Chinese New Year Holiday and National Day Holiday are the only two week-long holidays in China. During these two weeks, people enjoy themselves in a great variety of ways, contributing to a boost in tourism industry, hence the nickname 'Golden Week'. Hotel rooms, train tickets or air tickets will definitely be in great demand then. The Spring Festival will have an eight-day holiday starting from Lunar New Year’s Eve. The National Day holiday will last seven days from October 1. Labor Day will be a five-day holiday. New Year’s Day, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival will each have three days off. The legal holiday is seven days long, from the Lunar New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the first lunar month. Some companies and public institutions enjoy a longer holiday up to 10 days or more, because in common knowledge among Chinese people, the festival lasts longer, from the Lunar New Year's Eve to the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival). Good news! 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. New Year's Day: Jan 1: one day: Spring Festival: Jan 28 — Feb 4: eight days: Qingming Festival: April 4 — April 6: three days: Labor Day: May 1 — May 5: five days: Dragon Boat Festival: May 31 — June 2: three days: National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival: Oct 1 — Oct 8: eight days 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. In China, there are public holidays on 7 legal festivals in a year, namely New Year's Day, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Qingming Festival, May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day. China has six national holidays every year: Chinese New Year, Tomb Sweeping Day, Labour Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid Autumn Festival and National Holiday. For Chinese New Year and National Holiday three days off are given. For the other three holidays there is only one day off. Each year, China has 7 public holidays enjoyed by all citizens: New Year, the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), the Qingming Festival, Labor Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day. The Spring Festival is the biggest holiday in China. 2025 China Public Holidays Calendar; 7 Major Chinese Holidays The Chinese New Year and National Day holidays are three days long. The week-long holidays on May (Labor) Day and National Day began in 2000, as a measure to increase and encourage holiday spending. The resulting seven-day or eight-day (if Mid-Autumn Festival is near National Day) holidays are called " Golden Weeks " ( 黄金 周 ), and have Each month begins with a new moon, and the new year begins on the new moon closest to the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Usually, that puts the holiday between On Jan. 29, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities Upcoming public holiday, and calendar of Singapore's public holidays for2023, 2024 and 2025. Chinese New Year 22 January 2023 - 23 January 2023, National Day 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; 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 – November 1; Chinese New Year As is traditional, the holiday schedule features two major week-long holidays: Spring Festival (also known as Chinese New Year) and the National Day holiday (often called ‘Golden Week’). In 2024, the Spring Festival falls between February 10 and 17, and the National Day holiday falls between October 1 and 7. Chinese New Year - January 29 (Wednesday) “The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates Holiday; 1 Jan: Mon: New Year Holiday: 10 Feb to 17 Feb: Sat to Sat: Spring Festival: 4 Apr to 6 Apr: Thu to Sat: Ching Ming Festival: 1 May to 5 May: Wed to Sun: Labour Day Holiday: 10 Jun: Mon: Dragon Boat Festival: 15 Sep to 17 Sep: Sun to Tue: Mid-Autumn Festival: 1 Oct to 7 Oct: Tue to Mon: National Day Holiday: Visit gov.cn for the Here comes a list of all Chinese public holidays in 2021 including dates, duration and compensation work days, to help you better plan your year. China’s National Holidays in 2021 are: Jan 1–3: New Year Holiday (元旦) Feb 11–17: Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year (春节) Apr 3–5: Tomb Sweeping Day (清明节) Discover the dates, duration, and regional celebrations of 2025 Chinese public holidays, including New Year's, Spring Festival, and more. National Day Golden Week
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