What is the significance of the First Full Moon of January 2024? Which day of the week and date does it fall on? What is the calendar for January 2024 like?
What Day and Date is the 2024 Full Moon Festival, Month of January? What is the 2024 Full Moon Festival? What Does the January 2024 Calendar Look Like?
The January 2024 calendar and the February 2024 Gregorian calendar are as follows:
The January Lunar Calendar for 2024 (the Month of the Dragon) falls into February and March of the Gregorian calendar (from February 10 to March 9).
Perpetual Calendar for February 2024
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday ||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|| | | | 1
22/12 | 2
23 | 3
24 | 4
25 || 5
26 | 6
27 | 7
28 | 8
29 | 9
30 | 10
1/1 | 11
2 || 12
3 | 13
4 | 14
5 | 15
6 | 16
7 | 17
8 | 18
9 || 19
10 | 20
11 | 21
12 | 22
13 | 23
14 | 24
15 | 25
16 || 26
17 | 27
18 | 28
19 | 29
20 | | | |
Perpetual Calendar for March 2024
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday ||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|| | | | 1
21/1 | 2
22 | 3
23 | 4
24 || 5
25 | 6
26 | 7
27 | 8
28 | 9
29 | 10
1/2 | 11
2 || 12
3 | 13
4 | 14
5 | 15
6 | 16
7 | 17
8 | 18
9 || 19
10 | 20
11 | 21
12 | 22
13 | 23
14 | 24
15 | 25
16 || 26
17 | 27
18 | 28
19 | 29
20 | 30
21 | 31
22 | |
* Note: Bold numbers are Gregorian dates, numbers below are Lunar dates.
Thus, according to the above calendar, the Full Moon Festival in January 2024 (the 15th day of the lunar month) falls on Saturday, February 24, 2024, in the Gregorian calendar.
The Full Moon Festival in January 2024, also known as Tet Nguyen Tieu, is when people visit temples, pagodas, and historical sites at the beginning of the year. In these serene places, people reflect on themselves and others more deeply; thereby, they find life more peaceful, holy, and compassionate. These spiritual values can be seen as assets for people to confidently step into the new year with positive aspirations. Another humanitarian value brought by the January Full Moon Festival during the process of Vietnaming is the strong connection between family members as they stand before the ancestral altar, remembering the merits of their ancestors and their origins. On this day, Vietnamese families often prepare offerings to gather, wishing for a peaceful and prosperous year.
Although Tet Nguyen Tieu has its origins in China, it has been selectively and creatively adapted by other countries, turning the "Full Moon Festival" into a cultural and spiritual event unique to their own nation. In the trend of cultural globalization, accepting and being influenced by external factors is inevitable. The important issue is how a nation handles and practices cultural assimilation to preserve its identity.
Source: Government Newspaper
What is the 2024 Full Moon Festival? What Day and Date is the 2024 Full Moon Festival? What Does the January 2024 Calendar Look Like? (Image from the Internet)
Are Employees Entitled to Leave on the 2024 Tet Nguyen Tieu?
According to Article 112 of the Labor Code 2019 regarding holidays and Tet for employees as follows:
Holidays and Tet
1. Employees are entitled to leave with full pay on the following public holidays and Tet:
a) New Year's Day: 1 day (January 01, Gregorian calendar);
b) Lunar New Year: 5 days;
c) Victory Day: 1 day (April 30, Gregorian calendar);
d) International Workers' Day: 1 day (May 01, Gregorian calendar);
e) National Day: 2 days (September 02, Gregorian calendar and one adjacent day either before or after);
f) Hung Kings' Temple Festival: 1 day (March 10, Lunar calendar).
2. Foreign employees working in Vietnam, apart from the holidays mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article, are entitled to an additional day off for their traditional New Year and one day for their National Day.
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Thus, according to the above regulation, Tet Nguyen Tieu is still a regular working day for employees, and they are not entitled to leave on this day unless they are foreign employees working in Vietnam, in case Tet Nguyen Tieu coincides with their national traditional holiday, then they will be granted a leave.
However, in 2024, Tet Nguyen Tieu falls on Saturday, February 24, 2024 (15th day of the first lunar month of 2024), leading to two situations:
Case 1: Employees have a weekly leave on Saturday, they will get a leave during Tet Nguyen Tieu 2024.
Case 2: Employees have weekly leaves on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays. They will have to work during Tet Nguyen Tieu 2024.
In addition to the above cases, employees can take a leave during Tet Nguyen Tieu 2024 if they proactively take annual leave or unpaid leave.
Are Employees Entitled to Bonuses During Tet Nguyen Tieu 2024?
According to Article 104 of the Labor Code 2019 regarding bonuses for employees as follows:
Bonus
1. A bonus is a sum of money or assets or in other forms that the employer rewards the employee based on production and business results and the completed tasks of the employee.
2. The bonus regulations are decided and publicly announced at the workplace by the employer after consulting with the employee representative organization at the workplace if such an organization exists.
Therefore, rewarding employees during Tet Nguyen Tieu 2024 is at the discretion of the enterprise based on their production and business results, and the reward regulations are decided and publicly announced at the workplace after consulting with the employee representative organization if such an organization exists.
Hence, enterprises are not obligated to reward employees during Tet Nguyen Tieu 2024.
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