National Holidays in Bhutan in 2019
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: Winter Solstice
- In the Bhutanese calendar, this is the first day of Winter and the shortest day of the year.
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: Traditional Day of Offering
- In eastern Bhutan, the first day of the 12th Bhutanese month is celebrated as a new year.
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: Losar
- Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
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: Losar Holiday
- Second day of public holidays to mark the lunar new year
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: Birth Anniversary Of His Majesty the King
- The current Druk Gyalpo or "Dragon King" of the Kingdom of Bhutan was born on February 21st 1980. He became King on December 9th 2006.
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: Birth Anniversary Of His Majesty the King Holiday
- Second day of public holidays to mark the birthday of the King of Bhutan
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: Birth Anniversary Of His Majesty the King Holiday
- Third day of public holidays to mark the birthday of the King of Bhutan
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: Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung
- Honours a 17th century Tibetan Buddhist lama who first united Bhutan as a nation-state.
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: Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
- Jigme Dorji Wangchuck the 3rd Druk Gyalpo, who began Bhutan's first steps toward modernisation, was born on May 2nd 1929.
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: Lord Buddha's Parinirvana
- This is a Buddhist festival that marks the death of the Buddha.
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: Birth Anniversary Of Guru Rinpoche
- Guru Rinpoche, was an 8th-century Buddhist master from the Indian subcontinent, venerated as a "second Buddha" in Tibetan Buddhism.
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: First Sermon Of Lord Buddha
- A public holiday on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Bhutanese calendar
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: Blessed Rainy Day
- Marks the end of the monsoon and farming season and the beginning of the harvest season in Bhutan.
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: Thimphu Drubchen
- Celebrated three days before Thimphu Tshechu, this festival dates back to the early 18th century.
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: Dassain
- The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
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: Thimphu Tshechu
- Tshechu are annual religious Bhutanese festivals held in each district of Bhutan
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: Thimphu Tshechu Holiday
- Second day of public holidays in Timphu for the Tshechu festival
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: Thimphu Tshechu Holiday
- Third day of public holidays in Timphu for the Tshechu festival
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: Coronation day of His Majesty the King
- A public coronation ceremony for His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was held on 1 November 2008
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: Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo
- Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the 4th Druk Gyalpo, was born on 11 November 1955.
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: Descending Day of Lord Buddha
- Marks return of Lord Buddha to earth from the heavenly realm after three months of teaching
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: National Day
- The Day commemorates the coronation of the first Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) of modern Bhutan. It is Bhutan's most significant national holiday and is widely celebrated throughout the country.
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