The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the
Chinese New Year (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 most are scheduled according to the
Chinese calendar; exceptions, like the Qingming and winter solstice days, fall on the respective ''
jieqi'' (solar terms) in the agricultural calendar.
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Chinese New Year's Eve
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Public holidays
Traditional holidays are generally celebrated in Chinese-speaking regions. For the most part however, only
Chinese New Year,
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. In Singapore, Chinese New Year is the only traditional Chinese public holiday, likewise with
Malaysia
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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
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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 (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
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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Air pollution in China ,
Air pollution in Hong Kong ,
Air pollution in Macau ,
Air pollution in Taiwan
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Culture of China
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List of annual events in China
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Joss paper
References
External links
Traditional Chinese festivalson china.org.cn
{{Portal bar, China, Holidays
Chinese culture
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Public holidays in China
Observances in China