School holidays
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Sunday January 1, 2023
School holidays : Http://www.education.gov.bt/
Ministry of Education
https://www.rtc.bt
Schooling is not compulsory
only 25% of Bhutanese children attend school in 430 schools.
35 schools are being build yearly
Teaching languages: Dzongkha, English
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Winter Solstice (Nyinlog)
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Monday January 2, 2023
Secular holiday : The winter solstice is the moment when the earth is at a point in its orbit where one hemisphere is most inclined away from the Sun. This causes the Sun to appear at its farthest below the celestial equator when viewed from the far hemisphere. Solstice is a Latin borrowing and means sun stand still , referring to the appearance that the Sun's noontime elevation change stops its progress, either northerly or southerly. The day of the winter solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
Day of Offerings
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Sunday January 22, 2023
Hinduism : Women sing and dance, men play archery, picnics are organized more popular in Eastern Bhutan
Winter holiday (end)
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Wednesday February 1, 2023
School holidays :
King's Anniversary
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Tuesday February 21, 2023
Secular holiday : Current king is known as Druk Gyalpo (the Dragon King)
Buddhist New Year - Losar
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Tuesday February 21, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) : The new year is called Losar, and is celebrated according to the highly complicated Bhutanese calendar.
King's Anniversary
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Wednesday February 22, 2023
Secular holiday : Current king is known as Druk Gyalpo (the Dragon King)
Buddhist New Year - Losar
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Wednesday February 22, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) : The new year is called Losar, and is celebrated according to the highly complicated Bhutanese calendar.
King's Anniversary
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Thursday February 23, 2023
Secular holiday : Current king is known as Druk Gyalpo (the Dragon King)
Gom Kora Tshechu
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Monday March 20, 2023
cards/flowers :
Shabdrung Kuchoe
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Sunday April 30, 2023
Secular holiday : The Shabdrung (also Zhabdrung) is the most important tulku lineage in Bhutan, equivalent in many ways to the Dalai Lama lineage of Tibet. The lineage traces through the founder of the country, Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (b. 1594 -d 1651), a high Drukpa Kagyu lama who was the first to unify the warring valley kingdoms under a single rule. In Bhutan the Shabdrung is revered as the third most important personality behind Guru Rimpoche and the Buddha.
The Third King's Anniversary
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Tuesday May 2, 2023
Secular holiday : Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1929 - 1972) was the third king of Bhutan. He ended his country's isolation, introduced modernity, and took the first steps toward democratization. Upon succeeding his father, Jigme Wangchuck, on October 27, 1952, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck put an end to feudalism in the country and released all of the remaining serfs. He encouraged certain modern inventions to assist the local peasantry and introduced wheeled vehicles, where previously the transportation of crops and people was done manually. http://pedia.nodeworks.com/J/JI/JIG/Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuk
Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
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Wednesday June 28, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) : Padmasambhava (in Sanskrit meaning lotus-born ) founded the Tibetan or Tantric school of Buddhism in the 8th century. In Bhutan and Tibet he is better known as Guru Rinpoche ( Precious Master ) where followers of the Nyingma school regard him as the second Buddha.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Saturday July 8, 2023
School holidays :
First Sermon of Lord Buddha
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Friday July 21, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Marks the first sermon Buddha gave to his five disciples, introducing the middle way, the noble eight-fold path and the Four Noble Truths. It is celebrated with candlelight processions.
Summer holiday (end)
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Thursday July 27, 2023
School holidays :