National Holidays in Lao in 2025
Upcoming Holidays in Lao
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: International New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: International Women's Day
- The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
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: International Women's Day (in lieu)
- The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
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: Lao New Year
- Celebrated for three days, this is the most important festival in Laos
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: Lao New Year Holiday
- Second day of holidays to mark the Lao New Year
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: Lao New Year Holiday
- Third day of holidays to mark the Lao New Year
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: Lao New Year Holiday
- Fourth day of holidays to mark the Lao New Year
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: International Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Women's Union Establishment Day
- The Lao Women's Union was established on July 20th 1955 to promote the role of women under the National Constitution
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: Women's Union Establishment Day (in lieu)
- For female government officials and workers in compensation for the traditional July 20 Lao Women’s Union Founding Day holiday, which in 2025 falls on a Sunday.
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: BOL Establishment Day
- The Bank of Lao was established on October 7th 1968
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: End of Buddhist Lent Day
- Boun Ok Phansa is a mark of the end of three month retreat during the rainy season of the monks
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: Boat Racing Festival
- Held at different times in October or early November in every riverside town to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.
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: That Luang Festival
- Pilgrimage to That Luang Stupa in Vientiane on the full moon in the twelfth lunar month
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: National Day
- The establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975
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