List of Religious Observation Days

Note

Thimphu Tshechu is a public holiday in Thimphu only

Solar Holidays: The calculation of moon phases, moonrises, moonsets, equinoxes, solstices, sunrises, and sunsets used to predict solar bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Bhutan are based on the geographical location of Thimphu (latitude 27.5°N, longitude 89.8°E, GMT+5.5 hours, no summer time rules). Note that many countries in South-East Asia are progressively changing the recurrence rule of some of their lunar/solar holidays to rules based on fixed dates of the Western (Gregorian) calendar. Therefore, while the dates predicted above for 2008 and beyond are currently technically correct, the rules of these holidays may change in the next few years.

Lunisolar Holidays

The calculation of moon phases, moonrises, moonsets, sunrises, and sunsets used to predict lunar bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Bhutan are based on the geographical location of Thimphu (latitude 27.5°N, longitude 89.8°E, GMT+5.5 hours, no summer time rules). Note that many countries in South-East Asia are progressively changing the recurrence rule of some of their lunar/solar holidays to rules based on fixed dates of the Western (Gregorian) calendar. Therefore, while the dates predicted above for 2008 and beyond are currently technically correct, the rules of these holidays may change in the next few years.

While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2007 bank holidays, legal  holidays and public holidays for Bhutan, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. Some of the bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Bhutan are based on calendars whose determination is inherently approximate, as described in the footnotes below, which we strongly urge you to read. In addition, in many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by the local authorities and you are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Bhutan, before planning any trip to Bhutan. Finally, the dates on this page were calculated using recurrence rules that were found to match available data on July 27, 2007; they are neither official announcements for the future, nor historical record of the past.

Source

• http://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays2007/bhutan.htm