Open Society and Soros Foundation

Burma Calendar


January 4
Independence Day
February 12
Union Day
March 2
Peasants' Day
March 2
Anniversary of Military Coup D'Etat
March 8
International Woman's Day
March 10
Dry

Season Celebration

March

17

Red

Bridge Day

March

19

Pa'O

National Day

March

21

International

Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March

27

Tatmadaw

Day (Armed Forces Day)

March

27

Resistance

Day (Burma)

April

7

World

Health Day

April

12-16

Thingyan

(Water Festival)

April

17

Burmese

New Year

April

22

International

Earth Day

May

1

Labor

Day

May

27

Anniversary

of the 1990 Election

June

19

Women

of Burma Day

June

19

Martyrs'

Day

July

7

Commemoration

of Bombing of Student Union Shooting in 1962

August

8

Anniversary

of 8-8-88 Uprising

September

18

Anniversary

of SPDC Coup

September

24

National

League for Democracy formed in 1988

December

10

World

Human Rights Day

December

12

National

Day

December

24

National

League for Democracy formed in 1988

December

25

Christmas

Day

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