Bhutan Holiday & Festivals
National Holidays
January
2 Winter Solstice
27 Traditional Day of Offering
February
21, 22 &23 Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King
25 & 26 Earth Female Ox Year (Losar)
May
2 Birth Anniversary of the 3 rd Druk Gyalpo
4 Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe)
June
7 Lord Buddha’s Parinivana
July
2 Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
25 First Sermon of Lord Buddha
September
28 Dashin
November
6 Coronation Day of Fifth Druk Gyalpo
9 Descending Day of Lord Buddha
11 Birth Anniversary of Fourth Druk Gyalpo
December
17 National Day
FESTIVALS :
Punakha Festival - February or March
Paro Festival - March or April
Ura Yakchu Festival - April or May
Nimalung Festival - June or July
Thimpu and Thangbi Festival - September or October
Jambay Lhakhang Festival - October or November
Festival & Culural Trek - November or December
Year End Trongsa Festival - December or January
Tentative Festivals Dates for 2009
(Earth Female Ox Year)
March
3-5 Punakha Dromche (Punakha)
6-8 Punukha Tsechu (Punakha)
11 Tharpaling Throngdrol, (Bumthang)
11-14 Tangsibi Mani Ura (Bumthang)
11 & 26 Chorten Kora (Trashi Yangtse)
12-14 Buli Mani (Chummi – Bumthang)
24-26 Gayden Chodpa Ura (Bumthang)
April
2-4 Gomkora (Tashigang)
5-9 Paro Tsechu (Paro)
7-9 Chhukha Tsechu (Chhukha)
May
5-9 Ura Yakchoe (Bumthang)
June 30-July 2 Nimalung Tsechu (Bumthang)
July
2 Kurjey Tsechu (Bumthang)
September
26 Thimphu Dromche (Thimphu)
26-28 Wangdue Tsechu (Wangdue Phodrang)
28-30 Thimphu Tsechu (Thimphu)
28-30 Tamchingphala Choepa (Bumthang)
October
3-5 Tangbi Mani (Bumthang)
24-29 Shingkhar Rabney (Ura, Bumthang)
26-29 Jakar Tsechu (Bumthang)
November
2-6 Jambay Lhakhang Drup (Bumthang)
3-5 Parkhar Duchhoed (Bumthang)
13-16 Sumdrang Kangsol (Ura, Bumthang)
25-27 Mongar Tsechu (Mongar)
25-27 Pemagatshel Tsechu (Pemagatshel)
26-28 Tashigang Tsechu (Tashigang)
27-28 Namkha Rabney (Tang, Bumthang)
December
2-4 Nalakhar Tsechu (Bumthang)
2-5 Chozom Rabney (Tang, Bumthang)
25-27 Trongsa Tsechu (Trongsa)
25-27 Lhuntse Tsechu (Lhuntse)
31 Shingkhar Metochodpa (ura, Bumtahng)
31 Nabji Lhakhang Drup (Nabji, Trongsa) |
