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Taiwanese HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Taiwan |
| sitesworld.com Gregorian Date | Type of calendar followed | Date on calendar | English Name | Chinese Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Gregorian calendar | Same | Founding of the Republic of China (also New Year's Day) | 中華民國開國紀念日/元旦 | Commemorates the establishment of the Provisional Government in Nanjing. |
| February 9 | Chinese calendar | Last day (29th/30th day) of the 12th month | Chinese New Year's Eve | 農曆除夕 | Eve of the Chinese New Year. |
| February 10 | Chinese calendar | 1st day of the 1st month | Spring Festival | 春節 | Chinese New Year. |
| February 28 | Gregorian calendar | Same | 228 Peace Memorial Day | 228和平紀念日 | Commemorates the 228 Incident in 1947. On this day, all flags in the nation will be flown at half-mast as a mark of respect for the dead. |
| April 4 | Gregorian calendar | Same | Combination of Women's Day and Children's Day | 婦女節、兒童節合併 | To make known the rights of children and to stop the abuse and killing of children. |
| April 4 | Solar term in Chinese calendar | Falls on either 4/5/6 April | Qingming Festival | 清明節 | |
| June 12 | Chinese calendar | 5th day of the 5th month | Dragon Boat Festival | 端午節 | Commemorates the death of the patriot Qu Yuan. |
| September 19 | Chinese calendar | 15th day of the 8th month | Mid-Autumn Festival | 中秋節 | A day for family reunion. |
| October 10 | Gregorian calendar | Same | National Day/Double Tenth Day | 國慶日/雙十節 | Commemorates the Wuchang Uprising of 1911.sitesworld.com |
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 3, 4 or 5 | Farmer's Day | 農民節 | Lichun, the beginning of spring |
| March 12 | Arbor Day | 國父逝世紀念日 | Sun Yat-sen's passing on March 12, 1925 |
| March 29 | Youth Day | 青年節 | Commemorates revolutionary Tenth Uprising in 1911 |
| 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 | Buddha's birthday was changed to fit the date of Mother's Day. |
| 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 1 | Journalist' Day | Commemorates the promulgation of the Protection of Journalists and Public Opinion Organizations law in 1933 | |
| September 3 | Armed Forces Day | 軍人節 | Honors the armed forces of the ROC |
| September 28 | Teachers' Day | 孔子誕辰紀念日 | Confucius' Birthday |
| October 21 | Overseas Chinese Day | 華僑節 | |
| October 25 | Taiwan Retrocession Day | 台灣光復節 | Japan relinquishes control of and returns Taiwan to the Republic of China October 25, 1945 |
| November 12 | Sun Yat-sen's Birthday | 國父誕辰紀念日 | Also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day |
| Winter solstice | Dōngzhì Festival | 冬至 | |
| December 25 | Constitution Day | 行憲紀念日 | Coincides with Christmas, and anniversary of the 1947 ROC Constitutionsitesworld.com |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 9th day of 9th lunar month | Double Ninth Festival | 重陽節 | Based on Chinese calendar |
| 15th day of 10th lunar month | Saisiat Festival | 賽夏節 | Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribesitesworld.com |