China public holiday 2025 schedule: Official calendar. New Year. January 1, 2025 (one rest day) Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) January 28 and February 4, 2025 (eight rest days in total) Adjusted working days: January 26, 2025 (Sunday) and February 8, 2025 (Saturday) Tomb Sweeping Festival (Ching Ming Festival) Public holidays for 2025. 2024 17:19 english.www.gov.cn. There are currently seven official public holidays in China. Name: Date: Duration: New Year's Day: Jan 1 China's public holidays will be extended by two days in 2025! According to the new official holiday schedule, the Spring Festival holiday will be extended from the previous three days to four days, including the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year on Jan 28, while the May Day holiday will be increased from one day to two days, with May 2 newly added. The Chinese New Year of 2025 falls on January 29th (Wednesday), and will last to February 2nd. It is the Year of Snake. As an official public holiday, Chinese people can get eight days' off from work, from January 28th to February 4th. The Chinese New Year of 2026 falls on February 17th (Tuesday), and will last to February 21th. It is the Year Holiday; 1 Jan: Wed: New Year Holiday: 28 Jan to 4 Feb: Tue to Tue: Spring Festival: 4 Apr: Fri: Ching Ming Festival: 1 May to 5 May: Thu to Mon: Labour Day Holiday: 31 May to 2 Jun: Sat to Mon: Dragon Boat Festival: 1 Oct to 8 Oct: Wed to Wed: National Day Holiday: 6 Oct: Mon: Mid-Autumn Festival: Visit gov.cn for the original release. This is a nationwide public holiday in China, although it is less significant than some of the traditional Chinese holidays. Chinese New Year. Dates: February 17, 2025 (Tuesday) to February 18, 2025 (Wednesday) Holiday Duration: 2 days; Introduction: Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most significant holiday in China. It marks the Jan. 28 - Feb. 4, 2025 is Chinese New Year Holiday China has seven legal holidays in a year, including New Year's Day, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Qingming Festival (Tomb-sweeping Day), May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and National Day. Fireworks and various events mark this day, especially in major cities. While it’s a single-day event, it sets a festive tone for the year ahead. Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) - Jan 28 — Feb 4, 2025. The Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, is one of the most anticipated holidays. It spans from January 28 to February 4, lasting eight Approved by the State Council, the official 2025 public holiday schedule includes major holidays such as New Year’s Day, the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival, Labor Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day. This year, the Chinese New Year holiday will start a day earlier, kicking off on Chinese New Year’s Eve (Jan 28) and then running for a blissful eight days. However, there will be two make-up days to go with it, so you’ll have to work the Sunday (Jan 26) before the holiday and then the Saturday (Feb 8) after the holiday. Tomb-Sweeping Festival BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 727 DECLARING THE REGULAR HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS FOR THE YEAR 2025 WHEREAS, Republic Act (RA) No. 9492 dated 24 July 2007 amended Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order (EO) No. 292, also known as the Administrative Code of 1987, by declaring certain days (specific or movable) as special or regular holidays; Regular Holidays are important days like New Year’s Day, Independence Day, and Christmas, while Special Holidays are less important days such as Ninoy Aquino Day or Chinese New Year. Recently, the Labor Department released the proper pay rules for workers who’ll be clocking in on January 29, 2025, which marks Chinese New Year. MANILA, Philippines — The official list of holidays and non-working days for 2025 has been released. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation No. 727 declaring the regular holidays CEBU, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued an advisory detailing the rules for wage computation for the Special (Non-Working) Day on January 29, 2025, in Other Holidays in 2025. Aside from January 29, Proclamation No. 727 lists other holidays for 2025. These include regular holidays, special non-working days, and special working days: Regular Holidays. New Year’s Day – January 1; Independence Day – June 12; Christmas Day – December 25; Special Non-Working Days. All Saints’ Day or regular holidays; WHEREAS, on 29 January 2025, Chinese nationals all over the world will celebrate Spring Festival, popularly known as the Chinese New Year, which is one of the most revered and festive events celebrated not only in China but also in the Philippines, and such date may be declared as a special (non-working) day without WHEREAS, on 29 January 2025, Chinese nationals all over the world will celebrate Spring Festival, popularly known as the Chinese New Year, which is one of the most revered and festive events celebrated not only in China but also in the Philippines, and such date may be declared as a special (non-working) day without detriment to public interest; Upcoming public holiday, and calendar of Singapore's public holidays for2023, 2024 and 2025. Chinese New Year 29 January 2025 - 30 January 2025, Indonesia Public Holidays 2025. Chinese New Year Holiday: 29 Jan: Wed: Chinese New Year: 28 Mar: Fri: Bali Hindu New Year Holiday: 29 Mar: Sat: Bali Hindu New Public Holidays for 2025 5 August 2024. Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments; Wednesday: Jan 01: New Year's Day: National Holiday: Regular holiday: Monday: Jan 27: Israa & Miaraj Night: Not A Public Holiday Here's the full 2025 public holiday calendar to get all the details on Singapore's 11 gazetted public holidays. New Year's Day, Jan 1, Wednesday; Chinese New Year, Jan 29, Wednesday; Chinese New Year, Jan 30, Thursday ; Hari Raya Puasa, Mar 31, Monday* Good Friday, Apr 18, Friday; Labour Day, May 1, Thursday; Vesak Day, May 12, Monday
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