Embassy of the Union of Myanmar in Tokyo
Year 2010 Holidays
၂၀၁၀ ခုႏွစ္အတြက္ ျမန္မာသံ၇ုံး၊ တိုက်ဳိ ၇ုံးပိတ္၇က္မ်ား
The following public holidays will be observed by the Embassy of the Union of Myanmar in Tokyo during the year 2010.
No. Date Date Titles of Holidays Remarks
1 2010”N1ŒŽ1“๚ Friday New Year Day A Japanese national holiday, one of the biggest events on the calendar of annual festivities in Japan.
2 2010”N1ŒŽ4“๚ Monday Independence Day (“ฦ—ง‹L”O“๚) လြတ္လပ္ေ၇းေန ့ Myanmar National Holiday, which Myanmar gained Independence from Britain in 1948
3 2010”N1ŒŽ11“๚ Monday Coming of Age (Adult) Day A Japanese national holiday, the second Monday of January is Coming-of-Age Day, a national holiday to encourage those who have newly entered adulthood to become self-reliant members of society.
4 2010”N2ŒŽ11“๚ Thursday National Foundation Day A Japanese national holiday, Japanese people to remind themselves of the nation's founding and foster their love for the nation.
5 2010”N2ŒŽ12“๚ Friday Union Day (˜A–M‹L”O“๚) ျပည္ေထာင္စုေန ့ Myanmar National Holiday, it was on 12 February 1947 that Panglong Conference and Panglong Agreement emerged in that the entire national people showed their unity, and they were unperturbed in facing the impact of discriminatory practices adopted by the colonialists. Therefore, the day is held in high esteem and designated as Union Day, for it is also the day on which the Union of Myanmar was conceived. The Union Day therefore is very profound and replete with nationalistic fervour. 
6 2010”N3ŒŽ2“๚ Tuesday Peasant Day (”_–ฏ‚ฬ“๚) ေတာင္သူလယ္သမားေန ့ Myanmar National Holiday, the 2nd of March is designated as gthe Peasants
Dayh in Myanmar as a gesture of recognizing the gratitude of the peasantry.
7 2010”N3ŒŽ27“๚ Saturday Armed Forces Day (‘ŒR‹L”O“๚) တပ္မေတာ္ေန ့ Myanmar National Holiday, the Armed Forces Day, when all the nationalities of Myanmar made history through their acts of courage and national pride. A patriotic Tatmadaw (Armed Forces) formed during the independence struggle period with the active participation of the people themselves. With one accord, the Tatmadawmen (soliders) together with the entire people launched a concerted assault against the fascist menace on the 27th of March 1945. On the anniversary of this special day of historic significance when the glory of our nation and the people shone ever more brightly.
8 2010”N4ŒŽ12“๚ Monday Myanmar New Year Day (ƒ~ƒƒƒ“ƒ}[V”N) ျမန္မာ့ႏွစ္သစ္ကူး Myanmar National Holidays, Thingyan is a word derived from Sanskrit meaning change. 'Thingyan' festival is the festival of changing from old year to new-year. It is held prior to Myanmar new-year to cleanse away evil deeds of the past year with water. 'Tagu' is a month of Myanmar New Year fell on second week of April. It is celebrated with three days or four days of water throwing. 
9 2010”N4ŒŽ13“๚ Tuesday
10 2010”N4ŒŽ14“๚ Wednesday
11 2010”N4ŒŽ15“๚ Thursday
12 2010”N4ŒŽ16“๚ Friday
13 2010”N4ŒŽ29“๚ Thursday Showa Day A Japanese national holiday, Showa Day is a day for remembering the Showa Era (1926 to 1989), when the Japanese people worked hard to rebuild the country, and for wishing for a bright future.
14 2010”N5ŒŽ1“๚ Saturday Worker's Day (ƒ[ƒf[) အလုပ္သမားေန ့ A Myanmar National Holiday in Myanmar as a gesture of recognizing the gratitude of the workers
15 2010”N5ŒŽ3“๚ Monday Constitution Memorial Day A Japanese national holiday, the Constitution of Japan came into force on May 3, 1947. To commemorate this event, the date is celebrated as a national holiday. 
16 2010”N5ŒŽ4“๚ Tuesday Greenery Day A Japanese national holiday, Greenery Day is celebrated on May 4. This is a day that has been set aside for nature appreciation.
17 2010”N7ŒŽ19“๚ Monday Martyrs' Day (}“๏Žา‚ฬ“๚)  အာဇာနည္ေန ့ A Myanmar National Holiday, Azarni day or Martyrfs Day is held on 19th July annually in Myanmar. It is held to mark the assassination of Myanmar's independence leaders on this day in 1947 at 10:37 AM. 
18 2010”N7ŒŽ26“๚ Monday Full Moon Day of Waso ( ŽแŽา‚ฝ‚ฟ‚ช‰ิ‚๐W‚฿‚ฤƒpƒSƒ^‚ษ‹Ÿ‚ฆ‚้ี)     ၀ါဆိုလျပည့္ေန ့   A Myanmar National Holiday, Full Moon Day of Waso - Gautama Buddha, after realising the Four Noble Truths in the year 103, preached the First Sermon, the Dhammacakka Sutra, to the five mendicants in the Migadawon forest near Benares on Wazo Full Moon Day. 
19 2010”N9ŒŽ20“๚ Monday Respect for the Age Day A Japanese national holiday, Keiro no Hi, or Respect-for-the-Aged Day. Keiro no Hi is a day when one shows respect to long-time contributors to society, celebrates their longevity, prays for their health, gains greater awareness and understanding of welfare issues confronting the elderly, and thinks about how welfare services can be improved.
20 2010”N9ŒŽ23“๚ Thursday Autumnal Equinox Day A Japanese national holiday, September 23 or 24 is Autumnal Equinox Day, a national holiday. It's a day not just to mark the changing of seasons but also to pay our respects to our deceased parents, grandparents, and other family members.
21 2010”N10ŒŽ11“๚ Monday Sports Day A Japanese national holiday, in every autumn, school kids all over Japan, from kindergarten through high school, take part in sports day. On this day, athletic meets are held to give kids a chance to test their skills and compete with each other in a variety of events. It is also a great chance for the whole family to enjoy fun time together. This is particularly true of elementary school meets, where large numbers of families often come out to cheer on the kids.
22 2010”N11ŒŽ3“๚ Wednesday Culture Day A Japanese national holiday, it was on this day in 1946 that the present Constitution of Japan was officially announced. To commemorate this event, the date was made into a holiday two years later to foster the ideals of the Constitution - the love of peace and freedom - through cultural activities.
23 2010”N11ŒŽ23“๚ Tuesday Labour Thanksgiving Day A Japanese National holiday, it became a holiday in 1948 as a day for citizens to express gratitude to one other for work done throughout the year and for the fruits of those labors.
24 2010”N12ŒŽ1“๚ Thursday National Day အမ်ဳိးသားေန ့ A Myanmar National Holiday, the day on which the national movement for Myanmar independence struggle was launched. The national movement was born out of the colonialists' forceful suppression of Myanmar national spirit, the essence of which was the race, the language, the Sasana and the education, and it eventually led to the regaining of independence. The day the national movement went into action will always be chronicled in Myanmar history. 
25 2010”N12ŒŽ23“๚ Thursday Emperor's Birthday The Emperor's Birthday (“Vc’aถ“๚, Tennō tanjōbi?) is a national holiday in the Japanese calendar. It is currently celebrated on 23 December. The date is determined by the present Emperor's birthdate.
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