Public Holiday
The Thai Calendar Thailand has adopted
the western calendar to divided the year into
days, weeks and months, using Thai names for
these units. Years are numbered according to
the Buddhist era (BE) which commenced 543 years
before the Christian era. Therefore 2003 AD
is BE 2546 and 2004 is BE 2547.
National public holidays Thailand's
national public holidays are linked to religious
or agricultural traditions and follow the lunar
calendar, therefore the dates for some of the
holidays change each year. For the precise dates
of the lunar holidays and festival locations,
check www.tourismthailand.org
The following are national public holidays
in Thailand :
New Year's Day : Jan 1
Makha Bucha Day : late January to early March
Chakri Day : April 6
Songkran Day : April 13
National Labour Day : May 1
Coronation Day : May 5
Visakha Bucha Day : May
Asanha Bucha Day : July
Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent) : July
HM the Queen's Birthday : August 12
Chulalongkorn Day : October 23
HM the King's Birthday : December 5
Constitution Day : December 10
New Year's Eve : December 31
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