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List of observances set by the Chinese calendar

List of observances set by the Chinese calendar

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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).[1][2] Traditional holidays are varied from region to region but most are scheduled according to the Chinese calendar (exceptions, like the Qing Ming and Winter Solstice days, fall on the respective Jie qi (solar terms) in the Agricultural calendar).

More information Chinese lunar calendar date (every year), Gregorian date (for the current year) ...

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.

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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References

  1. [1]
    Hui, Vikki (2022-01-31). "Lunar New Year is celebrated across Asian communities, but each has their own traditions". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
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    "Lunar New Year 2022: What does the holiday and the Year of the Tiger represent?". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-07-24. The United States is also home to some celebrations. Overall, over about 1.5 billion people across the world will take part in the festivities.
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