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Holidays Every Year

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Holiday/Event Name	Holiday Rule (click for more info)

New Year	First of the year
Chinese Lantern Festival	15th of the first month of the Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year	Based on the Lunar Calendar
Valentine’s Day	Every Feb 14th
International Women’s Day	Every March 8th
Tree-Planting Arbor Day	Every April 1st
Qing Ming (Pure & Bright in Chinese) 2009	For the Chinese, it is a day to remember and honor one’s ancestors at grave sites.
Easter	The date of Easter given here is the date used by the western Christian churches. It is computed according to the rules established as part of the Gregorian calendar reform in 1582.
Secretary’s Day	End of April
International Labor Day	Every May 1st
Youth Day	Every May 4th
Duan Wu (Dragon Boat) Festival	5th of 5th month
Mother’s Day	Second Sunday in May
Children’s Day	Every June 1st
Father’s Day	Third Sunday in June
Chinese Communist Party Birthday	Every July 1st
The Seventh Eve	7th of the seventh month
Parent’s Day	Fourth Sunday in July
China Army’s Day	Every August 1st
Chinese Valentine’s Day	The seventh day of the seventh lunar month
Teacher’s Day	Every September 10st
Grandparent’s Day	The Sunday After Labor Day
International Peace Day (UN)	Always the 21st of September
Autumnal Equinox Day	Beginning of fall
International Day for the Elderly	Always on October 1st
China’s National Day	Every October 1st
Mid-Autumn
Thanksgiving Day	Fourth Thursday in November
Winter Solstice	December 21st
Christmas	Every Dec 25th