Holiday Festivals in cambodia - LE CASABLANCA HOTEL

Holiday Festivals in cambodia

cambodia was ranked in the guinness book of records as having the most holidays than any other country. with over 30 official holidays each year its hard to avoid them. highlights include the water festival held over several days starting on the 24 november

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cambodia was ranked in the guinness book of records as having the most holidays than any other country. with over 30 official holidays each year its hard to avoid them. highlights include the water festival held over several days starting on the 24 november

Holiday List

DateTitleDescription
January 01International New Year’s DayCelebrates the beginning of the Gregorian
New Year
January 07Victory over Genocide DayMarks the end of the Khmer Rouge regime
in 1979
February 03Meak Bochea DayThe date varies depending on the
lunar cycle
March 09International Women’s DayInternational Women’s Day
(observed)
April 14Khmer New Year’s DayFirst day of Cambodian New
Year
April 15Khmer New Year HolidaySecond day of the Cambodian New
Year
April 16Khmer New Year HolidayThird day of Cambodian New
Year
May 01International Labour DayEstablished to celebrate the economic and
social achievements of workers
May 03Visak Bochea DayBirth of Buddha
May 04Visak Bochea HolidayVisak Bochea Holiday
May 07Royal Plowing CeremonyMarks the start of the planting
season.
May 13King’s BirthdayHM King Norodom Sihamoni was
born on May 14, 1953
May 14King’s Birthday HolidayKing’s Birthday Holiday
May 15King’s Birthday HolidayKing’s Birthday Holiday
June 01Children’s DayChildren’s Day International and
Cambodian Children’s Day
June 18Kings Mother BirthdayQueen Mother Norodom Monineath
was born on June 18, 1936.
September 24Constitutional DayCelebrates the signing of the constitution
in 1993
September 28Ancestors DayA Buddhist holiday dedicated to
honoring deceased relatives
September 29Ancestors Day HolidayAncestors Day Holiday
October 15Commemoration Day of King’s FatherHM Norodom Sihanouk died on 15
October 2012
October 23Paris Peace Agreements DayCommemorates the Treaty of Paris on
23 October 1991
October 29King’s Coronation DayNorodom Sihamoni’s coronation was on
29 October 2004
November 09Independence DayCambodia gained independence from
France in 1953.
November 24Water Festival CeremonyBoat racing festival to mark the annual change
in the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers
December 10International Human Rights DayMarks the UN’s adoption of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights