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The festival was long marked as a cultural festival in China and is a public holiday in China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. The People's Republic of China's government established in 1949 did not initially recognize the Dragon Boat Festival as a public holiday but reintroduced it in 2008 alongside two other festivals in a bid to boost ...
28 January – 3 February – Chinese New Year; 4 April – Tomb-Sweeping Day; 1 – 2 May – Labour Day; 31 May – Dragon Boat Festival; 1 – 7 October – National Day; 6 October – Mid-Autumn Festival
Due to worship of the dragon, some people eat food with the word "dragon" [4] [2] to bring good luck and good weather all year round. The Zhonghe Festival was an official festival and holiday in the Tang dynasty, celebrated on the day before the Longtaitou Festival: on the first day of the second month of the Chinese calendar. [2]
Performers participate in a dragon dance at the International Lunar New Year Night Parade on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.
In Baiguo Village, China, a lady made red Ciba — a traditional rice cake dyed with red food coloring— before the Chinese Spring Festival. A lady making red ciba, a traditional glutinous rice ...
A woman carries a section of a dragon in February 2024 during a Chinese dragon dance at a Lunar New Year Festival in Austin, Texas. The Year of the Snake. Here's your guide to the Lunar New Year
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) 春节: Chūnjié: Based on Chinese calendar. Holidays last seamlessly, two full weeks, up to the Lantern Festival (see below). 15th day of 1st Lunisolar month: Lantern Festival: 元宵 节: Yuánxiāo jié: Based on Chinese calendar 2nd day of 2nd Lunisolar month: Zhonghe Festival (Dragon Raising its Head ...
In 2025, we'll witness the Year of the Snake. If you're curious what your Chinese zodiac sign is, you need only do the math. For example, if you were born 12 years ago or 24 years ago, your zodiac ...