1969 Holidays and Events in Cambodia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1969, Wed	International New Year Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	1/7/1969, Tue	Victory over Genocide Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the 7 January 1979 fall of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) with Vietnamese assistance.
	3/8/1969, Sat	International Women's Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	4/13/1969, Sun	Khmer New Year Day 1
Note A paid public holiday (Chaul Chnam Thmey / Maha Sangkranta).
	4/14/1969, Mon	Khmer New Year Day 2
Note A paid public holiday (Vireak Vanabat).
	4/15/1969, Tue	Khmer New Year Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Vireak Loeng Sak).
	5/1/1969, Thu	International Labor Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	5/2/1969, Fri	Visak Bochea
Note A paid public holiday. Celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing into Nirvana (death) of Gautama Buddha.
	5/5/1969, Mon	Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Note A paid public holiday (Preah Reach Pithi Chrat Preah Neangkol).
	5/14/1969, Wed	King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday
Note A paid public holiday (King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday, b. 14 May 1953).
	6/18/1969, Wed	Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday
Note A paid public holiday (Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday, b. 18 June 1936).
	9/24/1969, Wed	Constitutional Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the promulgation of the 1993 Cambodian Constitution on 24 September.
	10/21/1969, Tue	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.
	10/23/1969, Thu	Pchum Ben Day 1
Note A paid public holiday. Ancestor Veneration Festival for departed relatives.
	10/24/1969, Fri	Pchum Ben Day 2 (Ben Thom)
Note A paid public holiday (Ben Thom / the "great Ben").
	10/25/1969, Sat	Pchum Ben Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Pchum Ben Day 3).
	10/29/1969, Wed	Coronation Day of King Norodom Sihamoni
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni on 29 October 2004.
	11/9/1969, Sun	National Independence Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates Cambodia's independence from France on 9 November 1953.
	11/22/1969, Sat	Water Festival Day 1
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	11/23/1969, Sun	Water Festival Day 2
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	11/24/1969, Mon	Water Festival Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	12/29/1969, Mon	Peace Day in Cambodia
Note A paid public holiday.

1/1/1969, Wed

International New Year Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

1/7/1969, Tue

Victory over Genocide Day

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

3/8/1969, Sat

International Women's Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

4/13/1969, Sun

Khmer New Year Day 1

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

4/14/1969, Mon

Khmer New Year Day 2

Note: A paid public holiday (Vireak Vanabat).

4/15/1969, Tue

Khmer New Year Day 3

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

5/1/1969, Thu

International Labor Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

5/2/1969, Fri

Visak Bochea

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

5/5/1969, Mon

Royal Ploughing Ceremony

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

5/14/1969, Wed

King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday

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

6/18/1969, Wed

Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday

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

9/24/1969, Wed

Constitutional Day

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

10/21/1969, Tue

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.

10/23/1969, Thu

Pchum Ben Day 1

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

10/24/1969, Fri

Pchum Ben Day 2 (Ben Thom)

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

10/25/1969, Sat

Pchum Ben Day 3

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

10/29/1969, Wed

Coronation Day of King Norodom Sihamoni

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

11/9/1969, Sun

National Independence Day

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

11/22/1969, Sat

Water Festival Day 1

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

11/23/1969, Sun

Water Festival Day 2

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

11/24/1969, Mon

Water Festival Day 3

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

12/29/1969, Mon

Peace Day in Cambodia

Note: A paid public holiday.