Chinese everywhere celebrate a colorful array of festivals and holidays from Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) to Mid-autumn Festival. Here’s a full schedule looking ahead to the coming 12 months along with their background and traditional histories.
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Jan 1 Wed 2025 | New Year | Jan 1 China Public Holiday |
Jan 7 Tue 2025 | Laba Festival | |
Jan 29 Wed 2025 | Chinese New Year | Jan 28 - Feb 4 China Public Holiday |
Feb 12 Wed 2025 | Lantern Festival | |
Mar 8 Sat 2025 | International Woman's Day | |
Mar 17 Mon 2025 | St. Patrick's Day | |
Mar 20 Thu 2025 | Spring Equinox | |
Apr 4 Fri 2025 | Qing Ming Jie/Tomb Sweeping Day | Apr 4 - Apr 6 China Public Holiday |
May 1 Thu 2025 | Labour Day | May 1 - May 5 China Public Holiday |
May 4 Sun 2025 | Youth Day | |
May 31 Sat 2025 | Dragon Boat Festival | May 31 - Jun 2 China Public Holiday |
Jun 1 Sun 2025 | Children's Day | |
Jun 21 Sat 2025 | Summer Solstice | |
Jul 1 Tue 2025 | CPC Founding Day | |
Aug 29 Fri 2025 | Double Seventh Festival | |
Sep 6 Sat 2025 | Spirit Festival | |
Sep 10 Wed 2024 | Teacher's Day | |
Sep 23 Tue 2025 | Autumn Equinox | |
Oct 1 Wed 2025 | National Day | Oct 1 - Oct 8 China Public Holiday |
Oct 6 Mon 2025 | Mid-Autumn Festival | Oct 6 China Public Holiday |
Oct 29 Wed 2025 | Chongyang Festival/Double Ninth Festival | |
Oct 31 Fri 2025 | Halloween | |
Nov 27 Thu 2025 | Thanksgiving | |
Dec 21 Sun 2025 | Winter Solstice | |
Dec 25 Thu 2025 | Christmas Day | |
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