1957 Holidays and Events in Cambodia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1957, Tue	International New Year Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	1/7/1957, Mon	Victory over Genocide Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the 7 January 1979 fall of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) with Vietnamese assistance.
	3/8/1957, Fri	International Women's Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	4/13/1957, Sat	Khmer New Year Day 1
Note A paid public holiday (Chaul Chnam Thmey / Maha Sangkranta).
	4/14/1957, Sun	Khmer New Year Day 2
Note A paid public holiday (Vireak Vanabat).
	4/15/1957, Mon	Khmer New Year Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Vireak Loeng Sak).
	5/1/1957, Wed	International Labor Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	5/13/1957, Mon	Visak Bochea
Note A paid public holiday. Celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing into Nirvana (death) of Gautama Buddha.
	5/14/1957, Tue	King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday
Note A paid public holiday (King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday, b. 14 May 1953).
	5/17/1957, Fri	Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Note A paid public holiday (Preah Reach Pithi Chrat Preah Neangkol).
	6/18/1957, Tue	Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday
Note A paid public holiday (Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday, b. 18 June 1936).
	9/24/1957, Tue	Constitutional Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the promulgation of the 1993 Cambodian Constitution on 24 September.
	10/6/1957, Sun	Pchum Ben Day 1
Note A paid public holiday. Ancestor Veneration Festival for departed relatives.
	10/7/1957, Mon	Pchum Ben Day 2 (Ben Thom)
Note A paid public holiday (Ben Thom / the "great Ben").
	10/8/1957, Tue	Pchum Ben Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Pchum Ben Day 3).
	10/21/1957, Mon	Commemoration of the Late King Father Norodom Sihanouk
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the death of the Late King Father Norodom Sihanouk on 15 October 2012.
	10/29/1957, Tue	Coronation Day of King Norodom Sihamoni
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni on 29 October 2004.
	11/6/1957, Wed	Water Festival Day 1
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	11/7/1957, Thu	Water Festival Day 2
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	11/8/1957, Fri	Water Festival Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	11/9/1957, Sat	National Independence Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates Cambodia's independence from France on 9 November 1953.
	12/29/1957, Sun	Peace Day in Cambodia
Note A paid public holiday.

1/1/1957, Tue

International New Year Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

1/7/1957, Mon

Victory over Genocide Day

Note: A paid public holiday. Commemorates the 7 January 1979 fall of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) with Vietnamese assistance.

3/8/1957, Fri

International Women's Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

4/13/1957, Sat

Khmer New Year Day 1

Note: A paid public holiday (Chaul Chnam Thmey / Maha Sangkranta).

4/14/1957, Sun

Khmer New Year Day 2

Note: A paid public holiday (Vireak Vanabat).

4/15/1957, Mon

Khmer New Year Day 3

Note: A paid public holiday (Vireak Loeng Sak).

5/1/1957, Wed

International Labor Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

5/13/1957, Mon

Visak Bochea

Note: A paid public holiday. Celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing into Nirvana (death) of Gautama Buddha.

5/14/1957, Tue

King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday

Note: A paid public holiday (King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday, b. 14 May 1953).

5/17/1957, Fri

Royal Ploughing Ceremony

Note: A paid public holiday (Preah Reach Pithi Chrat Preah Neangkol).

6/18/1957, Tue

Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday

Note: A paid public holiday (Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday, b. 18 June 1936).

9/24/1957, Tue

Constitutional Day

Note: A paid public holiday. Commemorates the promulgation of the 1993 Cambodian Constitution on 24 September.

10/6/1957, Sun

Pchum Ben Day 1

Note: A paid public holiday. Ancestor Veneration Festival for departed relatives.

10/7/1957, Mon

Pchum Ben Day 2 (Ben Thom)

Note: A paid public holiday (Ben Thom / the "great Ben").

10/8/1957, Tue

Pchum Ben Day 3

Note: A paid public holiday (Pchum Ben Day 3).

10/21/1957, Mon

Commemoration of the Late King Father Norodom Sihanouk

Note: A paid public holiday. Commemorates the death of the Late King Father Norodom Sihanouk on 15 October 2012.

10/29/1957, Tue

Coronation Day of King Norodom Sihamoni

Note: A paid public holiday. Commemorates the coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni on 29 October 2004.

11/6/1957, Wed

Water Festival Day 1

Note: A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).

11/7/1957, Thu

Water Festival Day 2

Note: A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).

11/8/1957, Fri

Water Festival Day 3

Note: A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).

11/9/1957, Sat

National Independence Day

Note: A paid public holiday. Commemorates Cambodia's independence from France on 9 November 1953.

12/29/1957, Sun

Peace Day in Cambodia

Note: A paid public holiday.