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Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Monday october 30, 2023 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
Tuesday october 31, 2023 | Bouk ok Pansa (Buddhist Fast ends) | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
Monday january 1, 2024 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
Wednesday january 3, 2024 | Winter holiday (end) - French schools | School holidays | |
Saturday february 10, 2024 | Chinese New Year | cards/flowers | |
Friday february 16, 2024 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French school | School holidays | |
Saturday february 24, 2024 | Makha Bucha Day | Events, celebrations... | |
Monday february 26, 2024 | Makha Bucha Day | Events, celebrations... | |
Wednesday february 28, 2024 | Mid-term holiday (end) - French school | School holidays | |
Friday march 8, 2024 | Womens' Day | Secular holiday | |
Friday march 22, 2024 | People's Party Day | Events, celebrations... | |
Banks are closed
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Monday october 30, 2023
Banks only :
Bouk ok Pansa (Buddhist Fast ends)
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Tuesday october 31, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) : Bouk Khao Pansa marks the end of Buddhist Lent and all those couples who had been putting off marriage now rush into each other's arms. Monks are free to travel from kyaung to kyaung or to go on pilgrimage to holy spots. in Vientiane only
New Year's Day
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Monday january 1, 2024
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Winter holiday (end) - French schools
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Wednesday january 3, 2024
School holidays : Http://lyceehoffet.org
Lycée français international Josué Hoffet
Schooling in Laos is mandatory till age 12
Teaching languages: Lao
schools may remain open on Saturday
school uniforms not required
We carry confirmed dates till July 2024
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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Chinese New Year
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Saturday february 10, 2024
cards/flowers : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics.
Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French school
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Friday february 16, 2024
School holidays :
Makha Bucha Day
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Saturday february 24, 2024
Culture :
Makha Bucha Day
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Monday february 26, 2024
Culture :
Mid-term holiday (end) - French school
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Wednesday february 28, 2024
School holidays :
Womens' Day
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Friday march 8, 2024
Secular holiday :
People's Party Day
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Friday march 22, 2024
Culture : A successor to the Communist Party of Indochina, the Lao People's Party was founded on 22 March, 1955.