Announcement of Lao Holidays - ການປະກາດວັນພັກຂອງປະເທດລາວ
Announcement of Lao holidays throughout the year.
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| ການປະກາດວັນພັກຂອງປະເທດລາວ | Announcement of Lao Holidays | |
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ນີແມ່ນວັນພັກຕ່າງໆຂອງ ສ.ປ.ປ.ລາວ | Here are the Lao holidays.* |
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ວັນທີ 1 ເດືອນມັງກອນແມ່ນວັນປີໃໝ່ສາກົນ | 1 January is International New Year. |
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ວັນທີ 14 ເດືອນກຸມພາແມ່ນວັນແຫ່ງຄວາມຮັກ | 14 February is Valentine’s day. |
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ວັນທີ 8 ເດືອນມີນາແມ່ນວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ | 8 March is International Women's Day |
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ເດືອນເມສາແມ່ນວັນບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ | Lao New Year is in April. |
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ເຊິ່ງບາງປີແມ່ນກຳນົດເອົາ 3ວັນຄື ວັນທີ 13-14-15, ແຕ່ ບາງປີແມ່ນຖືກກຳນົດເອົາ 4 ວັນຄື: ວັນທີ 13-14-15-16 | The holiday occurs over the span of 3 days. Some years, it’s the date range of 13, 14, 15. Some years its the 13-16. |
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ວັນທີ 1 ເດືອນພຶດສະພາແມ່ນວັນກຳມະກອນ | On 1 May, there’s International Labor Day. |
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ວັນທີ 6 ເດືອນພຶດສະພາແມ່ນວັນບຸນວິສາຂະ ບູຊາແລະກຳນົດເອົາວັນທີ7 ແມ່ນວັນປ່ຽນປີ ພ.ສ. ເກົ່າມາເປັນ ພ.ສ. ໃໝ່ | On 6 May, there’s Visakhabuza’s day and on the 7th, the year will be changed from this date referring to the Buddhist calendar (BE)** |
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ວັນທີ 1 ເດືອນມີຖຸນາແມ່ນວັນປູກຕົ້ນໄມ້ ຫລື ວັນເດັກນ້ອຍສາກົນ | 1 June is the day of planting or children’s day. |
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ວັນທີ 20 ເດືອນກໍລະກົດແມ່ນ ວັນສ້າງຕັ້ງສະຫະພັນແມ່ຍິງລາວ | 20 July is Women's Union Establishment Day. |
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ວັນຂຶ້ນ 15 ຄຳ່ ເດືອນ 8 (ຕ້ອງອີງຕາມ Lunar Calendar) ແມ່ນວັນບຸນເຂົ້າພັນສາ | The full moon (15 nights) day of August (Lunar Calendar) is called Buddhist lent day. |
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ວັນທີ 13 ເດືອນກໍລະກົດແມ່ນ ວັນຄ້າຍວັນເກີດທ່ານສຸພານຸວົງ | 13 July is the birthday of (the founder and former president of Laos) Mr. Souphanouvong. |
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ນັບແຕ່ເດືອນກໍລະກົດ, ດືອນສິງຫາຫາຕົ້ນເດືອນ ຕຸລາແມ່ນວັນບຸນເຂົ້າພັນສາ | Starting from July/August until the beginning of October is called: Buddhist lent’s day |
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(ບຸນເຂົ້າພັນສາໃຊ້ເວລາ 3 ເດືອນ, ເຊິ່ງຊາວພຸດ ບໍ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ເຮັດງານແຕ່ງງານພາຍໃນ 3 ເດືອນນີ້) | (Buddhist lent occurs for 3 months. During this time, Buddhist people are not allowed to have wedding partys during these 3 months.) |
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ວັນແຮມ 14 ຄ່ຳເດືອນ 8 (ອີງຕາມ Lunar Calendar) ແມ່ນວັນຫໍ່ເຂົ້າປະດັບດິນ | The dark moon (or new moon) on the 14th day of August (in the Lunar calendar) is rice growing festival. |
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ວັນຂຶ້ນ 15 ຄ່ຳເດືອນ 10 (ອີງຕາມ Lunar Calendar) ແມ່ນບຸນຫໍ່ເຂົ້າສະຫລາກ | The full moon 15th day of October (in the Lunar calendar) is Ancestor day festival. |
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ເດືອນຕຸລາແມ່ນບຸນອອກພັນສາ ແລະ ບຸນຊ່ວງເຮືອວັດຈັນ | In October, there is the Lent festival and the boating racing festival. |
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ວັນທີ 7 ເດືອນຕຸລາແມ່ນວັນຄູແຫ່ງຊາດ | 7 October is National Teacher’s day. |
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ວັນທີ 12 ເດືອນຕຸລາແມ່ນ ວັນປະກາດເອກະລາດແລະວັນການທູດລາວ | 12 October is Independence Declaration day and Lao diplomacy day. |
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ທ້າຍເດືອນຕຸລາແມ່ນບຸນພະທາດຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ(ເຊິ່ງບາງປີກໍ່ຕົກຢູ່ໃນເດືອນ ພະຈິກ) | The end of October is Vientiane ThatLuang Festival (Some years it falls in November) |
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ວັນທີ 2 ເດືອນທັນວາແມ່ນວັນສະຖາປະນາ ສປປລາວ ຫລື (ວັນຊາດລາວ) | 2 December is Lao National (Independence) Day. |
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ວັນທີ 25 ເດືອນທັນວາແມ່ນວັນຄິຣດສະມາດ | 25 December is Christmas day. |
* Note: ສ.ປ.ປ.ລາວ ຫຼື ເອີ້ນວ່າ ປະເທດ ລາວ is the equivalent of the shortened version “The United States of America” to “America” or “The U.S.”
** Note: BC = Before birth Christ. AD = Anno Domini, or after the death of Christ. The actual year 0 of the Buddhist calendar, BE, corresponds to the, year 545 BC.
Contributors:
Audio – Thavisone Mounlasane
Lao transcript – Symanichan Chanthoumphone
English translation – Peter Chindavong