Holidays in Taiwan

Taipei Lantern Festival in the Chiang-Kai Shek memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taipei Lantern Festival in the Chiang-Kai Shek memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan.

List of holidays and festivals observed in the Republic of China on Taiwan:

Gregorian Calendar
Date English Name Local Name Remarks
January 1 Founding Day 開國紀念日 Founding of ROC on January 1, 1912
February 4 of 5 Farmer's Day 農民節 Marks beginning of spring
February 28 Peace Memorial Day 和平紀念日 February 28 Incident on February 28, 1947
March 8 Women's Day 婦女節
March 12 Arbor Day 植樹節 Sun Yat-sen's passing on March 12, 1925
March 29 Youth Day 青年節 Commemorates revolutionary Tenth Uprising in 1911
April 4 Children's Day 兒童節
April 5 Tomb Sweeping Day 清明節 Passing of Chiang Kai-shek on April 5, 1975
May 1Labor Day 勞動節
May 4 Literary Day 文藝節 Commemorates May Fourth Movement
May (second Sunday) Mother's Day 母親節
June 3 Opium Suppression Movement Day 禁煙節 Commemorates burning of opium in the First Opium War of 1839
August 8 Father's Day 父親節
September 3Armed Forces Day 軍人節 Honors the armed forces of the ROC
September 28 Teacher's Day 教師節 Confucius' Birthday
October 10 Double Tenth Day 國慶日 Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911
October 21 Overseas Chinese Day 華僑節
October 25 Retrocession Day 光復節 Japan released control of Taiwan and ROC took over on October 25, 1945
October 31 Chiang Kai-shek's Birthday 蔣公誕辰紀念日
November 12 Sun Yat-sen's Birthday 國父誕辰紀念日 Also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day
Winter solstice Winter Festival 冬至節
December 25 Constitution Day 行憲紀念日 Coincides with Christmas



Lunar Calendar
1st day of 1st lunar month Chinese New Year 春節 Based on Chinese calendar
15th day of 1st lunar month Lantern Festival 元宵節 Based on Chinese calendar
15th day of 1st lunar month Tourism Day 觀光節 Based on Chinese calendar
2nd day of 2nd lunar month Earth God's Birthday 土地公誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar
19th day of 2nd lunar month Kuan Yin's Birthday 觀音誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar
15th day of 3rd lunar month God of Medicine's Birthday 保生大帝誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar
23rd day of 3rd lunar month Matsu's Birthday 媽祖誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar
8th day of 4th lunar month Buddha's Birthday 佛誕日 Based on Chinese calendar
5th day of 5th lunar month Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Festival) 端午節 Based on Chinese calendar
13th day of 5th lunar month Kuan Kung's Birthday 關公誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar
13th day of 5th lunar month Cheng Huang's Birthday 城隍誕辰 Based on Chinese calendar
7th day of 7th lunar month Chi Hsi Festival 七夕 Based on Chinese calendar
15th day of 7th lunar month Ghost Festival 中元節 Based on Chinese calendar
15th day of 8th lunar month Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) 中秋節 Based on Chinese calendar
9th day of 9th lunar month Double Ninth Festival 九九重陽節 Based on Chinese calendar
15th day of 10th lunar month Saisiat Festival 賽夏節 Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribe

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