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  2. List of observances set by the Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Public holidays in China - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese New Year and National Day holidays are three days long. The week-long holidays on May (Labor) Day and National Day began in 2000, as a measure to increase and encourage holiday spending. The resulting seven-day or eight-day (if Mid-Autumn Festival is near National Day) holidays are called " Golden Weeks " ( 黄金 周 ), and have ...

  4. Chinese New Year - Wikipedia

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    Southeast Asia's largest temple – Kek Lok Si in George Town, Penang, Malaysia – illuminated in preparation for the Chinese New Year in 2024. [125] 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 ...

  5. Chinese New Year 2024: Dates, this year's animal, and why it ...

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    The lunar calendar is based on moon cycles, so the dates of the Lunar New Year celebration can change slightly each year. ... When is Chinese New Year 2024? Chinese New Year 2024 starts on Feb. 10 ...

  6. When is the Chinese New Year 2024? Details to know ... - AOL

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    A woman takes a smartphone photo of a dragon figure on display outside a luxury fashion retail store in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. 2024 is the Year of the Dragon on the Chinese calendar. (AP ...

  7. Ghost Festival - Wikipedia

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    Chinese lotus lanterns floating in a river. The Ghost Festival is held during the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. It also falls at the same time as a full moon, the new season, the fall harvest, the peak of Buddhist monastic asceticism, the rebirth of ancestors, and the assembly of the local community. [15]

  8. Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    The traditional Chinese calendar, dating back to the Han dynasty, is a lunisolar calendar that blends solar, lunar, and other cycles for social and agricultural purposes. . While modern China primarily uses the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, the traditional calendar remains culturally significa

  9. Lunar New Year - Wikipedia

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    After a decade of advocating for its inclusion by China and also other countries in Asia, the United Nations unanimously passed a resolution at its headquarters in December 2023, to recognize Lunar New Year (based on the lunisolar Chinese calendar), as a floating holiday, at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. This means ...