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Hong Kong Festivals 2010

The first day of January	1 Jan
Day before Chinese New Year	13 Feb
Chinese New Year of the Tiger	14 Feb
The second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year	15 Feb
Che Kung's Birthday	15 Feb
The third day of the Lunar New Year	16 Feb
Spring Lantern Festival / Yuen Siu	28 Feb
Chinese Groundhog Day	6 Mar
Good Friday	2 Apr
The day following Good Friday	3 Apr
Easter Monday and Ching Ming Festival / Qing Ming	5 Apr
The day following Ching Ming	6 Apr
Birthday of Tin Hau	6 May
May day	1 May
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival	21 May
Tam Kung's Birthday+	21 May
Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival	16 Jun
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day	1 July
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday	4 Aug
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je	16 Aug
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Lan	23 Aug
Confucius' Birthday/Teacher's Day+	4 Sep
Chinese National Day	1 Oct
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival	22 Sep evening
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival	23 Sep
Monkey King Festival	23 Sep
Chung Yeung Festival	16 Oct
Winter Solstice	22 Dec
Christmas Day	25 Dec
Boxing Day	26 Dec
The first week-day after Christmas day	27 Dec

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Hong Kong 2008 Festival Calendar

The first day of January	1 Jan
Chinese New Year of the Rat/Mouse	7 February
The second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year	8 Feb
The third day of the Lunar New Year	9 Feb
Lantern Festival (not Mid-Autumn!) 元宵節/元宵-- aka Chinese valentines day	21 Feb	Not a public holiday, this is only slightly observed in HK
Good Friday	21 Mar
Easter Monday	24 Mar
Kwun Yum's Birthday	26 Mar
Ching Ming Festival	4 Apr
3rd of the 3rd	8 Apr	Not a public holiday, very obscure
May day aka Labour day	1 May
Birthday of Tin Hau	Day 23 of 3rd moon
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival	12 May
Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival	8 Jun	Next day is a public holiday
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day	1 July
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday	Day 24 of the 6th moon
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je - aka Chinese valentines day, see also lantern festival above	7 Aug	Not a public holiday
2008 Olympics Equestrian (horse) events in Hong Kong	9 - 21 Aug	Details here
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Laan	15 Aug	Not a public holiday
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival	14 Sep (evening)	The next day is a holiday so everybody can sleep in!
The Day After the Mid Autumn Festival	15 Sep	Monday
Confucius' Birthday	26 Sep
National Day	1 Oct
Chung Yeung Festival	7 Oct
Winter Solstice -- a family gathering evening	21 Dec
Christmas Day	25 Dec
Additional general holiday for Christmas Day	26 Dec