Holidays and observances in Myanmar in 2019

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Holidays and Observances in Myanmar in 2019

Date		Name	Type
Date		Name	Type
Jan 1	Tuesday	New Year Holiday	Public Holiday
Jan 4	Friday	Independence Day	Public Holiday
Jan 6	Sunday	Kayin New Year Day	Public Holiday
Feb 12	Tuesday	Union Day	Public Holiday
Mar 2	Saturday	Peasants' Day	Public Holiday
Mar 4	Monday	Maha Shivaratri	Hindu Holiday
Mar 21	Thursday	March Equinox	Season
Mar 20	Wednesday	Full Moon Day of Tabaung	Public Holiday
Mar 21	Thursday	Holi	Hindu Holiday
Mar 27	Wednesday	Armed Forces' Day	Public Holiday
Apr 13	Saturday	Maha Thingyan (Water Festival)	Public Holiday
Apr 14	Sunday	Maha Thingyan (Water Festival)	Public Holiday
Apr 15	Monday	Maha Thingyan (Water Festival)	Public Holiday
Apr 16	Tuesday	Maha Thingyan (Water Festival)	Public Holiday
Apr 17	Wednesday	Maha Thingyan (Water Festival)	Public Holiday
May 1	Wednesday	Labor Day / May Day	Public Holiday
May 18	Saturday	Full Moon Day of Kasong	Public Holiday
Jun 21	Friday	June Solstice	Season
Jul 16	Tuesday	Full Moon Day of Waso (Beginning of Buddhist Lent)	Public Holiday
Jul 19	Friday	Martyrs' Day	Public Holiday
Aug 15	Thursday	Raksha Bandhan	Hindu Holiday
Aug 24	Saturday	Janmashtami	Hindu Holiday
Sep 2	Monday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Hindu Holiday
Sep 23	Monday	September Equinox	Season
Sep 29	Sunday	Navaratri	Hindu Holiday
Oct 8	Tuesday	Dussehra	Hindu Holiday
Oct 12	Saturday	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent)	Public Holiday
Oct 13	Sunday	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut Holiday (End of Buddhist Lent)	Public Holiday
Oct 14	Monday	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut Holiday (End of Buddhist Lent)	Public Holiday
Nov 10	Sunday	Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone	Public Holiday
Nov 11	Monday	Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone Holiday	Public Holiday
Dec 22	Sunday	December Solstice	Season
Dec 25	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
Dec 26	Thursday	Kayin New Year Day	Public Holiday
Dec 31	Tuesday	New Year Holiday	Public Holiday

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Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrava (Bhadrapada), which is usually in August or September. more