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Winter Solstice
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Thursday |
Jan. 2, 2025 |
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All
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Local name: Nyilo (ཉི་ལོ་)
Marks the traditional winter solstice in Bhutan, historically considered as a time of renewal and the start of a new year in some communities.
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Traditional Day of Offering
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Thursday |
Jan. 30, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Chunyipai Losar (ཆུ་གཉིས་པའི་ལོ་གསར་)
Observed on the first day of the 12th month of the Bhutanese calendar, a day to make offerings, show gratitude, and engage in charitable acts.
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Birth Anniversary Of His Majesty the King
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Friday |
Feb. 21, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Druk Gyalpo’i Skye Dgu’i Nyin (No widely used Dzongkha name
this is descriptive)
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Birth Anniversary Of His Majesty the King Holiday
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Saturday |
Feb. 22, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Druk Gyalpo’i Skye Dgu’i Nyin (No widely used Dzongkha name
this is descriptive)
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Birth Anniversary Of His Majesty the King Holiday
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Sunday |
Feb. 23, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Druk Gyalpo’i Skye Dgu’i Nyin (No widely used Dzongkha name
this is descriptive)
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Losar
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Friday |
Feb. 28, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Losar (ལོ་གསར་)
The Bhutanese (and Tibetan) New Year, a time for family reunions, religious ceremonies, feasting, and the exchange of well-wishes.
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Losar Holiday
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Saturday |
March 1, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Losar (ལོ་གསར་)
The Bhutanese (and Tibetan) New Year, a time for family reunions, religious ceremonies, feasting, and the exchange of well-wishes.
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Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
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Friday |
May 2, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: 3rd Druk Gyalpo’i Skye Dgu’i Nyin
Honors the birth of the Third King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, recognized as the “Father of Modern Bhutan.”
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Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung
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Wednesday |
May 7, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Zhabdrung Kuchoe (ཞབས་དྲུང་སྐུ་མཆོད་)
Commemorates the passing of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, the unifier of Bhutan, with prayers and offerings in monasteries and temples.
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Lord Buddha's Parinirvana
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Wednesday |
June 11, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Saga Dawa Düchen (ས་ག་ཟླ་བ་དུས་ཆེན)
Marks the enlightenment and parinirvana (final passing) of Lord Buddha, a day of deep spiritual reflection, prayers, and merit-making.
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Birth Anniversary Of Guru Rinpoche
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Saturday |
July 5, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Guru Rinpoche’i Skye Dgu’i Nyin
Commemorates the birth of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), who introduced Buddhism to Bhutan and the Himalayas.
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First Sermon Of Lord Buddha
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Monday |
July 28, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Drukpa Tshezhi (འབྲུག་པ་ཚེས་བཞི)
Celebrates the occasion when Lord Buddha first turned the Wheel of Dharma by giving his first sermon at Sarnath.
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Blessed Rainy Day
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Tuesday |
Sept. 23, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Thruebab (ཁྲུས་འབབ་)
A day when it is believed that all natural water bodies become blessed, people bathe to cleanse negative karma and welcome a fresh start.
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Thimphu Drubchen
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Sunday |
Sept. 28, 2025 |
Regional
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Thimphu
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A religious festival in Thimphu preceding the main Tshechu, featuring sacred dances and rituals that invoke protective deities.
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Dassain
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Thursday |
Oct. 2, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Dashain
A festival of the Nepalese community in Bhutan, celebrating the victory of good over evil with family gatherings and feasts.
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Thimphu Tshechu
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Thursday |
Oct. 2, 2025 |
Regional
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Thimphu
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One of Bhutan’s most famous festivals held in Thimphu, with masked dances, religious rituals, and vibrant cultural performances.
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Thimphu Tshechu Holiday
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Friday |
Oct. 3, 2025 |
Regional
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Thimphu
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Local name: Thimphu Tshechu
One of Bhutan’s most famous festivals held in Thimphu, with masked dances, religious rituals, and vibrant cultural performances.
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Thimphu Tshechu Holiday
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Saturday |
Oct. 4, 2025 |
Regional
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Thimphu
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Local name: Thimphu Tshechu
One of Bhutan’s most famous festivals held in Thimphu, with masked dances, religious rituals, and vibrant cultural performances.
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Coronation day of His Majesty the King
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Saturday |
Nov. 1, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Druk Gyalpo’i Thrim Threng Nyin (descriptive)
Commemorates the coronation of the reigning King of Bhutan, symbolizing the continuity of monarchy and national unity.
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Descending Day of Lord Buddha
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Tuesday |
Nov. 11, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: Lhabab Düchen (ལྷ་བབས་དུས་ཆེན)
Marks the day Buddha is believed to have descended from heaven after teaching his mother the Dharma, celebrated with prayers and offerings.
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Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo
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Tuesday |
Nov. 11, 2025 |
National
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All
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Local name: 4th Druk Gyalpo’i Skye Dgu’i Nyin
Celebrates the birth of the Fourth King, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, revered for his visionary leadership and Gross National Happiness philosophy.
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National Day
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Wednesday |
Dec. 17, 2025 |
National
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All
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Observed on December 17, commemorating the day in 1907 when Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck was crowned the first King of Bhutan, marking national unity and sovereignty.
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