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Thailand has many festivals and celebrations. Many of them are related to religious or agricultural traditions. They follow the lunar calendar and therefore the dates for some of the holidays change each year. For the precise dates of the lunar holidays and festival locations, please check www.tourismthailand.org. The following are national public holidays and just a few of the major festivals in Thailand:

New Year's Day, 1 January
Chinese New Year
Makha Bucha Day, late January - early March
Chakri Day, 6 April
Songkran Days, 13-15 April
Labor Day, 1 May
Coronation Day, 5 May
Visakha Bucha, May
Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day, May
Asalha Bucha Day, July
Khoa Phansa (Buddhist Lent), July
H.M. the Queen's Birthday, 12 August
Aok Phasa, October
Chulalongkorn Memorial Day, 23 October
Loy Krathong, November
H.M. the King's Birthday, 5 December
Constitution Day, 10 December
New Years Eve, 31 December

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