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Taiwanese Holidays

Taiwanese Holidays

Various public & national holidays observed in Taiwan


sitesworld.com Gregorian DateType of calendar followedDate on calendarEnglish NameChinese NameRemarks
January 1Gregorian calendarSameFounding 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 9Chinese calendarLast day (29th/30th day) of the 12th monthChinese New Year's Eve農曆除夕Eve of the Chinese New Year.
February 10Chinese calendar1st day of the 1st monthSpring Festival春節Chinese New Year.
February 28Gregorian calendarSame228 Peace Memorial Day228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 4Gregorian calendarSameCombination 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 4Solar term in Chinese calendarFalls on either 4/5/6 AprilQingming Festival清明節
June 12Chinese calendar5th day of the 5th monthDragon Boat Festival端午節Commemorates the death of the patriot Qu Yuan.
September 19Chinese calendar15th day of the 8th monthMid-Autumn Festival中秋節A day for family reunion.
October 10Gregorian calendarSameNational Day/Double Tenth Day國慶日/雙十節Commemorates the Wuchang Uprising of 1911.sitesworld.com
sitesworld.comGregorian calendar
DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
February 3, 4 or 5Farmer's Day農民節Lichun, the beginning of spring
March 12Arbor Day國父逝世紀念日Sun Yat-sen's passing on March 12, 1925
March 29Youth Day青年節Commemorates revolutionary Tenth Uprising in 1911
May 1Labor Day勞動節
May 4Literary 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 3Opium Suppression Movement Day禁煙節Commemorates burning of opium in the First Opium War of 1839
August 8Father's Day父親節
September 1Journalist' DayCommemorates the promulgation of the Protection of Journalists and Public Opinion Organizations law in 1933
September 3Armed Forces Day軍人節Honors the armed forces of the ROC
September 28Teachers' Day孔子誕辰紀念日Confucius' Birthday
October 21Overseas Chinese Day華僑節
October 25Taiwan Retrocession Day台灣光復節Japan relinquishes control of and returns Taiwan to the Republic of China October 25, 1945
November 12Sun Yat-sen's Birthday國父誕辰紀念日Also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day
Winter solsticeDōngzhì Festival冬至
December 25Constitution Day行憲紀念日Coincides with Christmas, and anniversary of the 1947 ROC Constitutionsitesworld.com
sitesworld.comLunar calendar
15th day of 1st lunar monthLantern Festival元宵節Based on Chinese calendar
15th day of 1st lunar monthTourism Day觀光節Based on Chinese calendar
2nd day of 2nd lunar monthEarth God's Birthday土地公誕辰Based on Chinese calendar
19th day of 2nd lunar monthKuan Yin's Birthday觀音誕辰Based on Chinese calendar
15th day of 3rd lunar monthGod of Medicine's Birthday保生大帝誕辰Based on Chinese calendar
23rd day of 3rd lunar monthMatsu's Birthday媽祖誕辰Based on Chinese calendar
8th day of 4th lunar monthBuddha's Birthday佛誕日Based on Chinese calendar
13th day of 5th lunar monthKuan Kung's Birthday關公誕辰Based on Chinese calendar
13th day of 5th lunar monthCheng Huang's BirthdayBased on Chinese calendar
7th day of 7th lunar monthChi Hsi Festival七夕Based on Chinese calendar
15th day of 7th lunar monthGhost Festival中元節Based on Chinese calendar
9th day of 9th lunar monthDouble Ninth Festival重陽節Based on Chinese calendar
15th day of 10th lunar monthSaisiat Festival賽夏節Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribesitesworld.com