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General Information
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Holidays
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WHO official holidays for Myanmar 2012
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Holidays
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Date
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Day
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1.
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4 January
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Wednesday
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2.
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Water Festival
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13 April
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Friday
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3.
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Water Festival
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16 April
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Monday
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4.
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Myanmar New Year’s Day
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17 April
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Tuesday
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5.
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Full Moon Day of Waso
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2 August
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Thursday
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6.
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Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
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30 October
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Tuesday
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7.
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Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone
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28 November
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Wednesday
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8.
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Christmas Day
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25 December
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Tuesday
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LIST OF GOVERNMENT OF MYANMAR HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR
2012
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Holidays
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Date
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Day
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Independence Day
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4 January
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Wednesday
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2.
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Union Day
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12 February
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Sunday
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Peasants’ Day
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2 March
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Friday
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Full Moon Day of Tabaung
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7 March
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Wednesday
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5.
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Armed Forces Day
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27 March
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Tuesday
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6.
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New Year holiday
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11 April
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Wednesday
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7.
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Water Festival
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12 April
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Thursday
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8.
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Water Festival
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13 April
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Friday
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9.
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Water Festival
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14 April
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Saturday
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10.
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Water Festival
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15 April
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Sunday
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11.
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New Year holiday
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16 April
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Monday
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12.
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Myanmar New Year’s Day
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17 April
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Tuesday
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13.
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New Year holiday
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18 April
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Wednesday
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14.
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New Year holiday
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19 April
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Thursday
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15.
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New Year holiday
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20 April
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Friday
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16.
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Workers’ Day
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1 May
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Tuesday
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17.
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Full Moon Day of Kasone
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5 May
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Saturday
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18.
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Martyrs’ Day
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19 July
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Thursday
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19.
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Full Moon Day of Waso
(beginning of Buddhist
Lent)
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2 August
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Thursday
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20.
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Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
(end of Buddhist Lent)
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30 October
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Tuesday
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21.
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Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone
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28 November
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Wednesday
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22.
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National Day
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8 December
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Saturday
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23.
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Christmas Day
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25 December
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Tuesday
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N.B. Eid-al-fitr and Deepavali (two other religious holidays) will be
announced in the newspapers by the government, nearer to the actual dates.
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