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Several public holidays are observed in Myanmar.^[1]

Public holidays

No.	Day Name	Date(2016)	Number Of Days	Remarks
1	Independence Day	4 January	1 day	Marks independence from British Empire in 1948.
2	Kayin New Year Day	10 January+	1 day	1st Waxing of Pyatho
3	Union Day	12 February	1 day	Anniversary of the Panglong Agreement in 1947.
3	Peasants' Day	2 March	1 day	Anniversary of Ne Win's coup.
5	Full Moon of Tabaung	23 March^†	1 day	Tabaung Pwè Pagoda Festivals.
6	Armed Forces Day	27 March	1 day	Formerly Resistance Day (against the Japanese occupation in 1945).
7	Myanmar New Year Holidays	11 April to 20 April	10 days	A period of 10 days beginning from the day before Thingyan Akyo Day.
8	Labour Day	1 May	1 day	Worker's Day.
9	Full Moon of Kason	21 May^†	1 day	Anniversary of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha celebrated by watering the Bodhi tree.
10	Martyrs' Day	19 July	1 day	Commemorates the assassination of Aung San and several other cabinet members in 1947.
11	Start of Buddhist Lent	19 July^†	1 day	Festival of Lights.
12	End of Buddhist Lent	16 October^†	1 day	Festival of Lights.
13	Full Moon of Tazaungmone	14 November^†	1 day	Tazaungdaing festival
14	National Day	24 November+	1 day	Anniversary of the first university students strike in 1920.
15	Christmas Day	25 December	1 day	This Christian holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
16	Kayin New Year Day	29 December+	1 day	1st Waxing of Paytho
17	Eid al-Adha	-	1 day	Will be announced by Union Government
18	Diwali (Deepavali)	-	1 day	Will be announced by Union Government
Total Public Holidays For 2016 Year			27 days

^† Date varies; determined by the Burmese calendar.

Government Offices And Banks Hours

All Government Offices Hours in The Republic Of The Union Of Myanmar are from 09:30 Hours to 16:30 Hours. All Banks Hours are from 09:30 Hours to 15:30 Hours. On Pay Day Bank Hours are from 08:30 Hours to 14:30 Hours.

Weekend Holidays

Saturday and Sunday are Weekend Holidays Of Myanmar. All Government Offices and Banks in The Republic Of The Union Of Myanmar will be closed on weekend holidays.

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