Will there be the 02 Lunar New Year in 2148? What are the public holidays in January in the lunar calendar on which primary school students in Vietnam are entitled to days off?

Will there be the 02 Lunar New Year in 2148?

Lunar New Year is the most important festival of the year for Vietnamese people and many East Asian countries. However, according to the unique cycle of the Lunar-Solar calendar, there are rare years when the Lunar New Year may appear twice within the same solar year. Typically, according to the lunar calendar rules, every 2 or 3 years there is a leap year. A leap year will have 13 months instead of the usual 12 months. The leap month added can be any month of the year, except January and December.

According to some calendar calculations, in 2148 (Mau Than), there will be a leap in January (the 1st day of the lunar January falls on Sunday, January 21, 2148, and the 1st day of the leap in January falls on Tuesday, February 20, 2148). Specifically, the perpetual calendar for 2148 is as follows:

Thus, due to the leap in January, in 2148, Tet is celebrated twice in that year. Previously, 1803 was also a leap in January.

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Will there be the 02 Lunar New Year in 2148? What are the public holidays in January in the lunar calendar on which primary school students in Vietnam are entitled to days off? (Image from the Internet)

What are the public holidays in January in the lunar calendar on which primary school students in Vietnam are entitled to days off?

Currently, Vietnamese law does not have specific regulations related to the holiday schedule for students. Therefore, students will follow the schedule of the school and teachers.

Under Article 112 of the Labor Code 2019:

Public holidays

1. Employees shall be entitled to fully paid days off on the following public holidays:

a) Gregorian Calendar New Year Holiday: 01 day (the 1st of January of the Gregorian calendar);

b) Lunar New Year Holidays: 05 days;

c) Victory Day: 01 day (the 30th of April of the Gregorian calendar);

d) International Labor Day: 01 day (the 1st of May of the Gregorian calendar);

dd) National Day: 02 days (the 2nd of September of the Gregorian calendar and the previous or next day);

e) Hung Kings Commemoration Day: 01 day (the 10th of the third month of the Lunar calendar).

2. Foreign employees in Vietnam are entitled to 01 traditional public holiday and 01 National Day of their country, in addition to the public holidays stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. The Prime Minister shall decide the specific public holidays mentioned in Point b and Point dd Clause 1 of this Article on an annual basis.

Thus, according to the regulation above, in January in the lunar calendar, primary school students will be are entitled to days off during the Lunar New Year, with a minimum of 5 days off.

Annually, under actual conditions, the Prime Minister of Vietnam decides the specific Lunar New Year holiday.

What are the duties of primary school students in Vietnam?

Under Article 34 of the Regulations issued with Circular 28/2020/TT-BGDDT stipulating the duties of primary school students in Vietnam:

- Study and train according to the school's educational plan and regulations; have the awareness to study and train voluntarily to develop comprehensive qualities and abilities according to the goals of the primary education program.

- Fully and effectively perform learning tasks; know how to study autonomously under the teacher's guidance; proactively participate in experiential activities, apply learned knowledge to real-life; exercise, and maintain personal hygiene.

- Be filial to parents and grandparents; be respectful and polite to teachers and elderly people; unity, love, and help friends, younger siblings, the elderly, people with disabilities, and people with difficult circumstances.

- Comply with school rules, protecting school and public property; comply with traffic safety regulations; maintain hygiene, and protect the environment.

- Contribute to activities that build, protect, and promote the traditions of the school and local area.

What are the rights of primary school students in Vietnam?

Under Article 35 of the Regulations issued with Circular 28/2020/TT-BGDDT, the rights of primary school students in Vietnam are:

- The right to study

+ To be educated and study to fully develop and best utilize one's potential; to study in a convenient school or grade implementing the primary education program near their residence.

+ Students can choose a school or transfer to another school outside their residence area if that school can accommodate them.

+ Primary school-aged students returning from overseas, children of foreigners studying and working in Vietnam, or children unable to attend school due to difficult circumstances who wish to attend a primary school can have their principal organize a proficiency test to place them in an appropriate grade.

+ Students with disabilities are entitled to be integrated into a primary school; have conditions for study and training ensured; and receive an education plan fitting their conditions.

+ Students may reduce the time needed to complete programs, study at an older age, repeat grade years, or skip grades.

+ Students with good physical and mental development can skip grades within the education level. The procedure for review in each specific case is as follows:

Parents or guardians of students submit a request to the school.

The school principal establishes the Advisory Council, including the principal or vice-principal, the Parent committee of the school; the teacher of the current grade, the teacher of the higher grade, the medical staff, and the Leader of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization.

Based on the Advisory Council's survey results, the principal completes the dossier and reports to the Director of the Department of Education and Training for decision.

+ Students whose learning outcomes are still limited, despite being directly guided and assisted by teachers, parents, or guardians, and still not completing their tasks, may, depending on the extent of incompletion, have the teacher report to the principal for a decision on advancement or retention, alongside with the family deciding on suitable educational measures.

- The right to be protected, cared for, respected, and treated equally and democratically; ensured legitimate rights and interests; adequately informed on their study and training process; assured conditions of time, facilities, hygiene, and safety to study and train.

- The right to participate in activities that showcase individual capabilities; and express personal opinions and wishes.

- The right to receive scholarships and enjoy social policies as regulated.

- The right to enjoy other rights as prescribed by law.