1982 Holidays and Events in Cambodia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1982, Fri	International New Year Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	1/7/1982, Thu	Victory over Genocide Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the 7 January 1979 fall of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) with Vietnamese assistance.
	3/8/1982, Mon	International Women's Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	4/13/1982, Tue	Khmer New Year Day 1
Note A paid public holiday (Chaul Chnam Thmey / Maha Sangkranta).
	4/14/1982, Wed	Khmer New Year Day 2
Note A paid public holiday (Vireak Vanabat).
	4/15/1982, Thu	Khmer New Year Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Vireak Loeng Sak).
	5/1/1982, Sat	International Labor Day
Note A paid public holiday.
	5/7/1982, Fri	Visak Bochea
Note A paid public holiday. Celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing into Nirvana (death) of Gautama Buddha.
	5/12/1982, Wed	Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Note A paid public holiday (Preah Reach Pithi Chrat Preah Neangkol).
	5/14/1982, Fri	King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday
Note A paid public holiday (King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday, b. 14 May 1953).
	6/18/1982, Fri	Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday
Note A paid public holiday (Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday, b. 18 June 1936).
	9/24/1982, Fri	Constitutional Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the promulgation of the 1993 Cambodian Constitution on 24 September.
	10/21/1982, Thu	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.
	10/29/1982, Fri	Coronation Day of King Norodom Sihamoni
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates the coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni on 29 October 2004.
	10/30/1982, Sat	Pchum Ben Day 1
Note A paid public holiday. Ancestor Veneration Festival for departed relatives.
	10/31/1982, Sun	Pchum Ben Day 2 (Ben Thom)
Note A paid public holiday (Ben Thom / the "great Ben").
	11/1/1982, Mon	Pchum Ben Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Pchum Ben Day 3).
	11/9/1982, Tue	National Independence Day
Note A paid public holiday. Commemorates Cambodia's independence from France on 9 November 1953.
	11/30/1982, Tue	Water Festival Day 1
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	12/1/1982, Wed	Water Festival Day 2
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	12/1/1982, Wed	Water Festival Day 3
Note A paid public holiday (Bon Om Touk).
	12/29/1982, Wed	Peace Day in Cambodia
Note A paid public holiday.

1/1/1982, Fri

International New Year Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

1/7/1982, Thu

Victory over Genocide Day

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

3/8/1982, Mon

International Women's Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

4/13/1982, Tue

Khmer New Year Day 1

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

4/14/1982, Wed

Khmer New Year Day 2

Note: A paid public holiday (Vireak Vanabat).

4/15/1982, Thu

Khmer New Year Day 3

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

5/1/1982, Sat

International Labor Day

Note: A paid public holiday.

5/7/1982, Fri

Visak Bochea

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

5/12/1982, Wed

Royal Ploughing Ceremony

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

5/14/1982, Fri

King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday

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

6/18/1982, Fri

Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday

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

9/24/1982, Fri

Constitutional Day

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

10/21/1982, Thu

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.

10/29/1982, Fri

Coronation Day of King Norodom Sihamoni

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

10/30/1982, Sat

Pchum Ben Day 1

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

10/31/1982, Sun

Pchum Ben Day 2 (Ben Thom)

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

11/1/1982, Mon

Pchum Ben Day 3

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

11/9/1982, Tue

National Independence Day

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

11/30/1982, Tue

Water Festival Day 1

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

12/1/1982, Wed

Water Festival Day 2

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

12/1/1982, Wed

Water Festival Day 3

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

12/29/1982, Wed

Peace Day in Cambodia

Note: A paid public holiday.