What is the significance of November 11 in Vietnam? What is the lunar date for November 11, 2024? Are employees in Vietnam entitled to fully paid days off on this day?
What is the significance of November 11 in Vietnam? What is the lunar date for November 11, 2024?
Single's Day is celebrated on November 11 each year and is recognized as a holiday for those who are unmarried or single. In China, this day is also referred to as "Double Eleven" (two number 11s) or "Guanggun Jie" (Singles' Festival).
Singles' Day on November 11 originated from China. In 1993, a group of students at Nanjing University self-organized this holiday. They wanted to celebrate their own solitude and protest against Valentine's Day on December 14. As of now, this is considered a major holiday in China. Although it is not an official international holiday, it is widely celebrated by many people.
Singles' Day on November 11 is an opportunity for those who are single to reward themselves with a day of shopping and entertainment. Additionally, it is also an occasion to gather and meet new friends.
Singles' Day appeared spontaneously in China. It later became popular in other countries and is now known throughout Southeast Asia and some European countries, including Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. The version of Singles' Day in the UK was initiated by dating experts and falls on March 11, known as Single's Day.
Thus, November 11 is Singles' Day. According to the lunar calendar, November 11, 2024, corresponds to October 11, 2024, in the lunar calendar.
What is the significance of November 11 in Vietnam? What is the lunar date for November 11, 2024? Are employees in Vietnam entitled to fully paid days off on this day? (Image from the Internet)
Are employees in Vietnam entitled to fully paid days off November 11?
Pursuant to Article 112 of the Labor Code 2019 regarding holiday entitlements:
Article 112. Holidays
- Employees are entitled to fully paid days off during the following public holidays:
a) New Year's Day: 01 day (January 1 of the Gregorian calendar);
b) Lunar New Year: 05 days;
c) Victory Day: 01 day (April 30 of the Gregorian calendar);
d) International Labor Day: 01 day (May 1 of the Gregorian calendar);
dd) National Day: 02 days (September 2 of the Gregorian calendar and 01 adjacent day);
e) Hùng Vương Commemoration Day: 01 day (March 10 of the lunar calendar).
- Foreign employees working in Vietnam, in addition to the holidays specified in Clause 1 of this Article, are entitled to an additional 01 traditional national holiday and 01 national day of their country.
- Annually, based on practical conditions, the Prime Minister of Vietnam shall decide specifically on the holidays prescribed in Points b and đ Clause 1 of this Article.
According to the above regulations, employees are entitled to fully paid days off during the following days:
- New Year's Day: 01 day (January 1 of the Gregorian calendar)
- Lunar New Year: 05 days
- Victory Day: 01 day (April 30 of the Gregorian calendar)
- International Labor Day: 01 day (May 1 of the Gregorian calendar)
- National Day: 02 days (September 2 of the Gregorian calendar and 01 adjacent day)
- Hùng Vương Commemoration Day: 01 day (March 10 of the lunar calendar)
Additionally, foreign employees working in Vietnam are entitled to an additional 01 traditional national holiday and 01 national day of their country.
Thus, employees are not entitled to fully paid days off on November 11, unless November 11 coincides with a traditional national holiday or a national day for foreign employees working in Vietnam. In such cases, they would be entitled to leave on those days.
Is November 11 considered a major public holiday in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 4 of Decree 145/2013/ND-CP regarding major public holidays:
Article 4. Major public holidays
The major public holidays in the country include:
- Lunar New Year (1st of the first lunar month).
- Founding Day of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930).
- Hùng Vương Commemoration Day (10th of the third lunar month).
- Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975).
- Victory at Dien Bien Phu (May 7, 1954).
- Birth of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890).
- August Revolution (August 19, 1945) and National Day of Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945).
According to the above regulations, November 11 is not a major public holiday in Vietnam. Vietnam's major public holidays include:
- Lunar New Year (1st of the first lunar month).
- Founding Day of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930).
- Hùng Vương Commemoration Day (10th of the third lunar month).
- Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975).
- Victory at Dien Bien Phu (May 7, 1954).
- Birth of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890).
- August Revolution (August 19, 1945)
- National Day of Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945)
