Holiday Guide for Vietnam in 2020

Vietnam information

List of National Holidays in Vietnam in 2020

	Wednesday January 1st 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
	Thursday January 23rd Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Friday January 24th  Long Weekend!  Tet Eve Vietnam: Day before Tet, the most important holiday in Vietnam
	Saturday January 25th Tet Nguyen Dan Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Sunday January 26th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Monday January 27th  Long Weekend!  Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Tuesday January 28th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Wednesday January 29th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Thursday April 2nd 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
	Thursday April 30th Reunification Day Vietnam: Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon
	Friday May 1st  Long Weekend!  Labour Day Vietnam: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday September 2nd 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.