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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 ...
4 days (Chinese New Year's Eve, 1st, 2nd and 3rd days of 1st Lunisolar month) [1] 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: Tomb-Sweeping Day: 清明节: Qīngmíng jié
Chinese: Significance: Celebration of the end of the year, celebration of the enlightenment of the Buddha: Observances: Consumption of Laba congee, etc. Date: 8th day of the 12th lunar month: 2024 date: 18 January: 2025 date: 7 January: Related to: Bodhi Day Rohatsu (in Japan) Other related festivals Vesak (in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand ...
Break out the calendar and jot down these 2024 February holidays, observances and awareness days. Find official and unofficial holidays, and weekly observances. ... Chinese New Year. Global Movie Day.
Chinese New Year is the most widely celebrated Chinese holiday across the globe. This year, it falls on February 1, 2022, and will begin the Year of the Tiger. “Different regional cultures ...
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 ...
The emperor decreed that people should do the same thing every year. Since Yuan-Xiao cooked the best tangyuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao Festival. For each Festival celebrated, a switch in the Chinese Zodiac takes place. For example, 2022—the year of the tiger; 2023—the year of the rabbit (water rabbit); and so on.
The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake. Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations of wickedness or evil as in Western cultures.