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Public holidays in Vietnam
30 April
Saigon Liberation Day. The day which the armed forces of northern
Vietnam entered Saigon and reunified the country (Official Holiday).
1 May
International Labor Day (Official Holiday).
19 May
Ho Chi Minh's Birthday (Official holiday)
May
Buddha's Birthday. 8th day of the fourth lunar month (Official
holiday)
1 June
Children's Day.
July
Feast of the Wandering Souls and Hungry Ghosts (Trung Nguyen). 15th
day of the 7th lunar month. Paper money is burned for absolution and
generous offerings of food are made to deceased relatives whom it is
believed will wander into the homes of their offspring on this day.
8th Lunar Month
Mid-Autumn Festival. September/October: 15-day of the 8th lunar
Month. Children parade through the streets following lanterns and
generous portions of "Moon Cakes" made of sticky rice and lotus
seeds, the yokes of duck eggs and sugar are consumed.
2 September
National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Commemorates the
Vietnamese declaration of independence from the French on 2
September 1945 in Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi. Excellent day for
photography throughout Vietnam. (Official holiday)
20 November
Teacher's Day. Teachers throughout Vietnam are honoured this day
with gifts from their students.
25 December
Christmas. Vietnam is only 10% Christian, the country has designated
this holiday as a national one. (Official Holiday)
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