Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

has numerous public holidays, including memorial holidays and religious holidays of Buddhist origin. The Khmer traditional calendar, known as ''Chântôkôtĕ'', is a lunisolar calendar although the word itself means lunar calendar. While the calendar is based on the movement of the moon, calendar dates are also synchronized with the solar year to keep the seasons from drifting. Therefore, some public holidays are subject to change every year based on the lunar calendar. The government has announced plans to reduce public holidays by at least seven days beginning in 2020.

Public holidays

Other festivals

References

External links

Public Holiday Calendar for Civil Servant and Worker for 2017, Royal Government of Cambodia

2016 Public Holidays, Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

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