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Hong Kong Festivals 2008
New Years Day 1 Jan
Chinese New Year 7 Feb
The 2nd day of the Chinese Lunar New Year 8 Feb
The third day of the Lunar New Year 9 Feb
Spring Lantern Festival 21 Feb
Chinese Groundhog Day 5 Mar
Good Friday 21 Mar
The day following Good Friday 22 Mar
Easter Monday 24 Mar
Kwun Yum's Birthday 26 Mar
Ching Ming 4 Apr
Birthday of Tin Hau 28 Apr
May day / Labour Day 1 May
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival 12 May
Tuen Ng /  Dragon Boat Festival 8 June
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 1 July
The day following Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 2 July
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday  
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je 7 Aug
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Laan 15 Aug
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival 14 Sep
The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 19 Sep
Confucius' Birthday 26 Sep
National Day 1 Oct
Chung Yeung Festival 7 Oct
Christmas Day 25 Dec
Boxing Day 26 Dec

   

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Hong Kong 2004 Festival Calendar
 

(holidays marked with * are based on lunar calendar and varies every year)

Date Holiday Public Holiday
Jan 1 New Year's Day Y
Jan 22-24* Chinese New Year - the most celebrated festival - this year is the year of the Monkey Y
Feb 5* Chinese Lantern Festival N
Apr 5 Ching Ming Festival - also called Grave Sweeping Day / also Cold Food day Y
Apr 9 Good Friday Y
Apr 12 Easter Monday Y
May 1 Labour's Day Y
May 11* Birthday of Tin Hau N
May 26* Buddha's Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival Y
Jun 22* Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival Y
Jun 30* Birthday of Guan-Gon N
Jul 1 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Don't miss the fireworks) Y
Jul 29* Birthday of Lo-Ban N
Aug 4* Birthday of Guan-yin (Goddess of Mercy) N
Aug 22* Seventh Goddess' Day or Chinese Valentine's Day N
Aug 29* Chinese Ghost Festival N
Sep 28* 29th (the holiday) is on the day after Mid Autumn Festival / Moon Festival (another widely celebrated festival) Y (on the 29th)
Sept 29 Monkey God Festival N
Oct 1 National Day (More fireworks) Y
Oct 10 Birthday of Confucius N
Oct 22* Chung Yeung Festival - another Grave Sweeping Day Y
Dec 21* Winter Solstice N
Dec 25 Christmas Day Y
Dec 27 Public Holiday Y

 

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