Beijing China Tennis Open
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Thursday september 28, 2023
Sports events : Www.atptennis.com/ 2024 edition confirmed
Late mid-Autumn festival
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Friday september 29, 2023
Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Late mid-Autumn festival
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Saturday september 30, 2023
Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Heroes Day
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Saturday september 30, 2023
Culture : To commemorate people who died in wars resisting foreign invaders
Black Friday
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Friday november 24, 2023
Special Events : Day of sales and bargains
Christmas Day
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Monday december 25, 2023
cards/flowers : Only observed by a part of the population. Not an official holiday.
Mao celebration
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Tuesday december 26, 2023
Culture : Former Communist President was born in Changsha on Dec. 26, 1893
New Year's Day
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Monday january 1, 2024
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Harbin China International Ice and Snow Festival
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Friday january 5, 2024
Culture : Www.icefestivalharbin.com/ Lasts 1 month -
Chinese New Years Eve
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Friday february 9, 2024
Secular holiday : Employers who require employees to work during the holiday must pay three times the normal wages
Chinese New Year
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Saturday february 10, 2024
Secular holiday : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
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Monday february 12, 2024
Secular holiday : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
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Tuesday february 13, 2024
Secular holiday : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
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Wednesday february 14, 2024
Secular holiday : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Valentine's Day
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Wednesday february 14, 2024
cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
Chinese New Year
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Thursday february 15, 2024
Secular holiday : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Lantern Festival
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Saturday february 24, 2024
Culture : Called Chap Go Meh, Yuan Xiao Jie, Yuen Siu or Shangyuan.
First full moon after the Chinese New Year - also known as Chinese Valentines Day.
Women's Day - 1/2 day for working women
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Friday march 8, 2024
cards/flowers :
Parliament recess (end)
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Tuesday march 12, 2024
Special Events :
Arbor Day
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Tuesday march 12, 2024
cards/flowers : Tree-Planting Day