| Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Japan | ||||
| Year 2011/2012 Holidays | ||||
| ၂ဝ၁၁ ႏွင့္ ၂၀၁၂ ခုႏွစ္အတြက္ ရုံးပိတ္ရက္မ်ား | ||||
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The following public holidays will be observed by the Embassy during the
year 2011/2012
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| No. | Date | Date | Titles of Holidays | Remarks |
| 1 | 2011年1月4日 | Tuesday | Independence Day (独立記念日) လြတ္လပ္ေ၇းေန ့ | Myanmar National Holiday, which Myanmar gained Independence from Britain in 1948 |
| 2 | 2011年1月10日 | 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. |
| 3 | 2011年2月11日 | Friday | National Foundation Day | A Japanese national holiday, Japanese people to remind themselves of the nation's founding and foster their love for the nation. |
| 4 | 2011年2月12日 | Saturday | Union Day (連邦記念日) ျ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. |
| 5 | 2011年3月2日 | Wednesday | Peasant Day (農民の日) ေတာင္သူလယ္သမားေန ့ | Myanmar National Holiday, the 2nd of March is designated as “the Peasants |
| Day” in Myanmar as a gesture of recognizing the gratitude of the peasantry. | ||||
| 6 | 2011年3月21日 | Monday | Vernal Equinox Day (春分の日, Shunbun no Hi?) | A Japanese national holiday, was established in 1948 as a day for the admiration of nature and the love of living things. |
| 7 | 2011年3月27日 | Sunday | Armed Forces Day (国軍記念日) 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 | 2011年4月12日 | Tuesday | Myanmar New Year Day (ミャンマー新年) ျ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 | 2011年4月13日 | Wednesday | ||
| 10 | 2011年4月14日 | Thursday | ||
| 11 | 2011年4月15日 | Friday | ||
| 12 | 2011年4月18日 | Monday | ||
| 13 | 2011年4月19日 | Tuesday | ||
| 14 | 2011年4月20日 | Wednesday | ||
| 15 | 2011年4月29日 | Tuesday | 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. |
| 16 | 2011年5月3日 | Tuesday | 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. |
| 17 | 2011年5月4日 | Wednesday | 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. |
| 18 | 2011年7月15日 | Friday | Full Moon Day of Waso ( 若者たちが花を集めてパゴタに供える祭) 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 | 2011年7月18日 | Monday | Marine Day (海の日, Umi no Hi?) | A Japanese national holiday, a day of gratitude for the blessings of the oceans and for hoping for the prosperity of the maritime nation that is Japan. |
| 20 | 2011年7月19日 | Monday | Martyrs' Day (殉難者の日) အာဇာနည္ေန ့ | A Myanmar National Holiday, Azarni day or Martyr’s 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. |
| 21 | 2011年9月19日 | 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. |
| 22 | 2011年9月23日 | Friday | 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. |
| 23 | 2011年10月10日 | Monday | Health and 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. |
| 24 | 2011年10月12日 | Wednesday | Full Moon Day of Thitinkyut သီတင္းကြ်တ္လျပည့္ေန ့ | A Myanmar National Holiday, Myanmar Buddhists celebrate the full-moon day with multi-coloured illuminations. It is also called Tavatimsa Festival after the Tavatimsa Abode of the nats and the Myinmo Lights Festival after the Mount Myinmo there. |
| 25 | 2011年11月3日 | Thursday | 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. |
| 26 | 2011年11月23日 | Wednesday | 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. |
| 27 | 2011年12月23日 | Thursday | Emperor's Birthday | The Emperor's Birthday (天皇誕生日, 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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