| Public Holidays |
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| Jan. 1st ----
New Year's Day; 1 day holiday |
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| Jan/Feb ----
Spring Festival (Chinese lunar New Year); 4 days holiday |
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| Mar. 8th ----
International Womens' Day; 1/2 day holiday for women only |
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| May. 1st ----
International Workers' Day; 3 day holiday |
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| Oct. 1st ----
National Day; 3 days holiday |
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May. 4th ----
Chinese Youths' Day, is a festival for the youths of the country in
memory of the May 4th Movement in 1919 started by university students
and other youths to protest against the northern warlord government
which wanted to sign an unequal treaty with the foreign powers.
Young people normally have 1 day or 1/2 day off. |
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Jun. 1st ----
International Children's Day, is a festival for children.
School children normally have 1 day or 1/2 day holiday. |
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| Jul. 1st ----
Birthday of the Communist Party of China, is usually celebrated through
meetings. |
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| Aug. 1st ----
Birthday of the People's Liberation Army, is usually celebrated by
the army. |
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| There are also other days such as the Plant-a-Tree
Day, No Smoking Day, Environment Protection Day, Customers' Rights
Day, etc. Some days such as Mother's Day and Father's Day are also
promoted by shops to attract more customers. |
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| Western holidays are becoming more popular
in China, especially among young people, such as Christmas Day which
is celebrated in all hotels, Valentine's Day and April Fool's Day. |
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