Vietnam news and events public holidays are days when workers get the day off work. Prior to 2007, Vietnamese workers observed 8 days of public holiday a year, among the lowest in the region. On March...
January 1st.
Locally called "Tết dương lịch"...
Last day of the last lunar month - 3rd day of the first lunar month.
Locally called "Tết Nguyên Äán"
Largest holiday of the year, occurs around late January-early February...
10th day of the 3rd lunar month.
Locally called "Giỗ tổ Hùng Vương".
New holiday since 2007, around April (adopted by the government on March 28, 2007...
April 30.
Locally called "Ngà y giải phóng".
Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975...
May 1st.
Locally called "Ngà y Quốc tế Lao động"...
September 2.
Locally called "Quốc khánh".
Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)...
February 3.
Locally called " Ngà y thà nh láºp Äảng"....
March 8.
Locally called "Quốc tế Phụ nữ"....
May 19.
Locally called "Ngà y sinh Chủ tịch Hồ Chà Minh"....
June 1st.
Locally called "Ngà y quốc tế thiếu nhi"....
June 28.
Locally called "Ngà y gia đình Việt Nam"....
July 27.
Locally called " Ngà y thương binh liệt sĩ"....
August 19.
Locally called "Ngà y cách mạng tháng 8"....
October 10.
Locally called "Ngà y giải phóng thủ đô"....
October 20.
Locally called "Ngà y phụ nữ Việt Nam"....
November 20.
Locally called " Ngà y Nhà giáo Việt Nam"....
December 22.
Locally called "Ngà y há»™i quốc phòng toà n dân (ngà y thà nh láºp Quân Ä‘á»™i nhân dân Việt Nam)"....
December 25.
Locally called "Giáng sinh/Nôen"....
15/1 lunar.
Locally called "Tết Nguyên Tiêu (Rằm tháng giêng)"....
15/4 lunar.
Locally called "Lá»… Pháºt đản"....
5/5 lunar.
Locally called "Tết Äoan ngá»"....
15/7 lunar.
Locally called "Rằm tháng bảy, Vu Lan"....
15/8 lunar.
Locally called "Tết Trung thu"....
23/12 lunar.
Locally called "Ông Táo chầu trá»i"....
