Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck in Bhutan
Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck in Bhutan is held on June 2. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual. 
Help us
Help us 
In his Coronation Address on 2 June 1974, Jigme Singye stressed the need "to attain self-reliance and preserve Bhutan’s sovereignty and independence." He also stressed that any development undertaking should be a genuine collaboration between the people and the government.
During the 1970s, immediate aims for rural households unfolded in terms of intensive valley projects, cash crops cultivation, especially potatoes – irrigation, and resettlement. Enhancing the income and livelihood of the rural people were the main focus of the 3rd and 4th FYPs. Soon after he acceded to the throne, Jigme Singye launched the Trashigang and Tsirang Intensive Valley Development Projects in 1972. These projects were part of a larger vision of food self-sufficiency and income generation.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Buddha's Parinirvana in Bhutan on May 23 (is a Buddhist festival that marks the death of the Buddha and his achievement of Nirvana);
Social Forestry Day in Bhutan on June 2 (also coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck);
Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche in Bhutan on June 16 (is on the 10th day of the 5th lunar month);
Buddha's First Sermon in Bhutan on July 10 (The day is celebrated according to the Buddhist Calendar, on the fourth day of the sixth month);
Bhutan Independence Day on August 8 (from India, since 1949);
Thimphu Drubchen in Bhutan on September 9 (is precedes the popular three-day Thimphu Tshechu festival. The Drubchen showcases the sacred dances dedicated to the protecting deity of Bhutan);
Thimphu Tshechu in Bhutan on September 13 (starts on the 10th day of the 8th lunar month. The three-day religious event plays an important role in the lives of Bhutanese people as it is an opportunity for the Buddhist followers to immerse and cleanse themselves of the bad Karma and to remind them of what to make of their lives)