Date Holiday 1 Jan New Year's Day 6 Jan Pathet Lao Day and Army Day 8 Mar International Women's Day 22 Mar Day of the People's Party 13 Apr Boun Pimai, Laotian New Year 1 May International Labour Day 1 Jun Children's Day 13 Aug Lao Issara, Day of the Free Laos 12 Oct Day of Liberation from the French 2 Dec Independence Day Source: http://www.oanda.com