Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo in Bhutan
Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo in Bhutan is held on February 21. Celebrated until February 23. This event in the third decade of the month February is annual. 
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The Druk Gyalpo is the head of state of the Kingdom of Bhutan. In the Dzongkha language, Bhutan is known as Drukyul which translates as "The Land of the Thunder Dragon". Thus, while Kings of Bhutan are known as Druk Gyalpo ("Dragon King"), the Bhutanese people call themselves the Drukpa, meaning "people of Druk (Bhutan)".
The unprecedented peace, harmony and progress achieved in the last decade can be attributed to His Majesty's unwavering resolution to serve His people. As the People's King, His Majesty introduced democracy in 2008 and empowered the people.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Traditional Day of Offerings in Bhutan on January 30 (celebrated on the first day of the twelfth month of the Bhutanese calendar. In eastern Bhutan, the first day of the 12th Bhutanese month is celebrated as a New Year);
King's Birthday in Bhutan on February 21 (Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk was born on February 21, 1980);
Losar, Tibetan New Year on February 28
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung on April 18 (Zhabdrung Kuchoe, the death anniversary of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, is a day in Bhutan to pay homage to the Bhutanese leader who first united Bhutan as a nation state. This important day is annually marked on the 10th day of the 3rd month of the Bhutanese calendar);
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo in Bhutan on May 2
Mother’s Day on May 12 (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe);
Buddha's Parinirvana in Bhutan on May 23 (is a Buddhist festival that marks the death of the Buddha and his achievement of Nirvana)