Holiday Name: | National Day |
Type: | national |
Longtype: | National holiday |
Observedby: | Laos |
Date: | 2 December |
Celebrations: | Parades and dancing at That Luang temple |
Significance: | Anniversary of the establishment of the Lao PDR |
Duration: | 1 day |
Frequency: | annual |
Lao National Day is a public holiday in Laos held on December 2 to mark the end of the monarchy and the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975.[1]
Celebrations often include flying the flags of Laos and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party,[2] military parades, and speeches by government officials.[3]