
Public holidays in Vietnam
The Vietnamese holiday calendar is dominated by a conspicuous number of New Year's days. Both the Western New Year in the Gregorian calendar and the Chinese New Year are celebrated. The Vietnamese New Year festival follows seamlessly and lasts for five days. Apart from a few days of remembrance, the year is almost free of public holidays. This shows that both the Chinese lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar determine the country. Christian holidays are not celebrated at all. Work-free days are made up for on the next working day if the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
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Non-floating holidays
Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.Date | Holiday |
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Jan. 1st | New Year’s Day |
March 8th | International Women's Day |
March 10th | Hung Vuongs Remembrance Day |
April 30th | Liberation Day |
May 2nd | Labour Day |
May 19th | Ho Chi Minh's Birthday |
June 28th | Family Day |
Sept. 2nd | Independence Day |
Sept. 3rd | Ho Chi Minh's Death |
Oct. 20th | Vietnamese Women's Day |
Nov. 20th | Teacher's Day |
Dec. 25th | Christmas Day |
Dec. 26th | Boxing Day |
Dec. 31st | New Year’s Eve |
Moving Holidays in Vietnam
Holiday | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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Vietnamese New Year's Day (preparations) | Jan. 21st | Feb. 9th | Jan. 28th | Feb. 16th | Feb. 5th |
Chinese New Year's Day | Jan. 22nd | Feb. 10th | Jan. 29th | Feb. 17th | Feb. 6th |
Vietnamese New Year's Day | Jan. 23rd | Feb. 11th | Jan. 30th | Feb. 18th | Feb. 7th |
2. Vietnamese New Year's Day | Jan. 24th | Feb. 12th | Jan. 31st | Feb. 19th | Feb. 8th |
3. Vietnamese New Year's Day | Jan. 25th | Feb. 13th | Feb. 1st | Feb. 20th | Feb. 9th |
4. Vietnamese New Year's Day | Jan. 26th | Feb. 14th | Feb. 2nd | Feb. 21st | Feb. 10th |
5. Vietnamese New Year's Day | Jan. 27th | Feb. 15th | Feb. 3rd | Feb. 22nd | Feb. 11th |
Day of Hùng Kings | April 29th | April 18th | April 7th | April 26th | April 16th |
Father's Day | June 18th | June 16th | June 15th | June 21st | June 20th |
Mother's Day | Aug. 30th | Aug. 18th | Sept. 6th | Aug. 27th | Aug. 16th |