Public holidays in China

Chinese New Year, known in modern Chinese as the "Spring Festival" (simplified Chinese 春节; traditional Chinese 春節; Pinyin: Chūn jié ), is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.

The Double Ninth Festival (Chung Yeung Festival in Hong Kong, Chōyō (Japanese: 重陽), Vietnamese: Tết Trùng Cửu), observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar, is a traditional Chinese holiday, mentioned in writing since before the East Han period (before AD 25).

Lion dance (simplified Chinese: 舞狮; traditional Chinese: 舞獅; pinyin: wǔshī) is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume.

The National Day of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 国庆节; pinyin: Guóqìng jie) is a public holiday in the People's Republic of China to celebrate their national day, and is celebrated annually on October 1.

The National Day of Taiwan, the Republic of China (Chinese: 國慶日; pinyin: Guóqìng Rì; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄖˋ), also referred to as Double Ten Day or Double Tenth Day (Chinese: 雙十節; pinyin: Shuāngshíjié; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄕㄨㄤˉ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ), is the national day of the Republic of China (ROC).

Serfs Emancipation Day (simplified Chinese: 西藏百万农奴解放纪念日; traditional Chinese: 西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日; pinyin: Bàiwàn Nóngnú Jiěfàng Jìnìan Rì), on March 28, is an annual holiday in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, which celebrates the emancipation of serfs in Tibet.

The Dōngzhì Festival or Winter Solstice Festival (Chinese: 冬至; pinyin: Dōngzhì; literally: "the arrival of winter") is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the Dongzhi solar term (winter solstice) on or around December 22 (according to East Asia time).

Golden Week (ゴールデンウィーク Gōruden Wīku), often abbreviated to GW, is a Japanese term applied to the period containing a number of holidays.

Singles' Day or Guanggun Jie (Chinese: 光棍节; pinyin: Guānggùn Jié; Wade–Giles: Kuang-kun chieh; literally: "bare sticks holiday") is an entertaining festival widespread among young Chinese people, to celebrate the fact that they are proud of being single.

The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival in modern day, Zhong Yuan Jie or Yu Lan Jie (traditional Chinese: 盂蘭節) is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries.

The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar.

This article is about the holiday celebrated in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and by ethnic Chinese worldwide.

The Qixi Festival (Chinese: 七夕節), also known as the Qiqiao Festival (Chinese: 乞巧節), is a Chinese festival that celebrates the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in Chinese mythology.

The Qingming or Ching Ming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English, is a traditional Chinese festival on the first day of the fifth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar.

Hungry ghost is a concept in Chinese Buddhism and Chinese traditional religion representing beings who are driven by intense emotional needs in an animalistic way.

The following is an incomplete list of festivals in China, of all types.

The Laba (simplified Chinese: 腊八; traditional Chinese: 臘八; literally: "Eighth of La") is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the La Month (or Layue 臘月), the twelfth month of the Chinese calendar.

The Tuen Ng or Duanwu Festival, also often known, especially in the West , as the Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional holiday originating in China, occurring near the summer solstice.