| Festival |
Date in
2014 |
Public Holiday |
Notes |
|
|
|
| The first day of
January |
1 Jan
|
Y |
Wed, Happy New Year! |
|
Chinese New
Year of the Horse |
31 Jan |
Y |
Fri |
| The second day
of the
Chinese Lunar New Year,
Che Kung's
Birthday |
1 Feb |
Y* |
Sat *
public holiday because of CNY, not because of Che Kung. |
| The third day of
the Lunar New Year
|
2 Feb |
Y |
Sun |
|
The day following third day of Chinese New Year |
3 Feb |
Y |
Compensation holiday for the 3rd
day of new year falls on Sunday. |
|
Spring
Lantern Festival / Yuen Siu |
14 Feb |
N |
Thur, 15th day of 1st lunar month.
Look out for lantern display at Cultural Centre! |
|
Chinese
Groundhog Day |
6 Mar |
N |
Thur, Excited Insect solar segment |
|
Ching Ming
Festival |
5 Apr |
Y |
Sat, grave sweeping day |
|
Good Friday
|
18 Apr |
Y |
|
| The day following Good Friday |
19 Apr |
Y |
|
| Easter Monday
|
21 Apr |
Y |
|
|
Birthday of Tin Hau |
22 Apr |
N |
Tur, 23rd day of 3rd lunar month.
Lots of celebration at old fishing villages. |
| Labour day |
1 May |
Y |
Thur |
|
Buddha’s
Birthday and
Cheung Chau Bun Festival (also
Tam Kung's
Birthday) |
6 May |
Y |
Tue, 8th day of 4th lunar month |
|
Tuen Ng /
Dragon Boat Festival |
2 Jun |
Y |
Mon, have some rice dumplings and
watch the dragon boat race! |
| Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
1 July |
Y |
Tue, special ceremony at Golden
Bauhinia Statue Square. |
|
Kwan Tai
/ Kwan Gon's Birthday |
20 Jul |
N |
24th day of 6th lunar month |
|
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je |
2 Aug |
N |
7th day of 7th lunar month |
|
Chinese Ghosts Festival
/ Yue Lan |
9 Aug |
N |
14th day of 7th lunar month,
worshipping can be seen a few days before the festival |
|
Confucius' Birthday/Teacher's Day |
20 Sep |
N |
27th day of 8th lunar month |
|
Chinese National Day
|
1 Oct
|
Y |
Wed |
|
Chinese
Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival |
8 Sep |
N |
Mon, 15th day of 8th lunar month |
| Day after Mid-Autumn Festival
Monkey
King Festival |
9 Sep |
Y* |
Tue - this is the public holiday
the day after the festival for people to sleep in! *
public holiday because of Moon Festival, not because of the god. |
|
Chung Yeung
Festival |
2 Oct |
Y |
Thur, 9th day of 9th lunar month |
|
Winter Solstice |
22 Dec |
N |
Mon |
|
Christmas Day
|
25 Dec |
Y |
Thur |
| Boxing Day |
26 Dec
|
Y |
Fri |
|
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