Chinese everywhere celebrate a colorful array of festivals and holidays from Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) to Mid-autumn Festival. Here’s a full schedule looking ahead to the coming 12 months along with their background and traditional histories.
2019 |
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Jan 1 Tue 2019 | New Year | Dec 30 - Jan 1 China Public Holiday |
Jan 13 Sun 2019 | Laba Festival | |
Feb 5 Tue 2019 | Chinese New Year | Feb 4 - Feb 10 China Public Holiday |
Feb 19 Tue 2019 | Lantern Festival | |
Mar 8 Fri 2019 | International Woman's Day | |
Mar 17 Sun 2019 | St. Patrick's Day | |
Mar 21 Thu 2019 | Spring Equinox | |
Apr 5 Fri 2019 | Qing Ming Jie/Tomb Sweeping Day | Apr 5 - Apr 7 China Public Holiday |
May 1 Wed 2019 | Labour Day | Apr 29 - May 1 China Public Holiday |
May 4 Sat 2019 | Youth Day | |
Jun 1 Sat 2019 | Children's Day | |
Jun 7 Fri 2019 | Dragon Boat Festival | Jun 7 - Jun 9 China Public Holiday |
Jun 21 Fri 2019 | Summer Solstice | |
Jul 1 Mon 2019 | CPC Founding Day | |
Aug 7 Wed 2019 | Double Seventh Festival | |
Aug 15 Thu 2019 | Spirit Festival | |
Sep 10 Tue 2019 | Teacher's Day | |
Sep 23 Mon 2019 | Autumn Equinox | |
Sep 13 Fri 2019 | Mid-Autumn Festival | Sep 13 - Sep 15 China Public Holiday |
Oct 1 Tue 2019 | National Day | Oct 1 - Oct 7 China Public Holiday |
Oct 7 Mon 2019 | Chongyang Festival/Double Ninth Festival | |
Nov 1 Fri 2019 | Halloween | |
Nov 28 Thu 2019 | Thanksgiving | |
Dec 22 Sun 2019 | Winter Solstice | |
Dec 25 Wed 2019 | Christmas Day | |
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