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Thai Calendar Thailand has adopted the western calendar to divide
the year into days, weeks and months, using Thai names for these
units. Years are numbered according to the Buddhist era (BE)
which commenced 543 years before the Christian era. Therefore
2003 AD is BE 2546 and 2004 is BE 2547.
National public holidays Thailand's national public holidays
are linked to religious or agricultural traditions and follow
the lunar calendar, therefore the dates for some of the holidays
change each year.
The following are national public
holidays in Thailand:
 New Year's Day : Jan 1
Makha Bucha Day : late January to early March
Chakri Day : April 6
Songkran Day : April 13
National Labour Day : May 1
Coronation Day : May 5
Visakha Bucha Day : May
Asanha Bucha Day : July
Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent) : July
HM the Queen's Birthday : August 12
Chulalongkorn Day : October 23
HM the King's Birthday : December 5
Constitution Day : December 10
New Year's Eve : December 31
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