Bhutan - land of the thunder dragon

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FESTIVAL

PLACE

DATES

1

PUNAKHA DROMCHE

PUNAKHA

FEB 21ST- FE 25TH

2

CHORTEN KORA

TRASHIYANGTSE

MAR 3RD  &  MAR 19th

3

GOMKORA

TRASHIGANG

MAR 26TH   – MAR 28TH  

4

PARO TSHECHU

PARO

MAR 29TH   –APRIL 2ND 

5

CHUKHA TSHECHU

CHHUKHA

MAR 31ST  – APRIL 2ND 

6

URA YAKCHOE

BUMTHANG

APRIL 27TH – MAY 1ST 

7

NIMALUNG TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

JUNE 23RD – JUNE 25TH 

8

KURJEY TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

JUNE 25th

9

THIMPHU DRUPCHEN

THIMPHU

SEPT 16TH  –SEPT 20TH

10

WANGDI TSHECHU

WANGDI PHODRANG

SEPT 20th  –SEPT 22ND 

11

THIMPHU TSHECHU

THIMPHU

SEPT 21ST –SEPT 23RD

12

TAMSHINGPHALA CHOEPA

BUMTHANG

SEPT 21ST – SEPT 23RD

13

TANGBI MANI

BUMTHANG

SEPT 25TH –SEPT 27TH

14

JAMBAY LAKHANG DRUP

BUMTHANG

OCT 25TH – OCT 29TH

15

PAKER TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

OCT 26TH – OCT 28TH

16

MONGAR TSHECHU

MONGAR

NOV 16TH – NOV 19TH

17

PEMAGATSEL TSHECHU

PEMAGATSEL

NOV 16TH – NOV 19TH 

18

TRASHIGANG TSHECHU

TRASHIGANG

NOV 17TH – NOV 20TH 

19

NALAKHAR TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

NOV 24TH – NOV 26TH

20

TRONGSA TSHECHU

TRONGSA

DEC 18TH  – DEC 20TH

21

LHUNTSE TSHECHU

LHUNTSE

DEC 18TH  – DEC 20TH

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FESTIVAL

PLACE

DATES

1

PUNAKHA DROMCHE

PUNAKHA

FEB 11- FEB 15

2

CHORTEN KORA

TRASHIYANGTSE

FEB 21 – MAR 7

3

GOMKORA

TRASHIGANG

MAR 14  – MAR 16 

4

PARO TSHECHU

PARO

MAR 17 –MAR 21

5

CHHUKHA TSHECHU

CHHUKHA

MAR 19   – MAR 21

6

URA YAKCHOE (Tentative  )

BUMTHANG

APRIL 16 – APRIL 20 

7

NIMALUNG TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

JUL 10 – JUL 12

8

KURJEY TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

JULY 12

9

THIMPHU DRUPCHEN

THIMPHU

OCT 4  – OCT 8

10

WANGDI TSHECHU

WANGDI PHODRANG

OCT 7  – OCT 9 

11

THIMPHU TSHECHU

THIMPHU

OCT 9 – OCT 11

12

TAMSHINGPHALA CHOEPA

BUMTHANG

OCT 8 – OCT 10

13

TANGBI MANI

BUMTHANG

OCT 13 – OCT 15

14

JAMBAY LAKHANG DRUP

BUMTHANG

NOV 12 – NOV 16

15

PRAKHAR DUCHHOED

BUMTHANG

NOV 13 – NOV 15

16

MONGAR TSHECHU

MONGAR

DEC 4 – DEC 7

17

PEMAGATSEL TSHECHU

PEMAGATSEL

DEC 4 – DEC 7

18

TRASHIGANG TSHECHU

TRASHIGANG

DEC 5 – DEC 8

19

NALAKHAR TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

DEC 12 – DEC 14

20

TRONGSA TSHECHU

TRONGSA

JAN 5 – JAN 7 (2009)

21

LHUNTSE TSHECHU

LHUNTSE

JAN 5 – JAN 7 (2009)

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HOLIDAYS FOR  2007 CALENDER YEAR

DATE

1

Losar: Female Fire Pig Year

18th and 19th  Feb.

2

Birth Anniversary of 5th King, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

21st February

3

Zhabdrung Kuchoe: Death Anniversary of Zh

abdrung

26th April

4

Birth Anniversary of Third King

2nd     May

5

Lord Buddha’s Parinirvana

31st  May

6

Coronation Day of the 4th King,  His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck

2nd June

7

Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche

25th June

8

The First Sermon of Lord Buddha

18th July

9

Thimphu Drubchen (for Thimphu only)

17th Sept.

10

Thimphu Tshechu (for Thimphu only)

21st, 22nd and 23rd Sept.

11

Dashain Hindu Festival

21st Oct.

12

Descending Day of Lord Buddha (Lha-bab Dhuechen)

1st Nov.

13

Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the 4th King of Bhutan

11th , 12th  and 13th Nov.

14

National Day

17 Dec.

15

Winter Solstice (Nyi-lo)

2nd Jan. 2008

16

Traditional Day of offering

9th Jan 2008