The business world's No-Go Days!
Laos (People's Dem. Rep.) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday june 1, 2023 | Children's Day | School holidays |  |
| Sunday june 18, 2023 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
| Friday june 30, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Thursday july 20, 2023 | Lao Women Union's Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday august 1, 2023 | Khao Pansa / Esala Poya (Buddhist Fast begins) | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Tuesday september 5, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Tuesday october 3, 2023 | Mid-Autumn festival | Events, celebrations... | |
| Monday october 9, 2023 | Foundation Day | Banks only | |
| Friday october 20, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Sunday october 29, 2023 | Regional holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Monday october 30, 2023 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
| Tuesday october 31, 2023 | Bouk ok Pansa (Buddhist Fast ends) | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Monday november 6, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Monday november 27, 2023 | Festival of the Golden Stupa (in Vientiane only) | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Tuesday november 28, 2023 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
| Saturday december 2, 2023 | National Day | National Day | |
| Monday december 4, 2023 | National Day | National Day | |
| Friday december 15, 2023 | Winter holiday (beginning) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Thursday december 28, 2023 | Hmong New Year | Events, celebrations... | |
Children's Day
-Thursday june 1, 2023
School holidays : Originated in the World Conference for the Wellbeing of Children in Geneva, Switzerland in 1925.
Fathers' Day
-Sunday june 18, 2023
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (beginning) - French schools
-Friday june 30, 2023
School holidays :
Lao Women Union's Day
-Thursday july 20, 2023
Secular holiday : Lao Womens Union (LWU) is a mass and social organization of women at all strata
throughout Lao P.D.R. It is part of Lao Peoples Democratic Republic system. It was
officially established in 1955. The history of LWU was closely attached to the countrys
history for national liberation and development.
Khao Pansa / Esala Poya (Buddhist Fast begins)
-Tuesday august 1, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) : For a period of 3 months, Buddhists priests have to meditate in temples and observe strict rules. Young men are also enrolled in temples on that day, until Auk Phansa -- full moon of October, the official end of the rainy season.
Summer holiday (end) - French schools
-Tuesday september 5, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-Autumn festival
-Tuesday october 3, 2023
Culture :
Foundation Day
-Monday october 9, 2023
Banks only : Marks the anniversary of the establishment of the Central Treasury during the Civil War
Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools
-Friday october 20, 2023
School holidays :
Regional holiday
-Sunday october 29, 2023
Secular holiday : Boat festival - Ok Phansa marks the end of the rainy season. Celebrated with impressive boat races and festivities along the Mekong River. in Vientiane only
Banks are closed
-Monday october 30, 2023
Banks only :
Bouk ok Pansa (Buddhist Fast ends)
-Tuesday october 31, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) : Bouk Khao Pansa marks the end of Buddhist Lent and all those couples who had been putting off marriage now rush into each other's arms. Monks are free to travel from kyaung to kyaung or to go on pilgrimage to holy spots. in Vientiane only
Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools
-Monday november 6, 2023
School holidays :
Festival of the Golden Stupa (in Vientiane only)
-Monday november 27, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) : That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, Boun That Luang , is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]
Banks are closed
-Tuesday november 28, 2023
Banks only :
National Day
-Saturday december 2, 2023
Secular holiday : After the Vietnam War ended that the Communist-led Pathet Lao eventually took entire political control of the country and forced King Savāngvatthanā to abdicate on 2 December 1975. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
National Day
-Monday december 4, 2023
Secular holiday : After the Vietnam War ended that the Communist-led Pathet Lao eventually took entire political control of the country and forced King Savāngvatthanā to abdicate on 2 December 1975. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Winter holiday (beginning) - French schools
-Friday december 15, 2023
School holidays :
Hmong New Year
-Thursday december 28, 2023
Culture : Celebrates the end of the harvest season
