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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 Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a New Year, new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar, lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Sinophone, Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly r ...
(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, new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar, lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Sinophone, Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly r ...
,
Qingming Festival The Qingming festival or Ching Ming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English (sometimes also called Chinese Memorial Day or Ancestors' Day), is a traditional Chinese festival observed by the Han Chinese of mainland China, Hong Ko ...
, the
Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival ( zh, s=端午节, t=端午節) is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian calendar. Names The Engl ...
and
Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese: / ), also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan (), Korea (), Vietnam (), and other countries in Eas ...
are statutory public holidays. This is the case in both mainland China and Taiwan whilst Hong Kong and Macau also observe
Buddha's Birthday Buddha's Birthday (also known as Buddha Jayanti, also known as his day of enlightenment – Buddha Purnima, Buddha Pournami) is a Buddhist festival that is celebrated in most of East Asia and South Asia commemorating the birth of the Gautama ...
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 federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. 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. * Public holidays in the People's Republic of China ** Holidays in Hong Kong ** Holidays in Macau * Public holidays in the Republic of China **
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 obse ...
(including unofficial holidays) *
Holidays in Singapore The schedule of 11 public holidays in Singapore which are gazetted and recognized since the establishment of Singapore's 1999 Holidays Act. List of public holidays in Singapore There are generally 11 public holidays a year; however, since the ...
*
Holidays in Malaysia Public holidays in Malaysia are regulated at both federal and state levels, mainly based on a list of federal holidays observed nationwide plus a few additional holidays observed by each individual state and federal territory. The public holi ...
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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 *Hong ...


See also

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Jingchu Suishiji The ''Jingchu Suishiji'', also known by various English translations, is a description of holidays in central China during the 6th and 7th centuries. It was compiled by Du Gongzhan in the Sui or early Tang (early 7th century) as a revised, ann ...
'', an important text on the transition from ancient Chinese festivals to the present traditional ones *
Culture of China Chinese culture () is one of the world's oldest cultures, originating thousands of years ago. The culture prevails across a large geographical region in East Asia and is extremely diverse and varying, with customs and traditions varying grea ...
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List of annual events in China This is a list of major annual events in China. See also * Culture of China * Traditional Chinese holidays * Public holidays in China References

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References


External links

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raditional Chinese festivals
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