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Complete calendar of public, bank holidays and days of bank closure during the 3 next months Cambodia's bank holidays (days when banks are closed) in 2024
Cambodia uses the Khmer traditional calendar based on the movement of the moon
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday april 13, 2024 | Khmer New Year | Hinduism |  |
| Monday april 15, 2024 | Khmer New Year | Hinduism | |
| Tuesday april 16, 2024 | Khmer New Year | Hinduism | |
| Wednesday may 1, 2024 | Labour Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday may 14, 2024 | King's Birthday | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday may 22, 2024 | Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Sunday may 26, 2024 | Royal Ploughing Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday june 18, 2024 | Queen's Birthday | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday september 24, 2024 | Constitution and Coronation Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday october 1, 2024 | Bonn Phchum Ben | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Wednesday october 2, 2024 | Bonn Phchum Ben | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Thursday october 3, 2024 | Bonn Phchum Ben | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Tuesday october 15, 2024 | Memorial Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday october 29, 2024 | Coronation Day | Secular holiday | |
Khmer New Year
-Saturday april 13, 2024
Hinduism : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Khmer New Year
-Monday april 15, 2024
Hinduism : At the end of the harvest season. Lasts 3 consecutive work days during which Cambodians douse each other liberally with water, clean and decorate their houses, and make offerings at the local temple. City streets are decorated and brightly lit in the evenings. not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Khmer New Year
-Tuesday april 16, 2024
Hinduism : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Labour Day
-Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday :
King's Birthday
-Tuesday may 14, 2024
Secular holiday : His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromoneath NORODOM SIHAMONI Festivities are held throughout the capital city.
Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha
-Wednesday may 22, 2024
Buddhism (Theravada) : Information: Magha Puja or Sangha celebration. This day falls on the full moon of the third month. It commemorates the main event in Buddha's life, after His first retreated from the rain (Vassa). The anniversary of Buddah's birthday in the Mahayana tradition; the commemoration of Buddah's birth, enlightenment, and death, celebrated on the day of the full moon of the 6th month in the Theravada tradition.
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Information1: In some countries, may only be observed by the Hinduist community. In India, only celebrated in Andaman & Nicobar Island, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh. In Thailand, falls on the same day as Vesak not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Royal Ploughing Day
-Sunday may 26, 2024
Secular holiday : The Royal Ploughing ceremony marks the beginning of the planting season. King of Meakh , a man, conducts the plough, and Queen Me Hour , a woman, who sows seeds. The sacred cows are led to trays containing rice, corn and other feeds. Their choice will affect predictions for the coming year. "Pithi Chrat Preah Neangkol"
Queen's Birthday
-Tuesday june 18, 2024
Secular holiday : Paule Monique Izzi (French-Italian) married the former king of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk in 1952.
Constitution and Coronation Day
-Tuesday september 24, 2024
Secular holiday : On 21 September, 1993 a new constitution was promulgated in Cambodia and three days later on 24 September, Cambodia's king was reinstated as head of state.
Bonn Phchum Ben
-Tuesday october 1, 2024
Buddhism (Theravada) : Offerings to monks, prayers at the pagoda
Bonn Phchum Ben
-Wednesday october 2, 2024
Buddhism (Theravada) : Offerings to monks, prayers at the pagoda
Bonn Phchum Ben
-Thursday october 3, 2024
Buddhism (Theravada) : Offerings to monks, prayers at the pagoda
Memorial Day
-Tuesday october 15, 2024
Secular holiday : Homage to the late Kings Father Norodom Sihanouk - from 2013 onwards
Coronation Day
-Tuesday october 29, 2024
Secular holiday : King Norodom Sihakmoni's Coronation Day
The King of Cambodia shall reign but shall not govern; shall be the Head of State for life; shall be inviolable. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
