Full Moon Day of Thadingyut 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Myanmar

Full Moon Day of Thadingyut is one of the most important of public holidays in Myanmar. It is a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the coming of Buddha back from heaven after he had stayed there during Buddhist Lent, teaching his mother and other heavenly gods his various laws and doctrines.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	28 Oct to 30 Oct	Sat to Mon	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
2024	16 Oct to 18 Oct	Wed to Fri	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
2025	5 Oct to 7 Oct	Sun to Tue	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
2026	25 Oct to 27 Oct	Sun to Tue	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

The holiday comes on the full moon of the Buddhist lunar month of Thadingyut, just after the completion of Lent. On the Gregorian Calendar, it often falls sometime in October.

Full Moon Day of Thadingyut is also known as Myanmar’s “Festival of Lights”. It is thought Buddha and other heavenly beings built a “star ladder” on Buddha’s way down to earth and that people put lights all over their homes to welcome him. Today, the tradition of lighting up buildings continues. Across the country, people also use clay lamps fuelled by sesame seed oil and a cotton wick.

On Full Moon Day of Thadingyut, there are fundraising drives for charities, musical performances, street dancing, and all manner of festivities and entertainment. It is also a day on which children pay respects to their elders and on which many couples get married after the long Lenten period, which traditionally is not supposed to have any weddings.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	8 Oct to 10 Oct	Sat to Mon	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
2021	19 Oct to 21 Oct	Tue to Thu	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
2020	29 Oct to 2 Nov	Thu to Mon	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
2019	11 Oct to 15 Oct	Fri to Tue	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
2018	23 Oct to 25 Oct	Tue to Thu	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
2017	4 Oct to 6 Oct	Wed to Fri	Full Moon Day of Thadingyut