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Laos (People's Dem. Rep.) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

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    Monday March 6, 2023Makha Bucha DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Wednesday March 8, 2023Womens' DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday March 22, 2023People's Party DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday April 7, 2023Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schoolSchool holidays
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    Friday April 14, 2023Laotian New Year (Pi Mai)Secular holiday
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    Saturday April 15, 2023Laotian New Year (Pi Mai)Secular holiday
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    Sunday April 16, 2023Laotian New Year (Pi Mai)Secular holiday
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    Monday April 17, 2023Laotian New Year (Pi Mai)Secular holiday
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    Tuesday April 18, 2023Laotian New Year (Pi Mai)Secular holiday
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    Monday April 24, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday May 1, 2023Labour DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday May 4, 2023Visakha BuchaBuddhism (Theravada)
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    Friday May 5, 2023Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha BuchaEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday June 1, 2023Children's DaySchool holidays
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    Sunday June 18, 2023Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Friday June 30, 2023Summer holiday (beginning) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Thursday July 20, 2023Lao Women Union's DaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday August 1, 2023Khao Pansa / Esala Poya (Buddhist Fast begins)Buddhism (Theravada)
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    Tuesday September 5, 2023Summer holiday (end) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Makha Bucha Day

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    Monday March 6, 2023
    Culture :

    Womens' Day

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    Wednesday March 8, 2023
    Secular holiday :

    People's Party Day

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    Wednesday March 22, 2023
    Culture : A successor to the Communist Party of Indochina, the Lao People's Party was founded on 22 March, 1955.

    Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French school

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    Friday April 7, 2023
    School holidays :

    Laotian New Year (Pi Mai)

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    Friday April 14, 2023
    Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Laotian New Year (Pi Mai)

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    Saturday April 15, 2023
    Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Laotian New Year (Pi Mai)

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    Sunday April 16, 2023
    Secular holiday : Pi Mai means New Year . Ceremonial cleansing away of the old years sins with water. Temples are visited and Buddha's are washed and a huge water fight starts. No one is safe from gangs equipped with water balloons and water guns. For three days the normally streets of Vientiane and other towns are full with drunk and/or drugged people. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Laotian New Year (Pi Mai)

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    Monday April 17, 2023
    Secular holiday : Pi Mai means New Year . Ceremonial cleansing away of the old years sins with water. Temples are visited and Buddha's are washed and a huge water fight starts. No one is safe from gangs equipped with water balloons and water guns. For three days the normally streets of Vientiane and other towns are full with drunk and/or drugged people. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Laotian New Year (Pi Mai)

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    Tuesday April 18, 2023
    Secular holiday : Pi Mai means New Year . Ceremonial cleansing away of the old years sins with water. Temples are visited and Buddha's are washed and a huge water fight starts. No one is safe from gangs equipped with water balloons and water guns. For three days the normally streets of Vientiane and other towns are full with drunk and/or drugged people. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday April 24, 2023
    School holidays :

    Labour Day

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    Monday May 1, 2023
    Secular holiday :

    Visakha Bucha

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    Thursday May 4, 2023
    Buddhism (Theravada) : This day is a Buddhist public holiday. This day commemorates the birth, the enlightment and the death (entry into the nirvana) of Buddha. Temples through the country are crowded with people listening to sermons about Dharma (Buddha's teaching) and in the evening there is a candlelit procession around the main building of the temple containing the Buddha statues. http://www.thaiworldview.com/feast/feast.htm

    Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha

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    Friday May 5, 2023
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    Children's Day

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    Thursday June 1, 2023
    School holidays : Originated in the World Conference for the Wellbeing of Children in Geneva, Switzerland in 1925.

    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday June 18, 2023
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    Summer holiday (beginning) - French schools

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    Friday June 30, 2023
    School holidays :

    Lao Women Union's Day

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    Thursday July 20, 2023
    Secular holiday : Lao Women’s Union (LWU) is a mass and social organization of women at all strata throughout Lao P.D.R. It is part of Lao People’s Democratic Republic system. It was officially established in 1955. The history of LWU was closely attached to the country’s history for national liberation and development.

    Khao Pansa / Esala Poya (Buddhist Fast begins)

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    Tuesday August 1, 2023
    Buddhism (Theravada) : For a period of 3 months, Buddhists priests have to meditate in temples and observe strict rules. Young men are also enrolled in temples on that day, until Auk Phansa -- full moon of October, the official end of the rainy season.

    Summer holiday (end) - French schools

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    Tuesday September 5, 2023
    School holidays :