Grand Tour

As a predominantly Buddhist country, most of public holidays in Cambodia are Buddhist holidays which are based on lunar calendars. There are a number of traditional Cambodia festivals as well, which are also based on lunar calendars. Thus, holiday dates change from year to year.

Eventhough Cambodia share a number of common Buddhist holidays with other Buddhist countries such as Thailand or Vietnam, Cambodia people have their own calendar calculation, which celebrate the Buddhist holidays approximately one month earlier than Thailand.

One thing interesting here is that Cambodia celebrates 3 New Years every year, the International New Year's Day, Chinese New Year, and Cambodia New Year.

January 01	International New Year Day
January 07	Victory Day over Genocidal
January 30	Meak Bochea Day
March 08	International Women's Day
April 14, 15, 16	Khmer New Year Day
April 28	Visak Bochea Day
May 01	International Labor Day
May 02	Royal Plowing Day
May 13, 14, 15	King's Birthday, Norodom Sihamoni
June 18	King's Mother Birthday, Norodom Monineath Sihanouk
September 24	Constitutional Day
October 07, 08, 09	Pchum Ben Day
October 29	King's Coronation Day, Norodom Sihamoni
October 31	King's Father Birthday, Norodom Sihanouk
November 09	Independence Day
November 20, 21, 22	Water Festival
December 10	International Human Rights Day