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We're All Getting Nine Days of Holiday for Tet

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Monday, 02 November 2015.
Written by Saigoneer.

Now that Halloween has passed, we all need something to look forward to in the coming months. Thankfully, the Vietnamese government has delivered.

According to Vietnam News, officials recently approved a nine-day Tet holiday this year for government employees.

Tet 2016 begins on Monday, February 8, however civil servants will be off work beginning Saturday, February 6 and ending on the following Sunday, February 14.

According to Vietnamese law, the rest of us non-government employees are also legally entitled to five days holiday during the Lunar New Year.

[Photo via Flickr user Binh Huynh]

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