Holiday Guide for Vietnam in 2017

Vietnam information

List of National Holidays in Vietnam in 2017

	Sunday January 1st New Year's Day Vietnam: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday January 2nd  Long Weekend!  New Year's Holiday (in lieu) Vietnam: Second day of celebrations to mark the New Year as New Year's Day falls on a Sunday in 2017
	Thursday January 26th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Under current government proposals this is the most likely first holiday for Tet
	Friday January 27th  Long Weekend!  Tet Eve Vietnam: Day before Tet, the most important holiday in Vietnam
	Saturday January 28th Tet Nguyen Dan Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Sunday January 29th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Monday January 30th  Long Weekend!  Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Tuesday January 31st Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Wednesday February 1st Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Thursday April 6th Hung Kings Temple Festival Vietnam: The official name of the festival is 'Death Anniversary of the Hung Kings' but does not mark the death of any specific Hung King
	Monday May 1st  Long Weekend!  Labour Day Vietnam: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Tuesday May 2nd Reunification Day (in lieu) Vietnam: Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon
	Monday September 4th  Long Weekend!  National Day Holiday Vietnam: Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Notes

• Employees who are foreign citizens working in Vietnam receive an additional day off for their own country's National Day
• If a public holiday falls on a weekend, workers are entitled to have the following day off as compensation
• Under Article 115 of the Labor Code issued in 2012, workers are entitled to ten paid holidays each year.