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Holidays that correspond to the Chinese Lunar Calendar

DateHoliday in Chinese*Holiday in EnglishComments

1st Lunar Month (January / February)

1st Day春節Chinese New Year
15th Day元宵節Lantern Festival

2nd Lunar Month (February / March)

2nd Day中和節Zhonghe Festival

3rd Lunar Month (March / April)

3rd Day上巳節Shangsi Festival

5th Lunar Month (June / July)

5th Day端午節Duanwu Festival

7th Lunar Month (August / September)

7th Day七夕The Night of Sevens
15th Day中元節Ghost Festival

8th Lunar Month (September / October)

15th Day中秋節Mid-Autumn Festival

9th Lunar Month (October / November)

9th Day重陽節Double Nines Festival

10th Lunar Month (November / December)

15th Day下元節Xia Yuan Festival

12th Lunar Month (January / February)

8th Day腊八节Laba Festival
23rd Day謝灶Kitchen God Festival

Holidays that correspond to the Gregorian Calendar

DateHoliday in Chinese*Holiday in EnglishComments

January

January 1元旦New Year's Day

March

March 8国际妇女节International Women's Day
March 12国际妇女节Arbor Day

April

~ April 5清明節Qing Ming Jie

May

May 1劳动节Labour Day
May 4青年节Youth Day

June

June 1六一儿童节Children's Day

July

July 1建党节CPC Founding Day
July 11中国航海日China National Maritime Day

August

August 1建军节Army Day

October

October 1国庆节National Day

December

Dec 21 or 22冬至Winter Solstice

*Requires Traditional Chinese Language Pack