gaan gin-jày gâo (9) wan {{lang|th|เริ่มเทศกาลกินเจ ๕ วัน}}
| <!-- remark -->[[Thai Chinese]] 9-day vegetarian festival beginning the same day as (and often displacing) Thai Thetsagarn Sart. (2008 Aug 15-23)
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| <!-- date -->[[September]]
| <!-- event--> [[Moon Festival (Buddhist)]]
| <!-- name -->Thetsagarn Wan wâi Prá Jahn {{lang-th|เทศกาลวันไหว้พระจันทร์}}
| <!-- remark -->Day to Respect the Moon when [[Thai lunar calendar|Moon 10]] is Full. (A low-key Buddhist festival at the same time as Chinese [[Mid-Autumn Festival]], but elements of the latter have been incorporated into Thetsagarn Sart.) (2008 Sep 14)
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| <!-- date --> [[October]]
| <!-- event--> [[Wan Awk Pansa]]
| <!-- name --> {{lang-th|วันออกพรรษา}} End ''Rains Retreat'', or ''Buddhist Lent''''
| <!-- remark --> 11<sup>th</sup> Full Moon: [[Uposatha#Special_uposatha_days|Buddhist holiday]] [[Thai_lunar_calendar#Holidays_regulated_by_the_moon|regulated by the moon]], that usually rises in late October. (2008 Oct 14)
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| <!-- date --> [[October]]
| <!-- event--> [[Kathina|Thod Kathin]]
| <!-- name --> {{lang-th|วันทอดกฐิน}} ''Day to present Monk's Robes after Rains Retreat''
| <!-- remark --> On a convenient day after Rains Retreat; presentation of robes by HM the King or representative is called The Royal Kathin Ceremony and often has been an occasion for one of [[Thailand's Royal Barge Procession]]s.
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| <!-- date --> [[November]]
| <!-- event--> [[Loy Krathong]]
| <!-- name --> {{lang-th|วันลอยกระทง}}
| <!-- remark --> 12<sup>th</sup> Full Moon: [[Uposatha#Special_uposatha_days|Buddhist holiday]] [[Thai_lunar_calendar#Holidays_regulated_by_the_moon|regulated by the moon]], that usually rises in November. (2008 Nov 12)
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| <!-- date --> [[November]]
| <!-- event--> [http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/loy_krathong-lantern_festival_yee_peng.html Yee Peng]
| <!-- name --> [[Northern Thailand]] Yee Peng Lantern Festival
| <!-- remark --> The same day as Thai Loy Krathong, this is ''Duean Yi'', Moon 2, in the old [[Lanna]] Kingdom calendar. (2008 Nov 12)
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| <!-- date --> [[December 3]]
| <!-- event--> [[Trooping the Colour]]s
| <!-- name -->
| <!-- remark --> Precedes birthday of HM the King.
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| <!-- date --> [[December 25]]
| <!-- event--> [[Christmas]]
| <!-- name --> Wan Krit Mat (วันคริสต์มาส)
| <!-- remark --> Religious for [[Christianity in Thailand|Christians]] and widely observed commercially.
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==See also==
<!-- Provincial and local festivals should be in the article on the province, its capital or localities, AND in category:festivals in Thailand; fit those of national significance in the above table, or add them here if you must -->
* [[Thai lunar calendar]].
* [[Thai solar calendar]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.thaiworldview.com/feast/feast.htm Thai Calendar 2551/2008]; for children.
* [http://www2.thaiembdc.org/AboutEmb/EmbHolidays.aspx Public Holidays 2008 for the Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C.]
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