The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival () a ...
(Spring Festival), which is also celebrated in overseas ethnic Chinese communities (for example in Malaysia, Thailand or the USA).
Traditional holidays are varied from region to region but all scheduled according to the
Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (also known as the Agricultural Calendar ��曆; 农历; ''Nónglì''; 'farming calendar' Former Calendar ��曆; 旧历; ''Jiùlì'' Traditional Calendar ��曆; 老历; ''Lǎolì'', is a lunisolar calendar ...
(except the Qing Ming and Winter Solstice days, falling on the respective ''Jie qi'' in the Agricultural calendar).
Public holidays
Traditional holidays are generally celebrated in Chinese-speaking regions. For the most part however, only
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival () a ...
,
Qingming Festival, the
Dragon Boat Festival and
Mid-Autumn Festival are statutory public holidays. This is the case in both mainland China and Taiwan whilst Hong Kong and Macau also observe
Buddha's Birthday and
Chung Yeung Festival
The Double Ninth Festival (''Chong Yang Festival'' or ''Chung Yeung Festival'' in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan; ; ''Jungyangjeol'' (Hangul: , Hanja: ), observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar, is a ...
. In Singapore, Chinese New Year is the only traditional Chinese public holiday, likewise with
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
.
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 festivals.
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Public holidays in the People's Republic of China
There are currently seven official public holidays in mainland China. Each year's holidays are announced about three weeks before the start of the year by the General Office of the State Council. A notable feature of mainland Chinese holidays is ...
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Holidays in Hong Kong
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Holidays in Macau
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Public holidays in the Republic of China
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Holidays in Taiwan
The following are considered holidays in Taiwan. Some are official holidays, some are not:
Table of Taiwan holidays
Public holidays
Unofficial holidays
The following holidays are also observed on Taiwan, but are not official holidays obser ...
(including unofficial holidays)
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Holidays in Singapore
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Holidays in Malaysia
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List of festivals in China
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in China, of all types.
Festivals in China
*Cold Food Festival
*Dongzhi Festival
*Duanwu Festival
* Freespace Fest
* Fu Yang Festival
*Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival
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See also
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Jingchu Suishiji'', an important text on the transition from ancient Chinese festivals to the present traditional ones
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Culture of China
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List of annual events in China
References
External links
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raditional Chinese festivalson china.org.cn
{{Portal bar, China, Holidays
Chinese culture
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Public holidays in China
Traditional holidays