Myanmar Public Holidays in 2016

Myanmar National/Public Holidays in 2016

No	2016 Myanmar Public Holidays	Date	Day	Remark
1	Independence Day	January 04	Monday
2	Kayin New Year	January 10	Sunday
3	Union Day	February 12	Friday
4	Peasant’s Day	March 2	Wednesday
5	Full Moon Day Of Tabaung	March 23	Wednesday
6	Armed Forces Day	March 27	Sunday
7	Thingyun (Water Festival and Myanmar New Year)	April 11-20
8	Worker’s Day (May Day)	May 1	Sunday
9	Festival Day of Pouring water on the Bodhi Tree	May 21	Saturday	Full moon day of Kason
10	Martyrs’s Day	July 19	Tuesday
11	Dhama Sakyar Day (Waso Festival)	July 19	Tuesday	Full moon day of Waso
12	Ahbi Dhamar Day (Thadingyut Light Festival)	October 16	Sunday	Full moon day of Thadingyut
13	Tazaungdaing Light Festival Day	November 14	Monday	Full moon day of Tazaungmone
14	National Day	November 24	Thursday
15	Christmas Day	December 25	Sunday
16	Kayin New Year	December 29	Thursday
17	Bakri Eid Day	The date will be notified separately
18	Depavali Festival	The date will be notified separately

Note: If the Public Holiday is on Saturday or Sunday, it will not replace to another working day.