Holidays in Taiwan
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List of holidays and festivals observed in Taiwan. Not all are marked by a day off work.
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Founding Day | 開國紀念日 | Founding of ROC on January 1, 1912 |
| February 4 or 5 | Farmer's Day | 農民節 | Marks beginning of spring |
| February 28 | Peace Memorial Day | 和平紀念日 | 228 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 1 | Labor Day | 勞動節 | |
| May 4 | Literary Day | 文藝節 | Commemorates May Fourth Movement |
| May (second Sunday) | Mother's Day | 母親節 | |
| May 15 | Buddha's Birthday | 佛誕 | Established in 2000 by Lee Teng-hui |
| 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 3 | Armed 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 | Taiwan Retrocession Day | 台灣光復節 | 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 |
| 1st day of 1st lunar month | Chinese New Year | 春節 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 15th day of 1st lunar month | Lantern Festival | 元宵節 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 15th day of 1st lunar month | Tourism Day | 觀光節 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 2nd day of 2nd lunar month | Earth God's Birthday | 土地公誕辰 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 19th day of 2nd lunar month | Kuan Yin's Birthday | 觀音誕辰 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 15th day of 3rd lunar month | God of Medicine's Birthday | 保生大帝誕辰 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 23rd day of 3rd lunar month | Matsu's Birthday | 媽祖誕辰 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 8th day of 4th lunar month | Buddha's Birthday | 佛誕日 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 5th day of 5th lunar month | Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Festival) | 端午節 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 13th day of 5th lunar month | Kuan Kung's Birthday | 關公誕辰 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 13th day of 5th lunar month | Cheng Huang's Birthday | 城隍誕辰 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 7th day of 7th lunar month | Chi Hsi Festival | 七夕 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 15th day of 7th lunar month | Ghost Festival | 中元節 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 15th day of 8th lunar month | Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) | 中秋節 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 9th day of 9th lunar month | Double Ninth Festival | 九九重陽節 | Based on Lunar calendar |
| 15th day of 10th lunar month | Saisiat Festival | 賽夏節 | Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribe |
