Holidays and observances in Myanmar in 2020

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Events and observations associated with the holidays we list may be canceled or otherwise affected due to measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check with event organizers for details.

Holidays and Observances in Myanmar in 2020

Date		Name	Type
Date		Name	Type
Jan 1	Wednesday	New Year Holiday	Public Holiday
Jan 4	Saturday	Independence Day	Public Holiday
Feb 12	Wednesday	Union Day	Public Holiday
Feb 21	Friday	Maha Shivaratri	Hindu Holiday
Mar 2	Monday	Peasants' Day	Public Holiday
Mar 8	Sunday	Full Moon Day of Tabaung	Public Holiday
Mar 10	Tuesday	Holi	Hindu Holiday
Mar 20	Friday	March Equinox	Season
Mar 27	Friday	Armed Forces' Day	Public Holiday
Apr 13	Monday	Maha Thingyan (Water Festival)	Public Holiday
Apr 14	Tuesday	Maha Thingyan (Water Festival)	Public Holiday
Apr 15	Wednesday	Maha Thingyan (Water Festival)	Public Holiday
Apr 16	Thursday	Maha Thingyan (Water Festival)	Public Holiday
May 1	Friday	Labor Day / May Day	Public Holiday
May 6	Wednesday	Full Moon Day of Kasong	Public Holiday
Jun 21	Sunday	June Solstice	Season
Jul 19	Sunday	Martyrs' Day	Public Holiday
Jul 31	Friday	Eid al-Adha Holiday	Public Holiday
Aug 1	Saturday	Eid al-Adha	Public Holiday
Aug 3	Monday	Raksha Bandhan	Hindu Holiday
Aug 3	Monday	Full Moon Day of Waso (Beginning of Buddhist Lent)	Public Holiday
Aug 11	Tuesday	Janmashtami	Hindu Holiday
Aug 22	Saturday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Hindu Holiday
Sep 22	Tuesday	September Equinox	Season
Oct 1	Thursday	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent)	Public Holiday
Oct 17	Saturday	Navaratri	Hindu Holiday
Oct 25	Sunday	Dussehra	Hindu Holiday
Nov 14	Saturday	Diwali/Deepavali (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
Nov 28	Saturday	Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone	Public Holiday
Nov 29	Sunday	Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone Holiday	Public Holiday
Dec 21	Monday	December Solstice	Season
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
Dec 31	Thursday	New Year Holiday	Public Holiday