List of national public holidays of Cambodia in 2018
Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
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Monday | January 01 | International New Year Day | Celebrates the beginning of the Gregorian New Year |
Sunday | January 07 | Victory over Genocide Day | Marks the end of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979 |
Thursday | March 01 | Meak Bochea Day | Date varies depending on the lunar cycle |
Thursday | March 08 | International Women’s Day | |
Friday | April 13 | Khmer New Year Day | First day of Cambodian New Year |
Monday | April 16 | Khmer New Year Holiday | Second day of Cambodian New Year |
Tuesday | April 17 | Khmer New Year Holiday | Third day of Cambodian New Year |
Tuesday | May 01 | International Labour Day | Established to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers |
Sunday | May 13 | King’s Birthday | HM King Norodom Sihamoni was born on May 14, 1953 |
Monday | May 14 | King’s Birthday Holiday | |
Tuesday | May 15 | King’s Birthday Holiday | |
Thursday | May 17 | Royal Plowing Ceremony | Probable date |
Tuesday | May 29 | Visak Bochea Day | Birth of Buddha |
Friday | June 01 | Children’s Day | International and Cambodian Children’s Day |
Monday | June 18 | Kings Mother Birthday | Queen Mother Norodom Monineath was born on June 18, 1936. |
Monday | September 24 | Constitutional Day | Celebrates the signing of the constitution in 1993 |
Monday | October 08 | Ancestors Day | A Buddhist holiday dedicated to honouring deceased relatives |
Tuesday | October 09 | Ancestors Day Holiday | |
Wednesday | October 10 | Ancestors Day Holiday | |
Monday | October 15 | Commemoration Day of King’s Father | HM Norodom Sihanouk died on 15 October 2012 |
Tuesday | October 23 | Paris Peace Agreements Day | Commemorates the Treaty of Paris on 23 October 1991 |
Monday | October 29 | King’s Coronation Day | Norodom Sihamoni’s coronation was on 29 October 2004 |
Friday | November 09 | Independence Day | Cambodia gained independence from France in 1953. |
Thursday | November 22 | Water Festival Ceremony Holiday | |
Friday | November 23 | Water Festival Ceremony | Boat racing festival to mark the annual change in the Mekon and Tonie Sap rivers |
Saturday | November 24 | Water Festival Ceremony Holiday | |
Monday | December 10 | International Human Rights Day | Marks the UN’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |