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The following are considered holidays in Taiwan . Some are official holidays, and some are not:
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The following are considered holidays in Taiwan . Some are official holidays, and some are not:
| 2024 Gregorian Date(s) Observed | Type of calendar followed | Date on calendar | English Name | Chinese Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Gregorian calendar | January 1 | Founding of the Republic of China (also New Year's Day) | 中華民國開國紀念日 / 元旦 | Commemorates the establishment of the Provisional Government in Nanking. |
| February 9 | Chinese calendar | Last day (29th/30th day) of the 12th month | Chinese New Year's Eve | 農曆除夕 | Eve of the Chinese New Year. |
| February 8, 10-14 | Chinese calendar | First 3 working days of the 1st month | Spring Festival | 春節 | Day of Chinese New Year. |
| February 28 | Gregorian calendar | February 28 | Peace Memorial Day | 228和平紀念日 | Commemorates the February 28 Incident in 1947. |
| April 4-7 | Gregorian calendar | April 4 | Children's Day | 兒童節 | To make known the human rights of children and to stop the abuse of children. |
| April 4-7 | Gregorian calendar | 15th day after the Spring Equinox | Tomb Sweeping Day | 淸明節 | To remember and honor ancestors at grave sites |
| June 10 | Chinese calendar | 5th day of the 5th month | Dragon Boat Festival | 端午節 | Commemorates the death of the patriot Qu Yuan. |
| September 17 | Chinese calendar | 15th day of the 8th month | Mid-Autumn Festival | 中秋節 | Gathering the family together to celebrate the end of the harvest season |
| October 10 | Gregorian calendar | October 10 | National Day/Double Tenth Day | 國慶日 / 雙十節 | Commemorates the Wuchang Uprising of 1911, which began the Xinhai Revolution that led to the abolition of monarchy and establishment of a republican form of government. |
The following holidays are also observed on Taiwan but are not official holidays observed by civil servants of the central government. Some sectors of the workforce may have time off on some of the following holidays, such as Labor Day, Armed Forces Day, and Teachers' Day.
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 3, 4 or 5 | Farmer's Day | 農民節 | Lichun, the beginning of spring |
| March 12 | Arbor Day | 國父逝世紀念日 | Sun Yat-sen's passing on 12 March 1925 |
| March 29 | Youth Day | 靑年節 | Commemorates revolutionary Tenth Uprising in 1911 |
| April 29, July 30 | The Emperor's Birthday | 天長節 | The birthday of the reigning emperor has been a national holiday in Japan from 1868. Celebrated from 1895 to 1945 when Taiwan was a colony of Japan. |
| May 1 | Labor Day | 勞動節 | |
| May 4 | Literary Day | 文藝節 | Commemorates May Fourth Movement |
| May (second Sunday) | Mother's Day | 母親節 | Buddha's birthday was changed to fit the date of Mother's Day. [1] [2] |
| June 3 | Opium Suppression Movement Day | 禁菸節 | Commemorates burning of opium in the First Opium War of 1839 |
| August 8 | Father's Day | 父親節 | Held on August 8 because the pronunciation of 8 (八; ba) is very close to the Chinese word for “dad” (爸; ba) |
| September 1 | Journalist' Day | 記者節 | Commemorates the promulgation of the Protection of Journalists and Public Opinion Organizations law in 1933 [3] |
| September 3 | Armed Forces Day | 軍人節 | Honors the Republic of China Armed Forces, also Victory over Japan Day |
| September 28 | Teachers' Day | 孔子誕辰紀念日 | Confucius' Birthday |
| October 21 | Overseas Chinese Day | 華僑節 | |
| October 25 | Taiwan Retrocession Day | 臺灣光復節 | The Republic of China took control of Japanese Taiwan on 25 October 1945 and claimed that Taiwan had since returned to the Republic of China. However, the said claim is in dispute. |
| November 12 | Sun Yat-sen's Birthday | 國父誕辰紀念日 | Also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day |
| Winter solstice | Dongzhi Festival | 冬至 | |
| December 25 | Constitution Day | 行憲紀念日 | Coincides with Christmas, and the anniversary of the 1947 ROC Constitution |
| Aboriginal Festivals | 原住民族歲時祭儀 | Dates to be published by the Council of Indigenous Peoples varies according to tribes |
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th day of 1st lunar month | Lantern Festival | 元宵節 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 15th day of 1st lunar month | Tourism Day | 觀光節 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 2nd day of 2nd lunar month | Earth God's Birthday | 土地公誕辰 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 19th day of 2nd lunar month | Kuan Yin's Birthday | 觀音誕辰 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 15th day of 3rd lunar month | God of Medicine's Birthday | 保生大帝誕辰 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 23rd day of 3rd lunar month | Matsu's Birthday | 媽祖誕辰 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 8th day of 4th lunar month | Buddha's Birthday | 佛誕日 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 13th day of 5th lunar month | Kuan Kung's Birthday | 關公誕辰 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 13th day of 5th lunar month | Cheng Huang's Birthday | 城隍爺誕辰 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 7th day of 7th lunar month | Qixi Festival | 七夕 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 15th day of 7th lunar month | Ghost Festival | 中元節 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 9th day of 9th lunar month | Double Ninth Festival | 重陽節 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 15th day of 10th lunar month | Saisiat Festival | 賽夏節 | Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribe |
Before 1949, a number of public holidays were celebrated by certain ethnic minorities in regions within the ROC, which were decided by local governments and entities. Since 1949, these holidays continued to be celebrated by ethnic groups as such in Taiwan Area only.
| Date | English name | Local name | Chinese name | Ethnic Groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 of Tibetan year | Losar | ལོ་གསར | 藏曆新年 | Tibetan community in Taiwan |
| 30.6 of Tibetan calendar | Sho Dun | ཞོ་སྟོན། | 雪頓節 | Tibetan community in Taiwan |
| 1.10 of Islamic calendar | Eid ul-Fitr | عيد الفطر | 開齋節 | Muslim community in Taiwan, not only Hui people, but also Filipino Muslim, Malay and Indonesian immigrants |
| 10.12 of Islamic calendar | Eid al-Adha | عيد الأضحى | 爾德節 | Muslim community in Taiwan, not only Hui people, but also Filipino Muslim, Malay and Indonesian immigrants |
| 3rd day of the 3rd Lunisolar month | Sam Nyied Sam | Sam Nyied Sam | 三月三 | Zhuang community in Taiwan |
Arbor Day is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season.
Labour Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March or May. It complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Father's Day, Siblings Day, and Grandparents' Day.
Father's Day is a holiday honoring one's father, or relevant father figure, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. In the United States, Father's Day was founded in the state of Washington, United States, by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910.
Vesak, also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as Tibet and Mongolia. It is the most important Buddhist festival. The festival commemorates the birth, enlightenment (Nibbāna), and passing (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha in Theravada, Tibetan Buddhism and Navayana.
The National Day of the Republic of China, also referred to as Double Ten Day or Double Tenth Day, is a public holiday on 10 October, now held annually as national day in the Republic of China. It commemorates the start of the Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911 which ultimately led to the collapse of the imperial Qing dynasty, ending 2,133 years of imperial rule of China since the Qin dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China on 1 January 1912. The day was once held as public holiday in mainland China during the Mainland Period of the ROC before 1949. The subsequent People's Republic of China continues to observe the Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution at the same date but not as a public holiday, which put more emphasis on its revolutionary characteristics as commemoration of a historical event rather than celebration to the founding of the Republic of China.
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Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Since 1950, it is celebrated on June 1 in many Second World countries. World Children's Day is celebrated on 20 November to commemorate the Declaration of the Rights of the Child by the UN General Assembly on 20 November 1959. In some countries, it is Children's Week and not Children's Day. The Sikhs celebrate Children Day on 20 December to 27 December. In the U.S., Children's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of June.
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The schedule of 11 public holidays in Singapore which are gazetted and recognized since the establishment of Singapore's 1998 Holidays Act.
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National Day, officially the National Day of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国庆节), is a public holiday in China celebrated annually on 1 October as the national day of the People's Republic of China, commemorating Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. The Chinese Communist Party victory in the Chinese Civil War resulted in the Kuomintang retreat to Taiwan and the Chinese Communist Revolution whereby the People's Republic of China replaced the Republic of China.
This is a list of holidays celebrated within the Buddhist tradition.
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The legislature approved a proposal in 1999 to designate the birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha — which falls on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar — a national holiday and to celebrate the special occasion concurrently with International Mother's Day, which is celebrated on the second Sunday of May.
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