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Holidays Around the WorldAll Countries • All Holidays • Major Religions • Multi-CulturalAsia HolidaysCambodian New Year Celebration: Chol Chnam Thmey
Chol Chnam Thmey or Cambodian New Year: April 14Khmer (Cambodian) New Year is celebrated as a public holiday in Cambodia The Cambodian New Year or popularly known to the natives as Chol Chnam Thmey is celebrated for three days and usually falls around the 13th or 14th of April depending on the Buddhist calendar which relies on the Lunar calendar. This day usually marks the end of the harvesting season. The Nepali New Year Celebration
Nepali New Year: April 14Nepali New Year is celebrated as a public holiday in Nepal The New Year is celebrated by the Nepali people and is also known as Navavarsha which is based on Nepal’s lunar calendar called Nepal Sambat. The first day of the Nepal Sambat usually falls around the 11th to the 15th of April. The Navavarsha is one the many festivities of Nepal celebrated with parades, parties, family gatherings and a lot of food. Sinhala and Tamil New Year Festival in Sri Lanka
Sinhala & Tamil New Year: April 11-12Sinhala & Tamil New Year is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka celebrates Sinhala & Tamil New Year. The date of the celebration may vary and may either fall on the 13th or the 14th of the month of April. Songkran: Thailand’s Yearly Water Festival
Songkran Festival: April 13-15Songkran or Water Festival is celebrated as a public holiday in Thailand. The Songkran or Water Festival is Thailand’s most celebrated yearly holiday. It is the country’s own way of celebrating the New Year and usually lasts from the 13th up to the 15th of April. It is a wet celebration because part of the tradition is the intense but fun water-throwing by the people. Party with Laotians During Pi Mai (Lao New Year)
Pi Mai: April 13 – April 15Laos’ Pi Mai is a public holiday in Laos. Laos’ Pi Mai or New Year is a three-day celebration usually from April 13-15. Pi Mai is considered a traditional new year of religious in nature. The festivity is a considered as a public holiday in Laos so the working class takes their off from work to visit their families in remote towns and cities to celebrate this exciting feast. « Previous Page — Next Page » |
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