What is the date of the God of Wealth Day in 2025? What is the Gregorian calendar date for the God of Wealth Day in 2025?
What is the date of the God of Wealth Day in 2025? What is the Gregorian calendar date for the God of Wealth Day in 2025?
The God of Wealth Day is celebrated on the 10th day of the first month of the lunar calendar annually. This day is considered a time to honor and offer sacrifices to the God of Wealth, a deity believed to bring luck, prosperity, and fortune to families, especially those involved in business and trade.
According to legend, the God of Wealth is a celestial deity in charge of wealth who accidentally descended to the mortal world and lost his memory. During that time, he helped many businesses thrive due to his presence. After returning to heaven on the 10th day of the first lunar month, people chose this day to pay respects and pray for wealth and fortune.
It is widely believed that making offerings to the God of Wealth on this day will bring good luck and prosperity throughout the year. It is an occasion to show gratitude for the God of Wealth's blessings in work and life.
Therefore, the God of Wealth Day in 2025 falls on January 10, 2025, in the lunar calendar, which translates to February 7, 2025, in the Gregorian calendar.
What is the date of the God of Wealth Day in 2025? What is the Gregorian calendar date for the God of Wealth Day in 2025? (Image from the Internet)
Do employees in Vietnam get a day off on the God of Wealth Day in 2025?
Based on Article 112 of the 2019 Labor Code regarding public holidays:
Article 112. Holidays
- Employees are entitled to fully paid leave on the following holidays:
a) New Year's Day: 1 day (January 1, Gregorian calendar);
b) Lunar New Year: 5 days;
c) Victory Day: 1 day (April 30, Gregorian calendar);
d) International Labor Day: 1 day (May 1, Gregorian calendar);
e) National Day: 2 days (September 2, Gregorian calendar and 1 consecutive day before or after);
f) Hung Kings' Ancestor Commemoration Day: 1 day (March 10, lunar calendar).
- Foreign workers working in Vietnam are entitled to one additional traditional holiday and one additional National Day of their country in addition to the days stipulated in clause 1 of this Article.
- Annually, the Prime Minister of Vietnam decides the specific holiday schedules for the stipulations in point b and point e of clause 1 of this Article based on practical conditions.
Based on Article 113 of the 2019 Labor Code regarding annual leave:
Article 113. Annual Leave
- Employees who have worked for a full 12 months for an employer are entitled to paid annual leave according to their labor contract as follows:
a) 12 working days for employees in normal working conditions;
b) 14 working days for minors, disabled employees, or those in heavy-duty and hazardous jobs;
c) 16 working days for employees in very heavy-duty, hazardous, or dangerous jobs.
- Employees who have worked for less than 12 months for an employer are entitled to a number of annual leave days proportional to the months worked.
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According to these regulations, the God of Wealth Day is not one of the public holidays where employees are entitled to paid leave as per their labor contract. However, employees can use their annual leave (if available) to take a day off while still receiving full pay.
Is a company in Vietnam obliged to give bonuses to employees on the God of Wealth Day?
Based on Article 104 of the 2019 Labor Code regarding bonuses:
Article 104. Bonuses
- A bonus is a form of reward in money, assets, or other forms that an employer gives to an employee based on the results of business production, and the level of completion of the job by the employee.
- The bonus regulation is decided and publicly announced by the employer at the workplace after consulting the representative organization of the employees at the workplace for locations that have such an organization.
According to these regulations, bonuses are rewards in money, assets, or other forms given by the employer based on production results and job completion. The bonus policy is decided and publicly announced by the employer at the workplace.
Therefore, giving bonuses on the God of Wealth Day depends on the individual company's bonus policy and is not mandatory.
However, if the company’s policy includes a bonus on the God of Wealth Day, then the company is obligated to implement it to comply with its operational regulations.
