Holiday Guide for Vietnam in 2016

Vietnam information

List of National Holidays in Vietnam in 2016

	Friday January 1st  Long Weekend!  New Year's Day Vietnam: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Saturday February 6th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Sunday February 7th Tet Eve Vietnam: Day before Tet, the most important holiday in Vietnam
	Monday February 8th  Long Weekend!  Tet Nguyen Dan Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Tuesday February 9th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Wednesday February 10th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Saturday April 16th Hung Kings Temple Festival Vietnam: The official name of the festival is 'Death Anniversary of the Hung Kings' but does not mark the death of any specific Hung King
	Sunday April 17th Hung Kings Temple Festival Vietnam: The official name of the festival is 'Death Anniversary of the Hung Kings' but does not mark the death of any specific Hung King
	Monday April 18th  Long Weekend!  Hung Kings Temple Festival Vietnam: Third day of the festival is a public holiday as the first two days fall on the weekend
	Saturday April 30th Reunification Day Vietnam: Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon
	Sunday May 1st Labour Day Vietnam: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 2nd  Long Weekend!  Reunification Day Vietnam: Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon
	Tuesday May 3rd Labour Day Vietnam: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Friday September 2nd  Long Weekend!  National Day Vietnam: Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Notes

• Employees who are foreign citizens working in Vietnam receive an additional day off for their own country's National Day
• If a public holiday falls on a weekend, workers are entitled to have the following day off as compensation
• Under Article 115 of the Labor Code issued in 2012, workers are entitled to ten paid holidays each year.