List of Holidays during 2012

In lieu of New Year’s Day - 2 January Monday          

Independence Day - 4 January Wednesday

Good Friday - 6 April Friday

Easter Monday - 9 April Monday                      

Thingyan Water Festival - 12 April Thursday

Thingyan Water Festival  - 13 April Friday

Thingyan Water Festival  - 16 April Monday

Burmese New Year - 17 April Tuesday

Spring Bank Holiday -  4 June Monday

Queens Diamond Jubilee - 5 June Tuesday          

Full Moon of Waso -2 August Thursday

Summer Bank Holiday - 27 August Monday

*Full moon Thadingyut - 30 October Tuesday

*Full moon of Tazaungdaing - 28 November Wednesday

Christmas Day - 25 December Tuesday                      

Boxing Day - 26 December Wednesday

*The Embassy will be closed to the public on these local holidays and will operate with a skeleton staff.  Staff are entitled to take one of these days as a public holiday.

The Embassy will remain open on the following public holidays:

Peasants Day - 2 March Friday

Armed Forces day -27 March Tuesday

Martyr's Day - 19 July Thursday

May Day - 1 May Tuesday