Day |
Date |
Holiday |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu- |
Jan. 01- |
International New Year Day | Celebrates the beginning of the Gregorian New Year |
| Wed- |
Jan. 07- |
Victory over Genocide Day | Marks the end of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979 |
| Tue- |
Feb. 03- |
Meak Bochea Day | Date varies depending on the lunar cycle |
| Mon- |
Mar. 09- |
International Women’s Day (observed) | |
| Tue |
Apr. 14- |
Khmer New Year Day | First day of Cambodian New Year |
| Wed |
Apr. 15- |
Khmer New Year Holiday | Second day of Cambodian New Year |
| Thu- |
Apr. 16- |
Khmer New Year Holiday | Third day of Cambodian New Year |
| Fri- |
May 01- |
International Labour Day | Established to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers |
| Sun- |
May 03- |
Visak Bochea Day | Birth of Buddha |
| Mon- |
May 04- |
Visak Bochea Holiday | |
| Thu- |
May 07- |
Royal Plowing Ceremony | Marks the start of the planting season. |
| Wed- |
May 13- |
King’s Birthday | HM King Norodom Sihamoni was born on May 14, 1953 |
| Thu- |
May 14- |
King’s Birthday Holiday | |
| Fri- |
May 15- |
King’s Birthday Holiday | |
| Mon- |
Jun. 01- |
Children’s Day | International and Cambodian Children’s Day |
| Thu- |
Jun. 18- |
Kings Mother Birthday | Queen Mother Norodom Monineath was born on June 18, 1936. |
| Thu- |
Sep. 24- |
Constitutional Day | Celebrates the signing of the constitution in 1993 |
| Mon- |
Sep. 28- |
Ancestors Day | A Buddhist holiday dedicated to honouring deceased relatives |
| Tue- |
Sep. 29- |
Ancestors Day Holiday | |
| Thu- |
Oct. 15- |
Commemoration Day of King’s Father | HM Norodom Sihanouk died on 15 October 2012 |
| Fri- |
Oct. 23- |
Paris Peace Agreements Day | Commemorates the Treaty of Paris on 23 October 1991 |
| Thu- |
Oct. 29- |
King’s Coronation Day | Norodom Sihamoni’s coronation was on 29 October 2004 |
| Mon- |
Nov. 09- |
Independence Day | Cambodia gained independence from France in 1953. |
| Tue- |
Nov. 24- |
Water Festival Ceremony | Boat racing festival to mark the annual change in the Mekon and Tonie Sap rivers |
| Wed- |
Nov. 25- |
Water Festival Ceremony Holiday | |
| Thu- |
Nov. 26- |
Water Festival Ceremony Holiday | |
| Thu- |
Dec. 10- |
International Human Rights Day | Marks the UN’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |