 | Public Holidays in Thailand |
A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks close and people get the day off in Thailand. With links to holidays in the UK and US.
In Thailand, national holidays that fall on a weekend are generally taken as holidays on the following
Monday. Chinese New Year (the new Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival) in February
is not an official holiday.
National and Regional holidays in 2012 |
| 1 January (Sunday) | Thailand | |
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| 2 January (Monday) | Thailand | |
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| 3 January (Tuesday) | Thailand | |
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| 23 January (Monday) | Thailand | Regional |
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| 7 March (Wednesday) | Thailand | |
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| 6 April (Friday) | Thailand | |
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| 9 April (Monday) | Thailand | |
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| 13 April (Friday) | Thailand | |
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| 14 April (Saturday) | Thailand | |
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| 15 April (Sunday) | Thailand | |
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| 16 April (Monday) | Thailand | |
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| 1 May (Tuesday) | Thailand | |
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| 5 May (Saturday) | Thailand | |
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| 7 May (Monday) | Thailand | |
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| 9 May (Wednesday) | Thailand | Banks/Government |
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| 4 June (Monday) | Thailand | |
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| 2 August (Thursday) | Thailand | |
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| 12 August (Sunday) | Thailand | |
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| 13 August (Monday) | Thailand | |
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| 19 August (Sunday) | Thailand | Regional |
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| 23 October (Tuesday) | Thailand | |
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| 5 December (Wednesday) | Thailand | |
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| 10 December (Monday) | Thailand | |
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| 31 December (Monday) | Thailand | |
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What the Thai days celebrate
- Magha Puja or Wan Makha Bucha Day: Veneration of the Buddha
- Chakri Memorial Day: The founding of the current dynasty, Rama I
- Songkran: Four day traditional Thai New Year
- Coronation Day: Celebrates the 1950 crowning of HM The King
- Visakha Bucha Day: Celebrates the birth and enlightenment of the Buddha
- Asarnha Bucha Day: Commemorates the day on
which Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon
- Chulalongkorn Day: Commemorates King Rama V
Public Holidays Worldwide
For information on public holidays around the world, see the following links:
Related reference INFOrmation on AngloINFO Bangkok:
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