{
  "year": 2026,
  "country": "Myanmar",
  "source": "Myanmar Public Holidays 2026 — official notification under the Office Holidays and Negotiable Instruments Act",
  "source_document": "https://mewashingtondc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Holiday-list-2026.pdf",
  "source_note": "Gazetted 2026 public holidays per the Ministry of Labour notification (August 2025), cross-checked with the Embassy of Myanmar announcement. Eid al-Adha and Deepavali are announced separately once confirmed and are not yet included. Holidays falling on a weekend are not substituted. Kayin New Year falls outside calendar year 2026.",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-13",
  "license_note": "Public data from official government sources, compiled by CalendarWorld.",
  "holidays": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "New Year Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-02",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "New Year Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-04",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Independence Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-12",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Union Day Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-13",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Union Day Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-16",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Chinese New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-17",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Chinese New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-02",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Peasants' Day / Full Moon Day of Tabaung",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-27",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Armed Forces Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-11",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "Thingyan Festival & Myanmar New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-12",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Thingyan Festival & Myanmar New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-13",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Thingyan Festival & Myanmar New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-14",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Thingyan Festival & Myanmar New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-15",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Thingyan Festival & Myanmar New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-16",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Thingyan Festival & Myanmar New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-17",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Thingyan Festival & Myanmar New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-18",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "Thingyan Festival & Myanmar New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-19",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Thingyan Festival & Myanmar New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-30",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Full Moon Day of Kason",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Labour Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-19",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Martyrs' Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-29",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Full Moon Day of Waso",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-25",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Thadingyut Festival",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-26",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Thadingyut Festival",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-27",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Thadingyut Festival",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-23",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Tazaungdaing Festival",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-24",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Tazaungdaing Festival",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-04",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "National Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    }
  ]
}