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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 ...
Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival (see § Etymology), is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian ...
The first 3 days of Chinese New Year. Extra holiday days are de facto added adjusting the weekend days before and after the three days holiday, resulting in a full week of public holiday known as Golden Week. [56] [57] During the Chunyun holiday travel season. 3 (official holiday days) / 7 (de facto holiday days) Myanmar: Chinese New Year
Holidays. Source:[6][7] 1 January – New Year's Day. 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.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal has the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week. Country. Minimum number of public holidays.
Youth Day. 靑年節. Commemorates revolutionary Tenth Uprising in 1911. April 29, July 30. The Emperor's Birthday. 天長節. The birthday of the reigning emperor has been a national holiday in Japan from 1868. Celebrated from 1895 to 1945 when Taiwan was a colony of Japan. May 1.
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 ...