
Public holidays in China
In China, all Western holidays are known, but with the exception of New Year's Day, there are no public holidays. Due to the lack of publicity, Christian holidays have been pushed into the background, even in public life. The traditional and most important events of the year are not calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, but according to the Chinese lunar calendar, which is also often called the "peasant calendar."
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Non-floating holidays
Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.Date | Holiday |
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Jan. 1st | New Year’s Day |
March 8th | Women's Day (regional only) |
March 12th | Arbor Day |
May 4th | Youth Day (regional only) |
June 1st | Children's day (regional only) |
July 1st | Foundation Day of the Communist Party |
July 11th | Day of the Sea |
Aug. 1st | Foundation Day of the People's Liberation Army |
Sept. 10th | Teacher's Day (regional only) |
Oct. 1st | National holiday (3 days off) |
Dec. 25th | Christmas Day |
Moving Holidays in China
Holiday | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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Lunar New Year's Day | Jan. 22nd | Feb. 10th | Jan. 29th | Feb. 17th | Feb. 6th |
Lantern Festival | Feb. 5th | Feb. 24th | Feb. 12th | March 3rd | Feb. 20th |
Zhonghe Festival | Feb. 21st | March 11th | March 1st | March 20th | March 9th |
Tomb-Sweeping | April 5th | April 4th | April 4th | April 5th | April 5th |
Good Friday | April 7th | March 29th | April 18th | April 3rd | March 26th |
Easter Sunday | April 9th | March 31st | April 20th | April 5th | March 28th |
Easter Monday | April 10th | April 1st | April 21st | April 6th | March 29th |
Labour Day | May 1st | May 1st | May 1st | May 1st | May 1st |
Mother's Day | May 14th | May 12th | May 11th | May 10th | May 9th |
Buddha's Birthday | May 26th | May 15th | May 5th | May 24th | May 13th |
Father's Day | June 18th | June 16th | June 15th | June 21st | June 20th |
Dragon Boat Festival | June 22nd | June 10th | May 31st | June 19th | June 9th |
Feast of lovers | Aug. 22nd | Aug. 10th | Aug. 29th | Aug. 19th | Aug. 8th |
Ghost Festival | Aug. 30th | Aug. 18th | Sept. 6th | Aug. 27th | Aug. 16th |
Mid-Autumn Festival | Sept. 29th | Sept. 17th | Oct. 6th | Sept. 25th | Sept. 15th |
Confucius' Birthday | Oct. 9th | Sept. 27th | Oct. 16th | Oct. 5th | Sept. 25th |
Chongyang Festival | Oct. 23rd | Oct. 11th | Oct. 29th | Oct. 18th | Oct. 8th |
Winter Solstice | Dec. 22nd | Dec. 21st | Dec. 21st | Dec. 22nd | Dec. 22nd |
Laba Feast | Jan. 18th | Jan. 7th | Jan. 26th | Jan. 15th | Jan. 4th |
For all holidays, please note that although our table shows the dates of the holiday, the corresponding non-working days may occasionally differ. For example, the Chinese government determines when the national holiday will be celebrated each year. In 2021, this is not on October 1, but on October 10 and 11. On other holidays, bridge days or weekends are often "shifted" to allow longer vacation periods or to compensate for missing working days.