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Official Holidays 2012
1 January (substitution day on 2 January) New Year's Day
The beginning of the western new year is a national holiday in Thaland, one of three "new year" holidays celebrated every year.
7 March Makha Bucha
Makha Bucha celebrates the Buddha's first sermon in to his disciples.
6 April

Chakri Day
Chakri Day commeorates the founding of the current dynasty, Rama I.

13 April Songkran
Songkran is the traditional Thai new year, generally celebrated as a water festival.
14 April Songkran
Second day of this three-day holiday.
15 April (substitution day on 16 April) Songkran
Third of the three days of Songkran.
1 May National Labor Day
International labor day is celebrated as a national holiday.
5 May(substitution day on 7 May) Coronation Day
Celebrates the day in 1949 when the current king was crowned.
9 May Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day
is an ancient royal rite to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season.
4 June Visakha Bucha
The holiest Buddhist holiday celebrates the birth, enlightenment and entry into nirvana of the Buddha.
2 August

Asarnha Bucha

The anniversary of the Budha's first sermon.

3 August Buddhist Lent Day
This day marks the beginning of the Buddhist 'lent' period, a time when monks are supposed to retreat to their temples while new life springs forth.
12 August (substitution day on 13 August) Queen's Birthday
Her Majesty the Queen's birthday is a national holiday, also serving as the country's Mothers Day as well.

23 October

 

Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
Celebrates the birthday of one of Thailand's most revered kings.

5 December

 

King's Birthday
His Majesty the King's birthday is celebrated throughout the country and also serves as the nation's Fathers Day.
10 December Constitution Day
December 10 th celebrates the date in 1932 when the country was granted its first constitution.
31 December New Years Eve
The day before the western new year day is always a national holiday.