Holiday Guide for Vietnam in 2019

Vietnam 2019
Vietnam
2019

Vietnam information

Coronavirus: Travel status Vietnam announced on March 21 that it will suspend all inbound international flights to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country, without giving a time frame. The government also announced it would bar entry for all foreigners from March 22, except for special cases. Vietnam Travel Guide

Population: 92.70m
Capital: Hanoi
Calling Code: (84)
Time Zone: +7 UTC
Currency: Vietnamese đồng
Language: Vietnamese

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Vietnam List of National Holidays in Vietnam in 2019

New Year's Day


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

Tet Eve

 Long Weekend! 
Tet Eve

Vietnam: Day before Tet, the most important holiday in Vietnam

Tet Nguyen Dan


Tet Nguyen Dan

Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam

Tet Holiday


Tet Holiday

Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam

Tet Holiday


Tet Holiday

Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam

Tet Holiday

 Long Weekend! 
Tet Holiday

Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam

Hung Kings Temple Festival

 Long Weekend! 
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

Reunification Day Holiday

 Long Weekend! 
Reunification Day Holiday

Vietnam: Bridge holiday to create a five day weekend beore Reunification Day and May Day

Reunification Day


Reunification Day

Vietnam: Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon

Labour Day


Labour Day

Vietnam: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement

National Day

 Long Weekend! 
National Day

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.