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Traditional Day of Offering
Bhutan

Traditional Day of Offering 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Bhutan

Traditional Day of Offering is a national public holiday in Bhutan that comes on the first day of the twelfth month, according to Bhutan’s traditional calendar. On the Gregorian Calendar, it comes sometime in January or February.

YearDateDayHoliday
202412 JanFriTraditional Day of Offering
202530 JanThuTraditional Day of Offering
202619 JanMonTraditional Day of Offering
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Traditional Day of Offering is the day on which Bhutan’s people remember Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who united Bhutan under one government in the 1600’s and who also united Bhutan religiously. He was a revered lama from Tibet who did much to promote Buddhism in Bhutan. His improvements in the military, government, education system, and other areas were also immensely influential.

On Traditional Day of Offering, special offerings are made to the memory of Ngawang Namgyal. It is a day to give thanks for all he did for Bhutan. But it’s also a day to feast with family and friends, donate food to the poor so they can feast too, and to take part in festive archery and other sports events.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
202322 JanSunTraditional Day of Offering
20222 FebWedTraditional Day of Offering
202114 JanThuTraditional Day of Offering
202025 JanSatTraditional Day of Offering
20196 JanSunTraditional Day of Offering
201817 JanWedTraditional Day of Offering
201728 JanSatTraditional Day of Offering