These are public and national holidays of Vietnam. Holidays that fall on the weekend are moved to the next Monday.
- 01 January: Tet Duong Lich (New Year’s Day) (National Holiday)
- January or February:
(3 days) Tet / Tet Am Lich (Chinese New Year) (National Holiday) - 03 February: Anniversary of Founding of Vietnamese Communist Party (National Holiday).
(Thanh lap Dang Cong San Vietnam – which was founded in 1930) - 8 March:International Women’s Day.
- 30 April: Giai Phong Saigon (Liberation Day – the day Saigon surrendered – 1945) (National Holiday).
- 01 May: Quoc te Lao Dong (International Labour’s Day) (National Holiday).
- 19 May: Ho Chi Minh’s birthday (1890) (National Holiday).
- Eighth day of the fourth moon (usually in June): Phat Dan (Buddha’s birthday) (National Holiday).
- 1 June: Children’s Day.
- 8th Lunar Month: Mid-Autumn Festival. September/October: 15-day of the 8th lunar Month. Street Children parade with lanterns and portions of “Moon Cakes” (sticky rice and lotus seeds with the yokes of duck eggs and sugar) are eaten.
- 02 September: The National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Commemorates Vietnamese declaration of independence from French on 2 September 1945 in Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi. Excellent day for photography throughout Vietnam. (National holiday)
- 20 November: Teacher’s Day. Teachers of Vietnam are honored on this day with gifts from students.
- 25 December: Christmas Day. Vietnam is 10% Christian. (National Holiday)
