Chinese Holidays
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Following are some of the important Chinese holidays with meanings and exact dates:
2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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New Year's Day - Celebrating the New Year | ||
Jan. 1 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 1 |
Laba Festival - Eating Laba rice porridge | ||
Jan.17 (2016) | Jan.5 (2017) | Jan.24 (2018) |
Chinese Spring Festival - Family gathering and festivities for 3-15 days | ||
Feb.19 | Feb.8 | Jan.28 |
Lantern Festival - Eating yuanxiao, watching lanterns and fireworks, guessing lantern riddles | ||
Mar.5 | Feb.22 | Feb.11 |
Qingming Festival - Tomb sweeping | ||
Apr.5 | Apr.4 | Apr.4 |
May Day - A day for tde working people worldwide | ||
May1 | May1 | May1 |
Dragon Boat Festival - Dragon boat racing and zongzi eating | ||
Jun. 20 | Jun. 9 | May. 30 |
Double Seventd Festival - Chinese Valentine's Day | ||
Aug.20 | Aug.9 | Aug.28 |
Mid-Autumn Festival - Family gathering and moon cake eating | ||
Sep.27 | Sep.15 | Oct.4 |
National Day - Celebrating for the founding of the People's Republic of China | ||
Oct.1 | Oct.1 | Oct.1 |
Chongyang Festival - Chinese Senior's Day | ||
Oct.21 | Oct.9 | Oct.28 |
Winter Solstice - Eating dumplings and sweet soup balls | ||
Dec.22 | Dec.21 | Dec.22 |