2007 | Holiday Name |
Tue, Jan 2 | Winter Solstice |
Sat, Jan 20 | Offering Day |
Sun, Feb 18 | Losar (Lunar New Year) |
Mon, Feb 19 | Losar (Lunar New Year) |
Wed, Feb 21 | Fifth King's Birthday |
Thu, Apr 26 | Shabrung Kuchoe |
Wed, May 2 | Third King's Birthday |
Mon, May 28 | Polling Day |
Thu, May 31 | Buddha Day |
Sat, Jun 2 | Coronation Day |
Mon, Jun 25 | Guru Rinpoche's Birthday |
Wed, Jul 18 | Buddha's First Sermon |
Mon, Sep 17 | Thimphu Drubchen |
Fri, Sep 21 | Thimphu Tshechu |
Sat, Sep 22 | Thimphu Tshechu |
Sun, Sep 23 | Blessed Rainy Day |
Sun, Sep 23 | Thimphu Tshechu |
Sun, Oct 21 | Dashaim |
Thu, Nov 1 | Buddha's Descension |
Sun, Nov 11 | The King's Birthday |
Mon, Nov 12 | The King's Birthday |
Tue, Nov 13 | The King's Birthday |
Mon, Dec 17 | Meeting of Nine Evils |
Mon, Dec 17 | National Day |
List of Religious Observation Days
Punakha Dromche | Punakha | Feb 21 - 28 |
Chorten Kora | Trashiyangtse | March 3 & March 19 |
Gomkora | Trashigang | March 26 - 28 March |
Chhukha Tshechu | Chhukha | March 31 - April 2 |
Paro Tshechu | Paro | March 29 - April 2 |
Ura Yakchoe | Bumthang | April 27 - May 1 |
Nimalung Tshechu | Bumthang | June 23 - 25 |
Kurjey Tshechu | Bumthang | June 25 |
Wangdi Tshechu | Wangdi Phodrang | Sept 20 - 22 |
Tamshingphala Choepa | Bumthang | Sept 21 - 23 |
Thimphu Drupchen | Thimphu | Sept 17 |
Thimphu Tshechu | Thimphu | Sept 21 - 23 |
Tangbi Mani | Bumthang | Sept 25 - 27 |
Jambay Lhakhang Drup | Bumthang | Oct 25 - 29 |
Paker Tshechu | Bumthang | Oct 26 - 28 |
Nalakhar Tshechu | Bumthang | Nov 24 - 26 |
Mongar Tshechu | Mongar | Nov 16 - 19 |
Pema Gatsel Tshechu | Pemagatsel | Nov 27 - Nov 30 |
Trashigang Tshechu | Trashigang | Nov 17 - 20 |
Trongsa Tshechu | Trongsa | Dec 18 - 20 |
Lhuntse Tshechu | Lhuntse | Dec 18 - 20 |
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.