Culture
China's Festivals and Public Holidays 2009
| Holiday Name |
|
Holidays |
| New Year's Day 新年 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 1, 2009 (Thu), Jan. 2 (exchange with Sun, Jan. 4), Jan. 3 (Saturday) |
| Laba Festival 腊八节 | Jan. 3 | The 8th day in the 12th lunar month |
| Chinese New Year's Day (Spring Festival) 中国新年 | Jan. 26 |
Jan. 25 (New Year's Eve), 26, 27, 28 (exchange with Sun., Jan 25), 29 (exchange with Sat., Jan 24), 30 (exchange with Sun., Feb 1), 31 (Sat) |
| Lantern Festival 元宵节 | Feb. 9 | The 15th of the 1st lunar month |
| Valentine's Day 情人节 | Feb. 14 | |
| International Women's Day 国际妇女节 | Mar. 8 | |
|
Tomb Sweeping Day
清明节 |
Apr. 4 | Apr. 4, 5 (Sun.), 6 (exchange with Sat., Apr. 4) |
| Labor Day 劳动节 | May 1 | May 1, 2 (Sat. ), 3 (Sun.) |
| Youth Day 青年节 | May 4 | |
| Mother's Day 母亲节 | May 10 | |
|
Dragon Boat Festival
端午节 |
May 28 |
May 28, 29 (exchange with Sun., May 31), 30(Sat.) |
| International Children's Day 国际儿童节 | Jun 1 | |
| Father's Day 父亲节 | Jun 21 | |
| CCP's Birthday 建党节 | July 1 | |
| Army Day 建军节 | Aug. 1 | |
| Double Seventh Festival 七夕节 | Aug. 26 | China's Valentine's |
| Teacher's Day 教师节 | Sep. 10 | |
| National Day 国庆节 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sun.), 5 and 6 (exchange with Sat., Oct 3, plus Mid-Autumn Festival), 7 (exchange with Sun., Sept. 27), 8 (exchange with Sat., Oct. 10) |
|
Mid-autumn Festival
中秋节 |
Oct. 3 |
The 15th of the 8th lunar month |
|
Double Ninth Festival
重阳节 |
Oct. 26 | The 9th of the 9th lunar month |
| Christmas 圣诞节 | Dec. 25 |
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