Greeting cards for Bhutan
16 holidays and observances locally associated with Bhutan.
The list below gathers every CardVerse occasion that Wikidata associates with Bhutan. It includes nationally observed public holidays, religious holidays of the country’s major faith communities, cultural festivals, and civic remembrance days. If you’re sending a card to someone in Bhutan, this page is a good shortcut for finding an occasion they’re likely to recognise immediately.
Some occasions appear under more than one country — widely shared holidays like New Year, Christmas and Mother’s Day may show up here even though they aren’t exclusive to Bhutan. For occasions that aren’t country-specific (birthdays, anniversaries, sympathy, friendship cards), see the categories index.
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Birth of the Royal Child
public holiday in Bhutan on occasion of the birth of the Royal Child, Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Birthday of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
public holiday in Bhutan, commemorates the birth of King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the 3rd Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Birthday of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
public holiday in Bhutan commemorating the 5th Druk Gyalpo
February 21 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Birthday of the 4th Druk Gyalpo
public holiday in Bhutan commemorating King Jigme Singye Wangchuck's birthday and the constitution of Bhutan
November 11 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Blessed Rainy Day
public holiday in Bhutan
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Coronation Day of Fifth Druk Gyalpo
public holiday in Bhutan
November 1 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Coronation Day of Fourth Druk Gyalpo
public holiday in Bhutan
June 2 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Dassain
public holiday in Bhutan
- Religious Holiday Cards
Guru Rinpoche's Birthday
public holiday in Bhutan commemorating the birth of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) who introduced Buddhism to Bhutan in the 8th century AD
- Religious Holiday Cards
Parinirvana Day
event to be held on the day of Buddha's death
March 15 - Religious Holiday Cards
The First Sermon of Lord Buddha
public holiday in Bhutan
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Thimphu Drubchoe
public holiday in Thimphu, Bhutan
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Thimphu Tshechu
festival and public holiday in Thimphu
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Traditional Day of Offering
public holiday in Bhutan, on the first of the 12th month in the Tibetan calendar
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Winter solstice
public holiday in Bhutan
January 2 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Zhabdrung Kuchoe
public holiday in Bhutan commemorating the death of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal
Cultural deep-dives for Bhutan
Beyond the dated calendar above, CardVerse keeps editorially curated cultural-detail pages for the major festivals of South Asia. Each one covers origin, native-language greetings, design tips and reference links.
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Cultural guide
Diwali
The five-day Hindu festival of lights celebrating the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness, observed by Hindus, Sikhs…
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Cultural guide
Ganesh Chaturthi
A ten-day festival welcoming the elephant-headed god Ganesha into homes and public pandals before his immersion in water.…
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Cultural guide
Holi
A spring festival of colour, forgiveness and renewal observed primarily by Hindus across South Asia and the diaspora.…
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Cultural guide
Janmashtami
The midnight celebration of Krishna's birth, marked by fasting, devotional singing, and the human-pyramid game of dahi handi.…