| Holiday Catalogue |
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Chinese Traditional Holidays |
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Listed below are the traditional Chinese holidays. These include
festivals from the ancient Chinese lunar calendar, the ancient Chinese solar
calendar, and observances associated with China's three major religious
philosophies: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucism. In addition, there are some
regional, national, and ethnic holidays. |
| Observance Name |
Date |
Status* |
| PRC |
ROC |
Hong
Kong |
Macao |
| Major Solar
Holidays |
| Pure and Brightness Festival |
April 5 or 6 |
W |
L |
A |
L |
| Summer Solstice Festival |
June
21 or 22 |
C |
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| Winter Solstice Festival |
Dec.
21 or 22 |
C |
|
L |
L |
| Major Lunar
Holidays |
| Chinese New Year |
Yushui 1 |
L |
L |
L |
L |
| Double-Ninth Festival |
Shuangjiang 9 |
C |
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| Dragon Boat Festival |
Xiazhi 5 |
W |
L |
L |
L |
| Ghost Festival |
Chushu 15 |
C |
|
L |
L |
| Lantern Festival |
Yushui 15 |
C |
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| Mid-Autumn Festival |
Qiufen 15 |
W |
L |
A |
A |
| Minor Lunar
Holidays |
| Birthday of Huato, Patron God of Medicine |
Xiaoman 18 |
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| Birthday of Koon Yam, Goddess of Mercy |
Chunfen 19 |
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| Birthday of Lu Pan, Patron God of Carpenters |
Dashu 13 |
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| Birthday of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King |
Qiufen 16 |
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| Birthday of the Jade Emperer |
Yushui 9 |
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| Birthday of Zuantian Shagdi, Lord
of Dark Heaven |
Guyu
3 |
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| Birthday of Tian Hou, Goddess of the Sea |
Guyu
23 |
|
W |
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| Birthday of Tudigong, Lord of Earth |
Chunfen 2 |
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| Double-Seventh Festival |
Chushu 7 |
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| Kitchen God Reports to the Jade Emperer |
Dahan 23 |
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| Sending Off the Winter
Clothes |
Xiaoxue 1 |
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| Observances Associated
with Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucism |
| Birthday of Amitabha Buddha |
Dongzhi 17 |
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| Birthday of Bodhidharma |
Xiaoxue 5 |
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| Birthday of Confucius |
Qiufen 27 |
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| Birthday of Confucius |
September 28 |
|
L |
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| Death of Confucius |
October 1 |
W |
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| Birthday of Lao Tze |
Chunfen 15 |
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| Birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha |
Xiaoman 8 |
|
|
L |
L |
| Enlightenment of Sakyamuni Buddha |
Dahan 8 |
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| Double-Sixth |
Dashu 6 |
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| Ethnic
Festivals |
| Nadam (Mongolia) |
July
11 |
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| Nadam (Inner Mongolia) |
July
20 |
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| Yi Torch Festival |
Dashu 24 |
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| Water Splashing Festival |
Dashu 25 |
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| Never Forget the Past
Festival |
Xiazhi 29 |
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| Third Month Fair |
Guyu
15 |
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| Modern
Observances |
| Republic Day |
October 10 |
|
L |
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| Birthday of Sun Yat-sen |
November 12 |
|
L |
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| Death of Sun Yat-sen |
March 12 |
W |
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| National Day |
October 1 |
L |
|
L |
L |
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| *Status Codes |
| L |
Legal Holiday |
| C |
Recognised by government as a Cultural
Holiday |
| W |
Widely Observed but not a Legal
Holiday |
| A |
the day after this observance is a Legal
Holiday |
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See Also
Holiday
Catalogue |
