1979 Holidays and Events in Cambodia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1979, Mon	International New Year Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	1/7/1979, Sun	Victory over Genocide Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the 7 January 1979 fall of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) with Vietnamese assistance.
	3/8/1979, Thu	International Women's Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	4/14/1979, Sat	Khmer New Year Day 1
Note A paid public holiday (Chaul Chnam Thmey / Maha Sangkranta).
	4/15/1979, Sun	Khmer New Year Day 2
Note A paid public holiday (Vireak Vanabat).
	4/16/1979, Mon	Khmer New Year Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Vireak Loeng Sak).
	5/1/1979, Tue	International Labor Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	5/12/1979, Sat	Visak Bochea
Note A paid public holiday. Celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing into Nirvana (death) of Gautama Buddha.
	5/14/1979, Mon	King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday
Note A paid public holiday (King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday, b. 14 May 1953).
	5/15/1979, Tue	Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Note A paid public holiday (Preah Reach Pithi Chrat Preah Neangkol).
	6/18/1979, Mon	Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday
Note A paid public holiday (Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday, b. 18 June 1936).
	9/24/1979, Mon	Constitutional Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the promulgation of the 1993 Cambodian Constitution on 24 September.
	10/4/1979, Thu	Pchum Ben Day 1
Note A paid public holiday. Ancestor Veneration Festival for departed relatives.
	10/4/1979, Thu	Pchum Ben Day 2 (Ben Thom)
Note A paid public holiday (Ben Thom / the "great Ben").
	10/5/1979, Fri	Pchum Ben Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Pchum Ben Day 3).
	10/21/1979, Sun	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.
	10/29/1979, Mon	Coronation Day of King Norodom Sihamoni
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni on 29 October 2004.
	11/3/1979, Sat	Water Festival Day 1
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	11/4/1979, Sun	Water Festival Day 2
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	11/5/1979, Mon	Water Festival Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	11/9/1979, Fri	National Independence Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates Cambodia's independence from France on 9 November 1953.
	12/29/1979, Sat	Peace Day in Cambodia
Note A paid public holiday.

1/1/1979, Mon

International New Year Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

1/7/1979, Sun

Victory over Genocide Day

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

3/8/1979, Thu

International Women's Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

4/14/1979, Sat

Khmer New Year Day 1

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

4/15/1979, Sun

Khmer New Year Day 2

Note: A paid public holiday (Vireak Vanabat).

4/16/1979, Mon

Khmer New Year Day 3

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

5/1/1979, Tue

International Labor Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

5/12/1979, Sat

Visak Bochea

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

5/14/1979, Mon

King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday

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

5/15/1979, Tue

Royal Ploughing Ceremony

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

6/18/1979, Mon

Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday

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

9/24/1979, Mon

Constitutional Day

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

10/4/1979, Thu

Pchum Ben Day 1

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

10/4/1979, Thu

Pchum Ben Day 2 (Ben Thom)

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

10/5/1979, Fri

Pchum Ben Day 3

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

10/21/1979, Sun

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.

10/29/1979, Mon

Coronation Day of King Norodom Sihamoni

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

11/3/1979, Sat

Water Festival Day 1

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

11/4/1979, Sun

Water Festival Day 2

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

11/5/1979, Mon

Water Festival Day 3

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

11/9/1979, Fri

National Independence Day

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

12/29/1979, Sat

Peace Day in Cambodia

Note: A paid public holiday.