- Holidays in Taiwan
List of
holiday s and festivals observed inRepublic of China (Taiwan ). Includes both official holidays defined by Taiwanese government and traditional holidays.Gregorian calendar Date English Name Local Name Remarks January 1 Founding Day _zh. 開國紀念日 Founding of Republic of China onJanuary 1 ,1912 February 4 or 5Farmer's Day _zh. 農民節 Marks beginning of spring February 28 Peace Memorial Day _zh. 和平紀念日 228 Incident onFebruary 28 ,1947 March 8 Women's Day _zh. 婦女節 March 12 Arbor Day _zh. 植樹節 Sun Yat-sen 's passing onMarch 12 ,1925 March 29 Youth Day _zh. 青年節 Commemorates revolutionary Tenth Uprising in1911 April 4 Children's Day _zh. 兒童節 April 5 Tomb Sweeping Day _zh. 清明節 Traditional Chinese holiday May 1 Labor Day _zh. 勞動節 May 4 Literary Day _zh. 文藝節 Commemorates May Fourth Movement May (second Sunday) Mother's Day _zh. 母親節 June 3 Opium Suppression Movement Day _zh. 禁煙節 Commemorates burning of opium in theFirst Opium War of1839 August 8 Father's Day _zh. 父親節 September 3 Armed Forces Day _zh. 軍人節 Honors the armed forces of the ROC September 28 Teachers' Day _zh. 教師節 Confucius ' BirthdayOctober 10 Double Tenth Day _zh. 國慶日 Wuchang Uprising on October 10,1911 October 21 Overseas Chinese Day_zh. 華僑節 October 25 Taiwan Retrocession Day _zh. 台灣光復節 Japan relinquishes control of and returns Taiwan to the Republic of ChinaOctober 25 ,1945 November 12 Sun Yat-sen 's Birthday_zh. 國父誕辰紀念日 Also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day Winter solstice Dōngzhì Festival _zh. 冬至節 December 25 Constitution Day _zh. 行憲紀念日 Coincides with Christmas , and anniversary of the 1947 ROC ConstitutionLunar calendar 1st day of 1st lunar month Chinese New Year _zh. 春節 Based on Chinese calendar 15th day of 1st lunar month Lantern Festival _zh. 元宵節 Based on Chinese calendar 15th day of 1st lunar month Tourism Day _zh. 觀光節 Based on Chinese calendar 2nd day of 2nd lunar month Earth God's Birthday _zh. 土地公誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar 19th day of 2nd lunar month Kuan Yin 's Birthday_zh. 觀音誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar 15th day of 3rd lunar month God of Medicine's Birthday _zh. 保生大帝誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar 23rd day of 3rd lunar month Matsu's Birthday _zh. 媽祖誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar 8th day of 4th lunar month Buddha's Birthday _zh. 佛誕日 Based on Chinese calendar 5th day of 5th lunar month Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Festival)_zh. 端午節 Based on Chinese calendar 13th day of 5th lunar month Kuan Kung 's Birthday_zh. 關公誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar 13th day of 5th lunar month Cheng Huang 's Birthday_zh. 城隍誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar 7th day of 7th lunar month Chi Hsi Festival _zh. 七夕 Based on Chinese calendar 15th day of 7th lunar month Ghost Festival _zh. 中元節 Based on Chinese calendar 15th day of 8th lunar month Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival)_zh. 中秋節 Based on Chinese calendar 9th day of 9th lunar month Double Ninth Festival _zh. 九九重陽節 Based on Chinese calendar 15th day of 10th lunar month Saisiat Festival _zh. 賽夏節 Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribeee also
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Public holidays in the Republic of China
*Traditional Chinese holidays External links
* [http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/index_e.htm Holidays and Festivals in Taiwan]
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