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1st day of 1st Lunisolar month. 3 days (Chinese New Year's Eve, 1st and 2nd days of 1st Lunisolar month) Spring Festival [ a ] (aka Chinese New Year) 春节. Chūnjié. Usually occurs in late January or early February. The most important holiday, celebrating the start of a new year. 5 April (4 or 6 April in some years) 1 day.
In Singapore, Chinese New Year is the only traditional Chinese public holiday, likewise with Malaysia. Each region has its own holidays on top of this condensed traditional Chinese set. Mainland China and Taiwan observe patriotic holidays, Hong Kong and Macau observe Christian holidays, and Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Malay and Indian ...
National Day (Chinese: 国庆节; pinyin: guóqìng jié; lit. 'national celebration day'), officially the National Day of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国庆节), is a public holiday in China celebrated annually on 1 October as the national day of the People's Republic of China, commemorating Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's ...
The traditional Chinese calendar (traditional Chinese: 農曆; simplified Chinese: 农历; lit. 'agricultural calendar'; traditional Chinese: 陰曆; simplified Chinese: 阴历; lit. 'lunar calendar'), is a lunisolar calendar dating from the Han dynasty that combines solar, lunar, and other cycles for various social and agricultural purposes.
The Golden Week (simplified Chinese : 黄金周; traditional Chinese : 黃金週), in the People's Republic of China, is the name given to three separate 7-day or 8-day national holidays which were implemented in 2000: [ 1 ] Chunyun, the Golden Week around the Chinese New Year, begins in January or February. The "Labor Day (May Day) Golden Week ...
Chinese New Year's Eve is typically a half-day holiday in Malaysia, while Chinese New Year is a two-day public holiday. George Town, a Chinese-majority city, is known for its lively Chinese New Year celebrations that last until the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day.
Holidays in China may refer to: Traditional Chinese holidays. Public holidays in China. Public holidays in Taiwan. Public holidays in Hong Kong. Public holidays in Macau.
The holiday commemorates Qu Yuan who was the beloved prime minister of the southern Chinese state of Chu during the Warring States period, about 600 B.C. to 200 B.C., and is celebrated by holding dragon boat races and eating sticky rice dumplings called zongzi, which were southern Chinese traditions. Dragon Boat Festival integrates praying for ...