Dates of Significance
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The following are dates of significance or public holidays in China. Some traditional events are based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar and, therefore, exact dates may vary each year.
- New Year’s Day – 1st of January
- Laba Festival – Varies each year, usually in January
- Chinese New Year/Spring Festival – Varies each year, usually in late January to early February and lasts for 15 days
- Lantern Festival – Varies each year, usually in February to early March
- Women’s Day – 8th of March
- Qingming Festival/Tomb-Sweeping Day – Varies each year, usually in early April
- Labour Day – 1st of May
- Children’s Day – 1st of June
- Dragon Boat Festival – Varies each year, usually in June
- Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party – 1st of July
- Double Seventh Festival – Varies each year, usually in August
- Mid-Autumn Festival – Varies each year, usually in September to early October
- National Day – 1st to 7th of October
- Chongyang Festival – Varies each year, usually in October