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Can you say Cock a doodle doo? Welcome to the year of the Rooster (or Chicken) – it isn’t a great year for our lovable hens though as they get eaten, roasted, as part of the New Year dinner!
See also The 2015 Calendar and the HK Calendar 2018
Festival | Date in 2017 | Public Holiday | Notes | |
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The first day of January | 1 Jan | Y | Sun |
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Weekday after New Year Day | 2 Jan | Y | Mon – holiday because New Year Day falls on Sunday. | |
Chinese New Year of the Rooster | 28 Jan | Y | Sat – Kung Hei Fat Choy… and don’t eat too much! | |
The second day of theChinese Lunar New YearChe Kung’s Birthday | 29 Jan | Y | Sun – lots of people go to Che Kung’s temple to wish for good luck for the coming year. | |
The third day of the Lunar New Year | 30 Jan | Y | Mon | |
The second weekday after second day of CNY | 31 Jan | Y | Tue – holiday because second day of New Year falls on Sunday. | |
Spring Lantern Festival / Yuen Siu | 11 Feb | N | Sat – Happy Chinese Valentine’s Day | |
Chinese Groundhog Day | 5 Mar | N | Sun – Excited Insect solar segment | |
Ching Ming Festival | 4 Apr | Y | Tue – beware of hill fire | |
Good Friday | 14 Apr | Y | Easter | |
The day following Good Friday | 15 Apr | Y | ||
Easter Monday | 17 Apr | Y | ||
Birthday of Tin Hau | 19 Apr | N | Wed – 23rd day of 3rd lunar month – birthday of sea god Tin Hau | |
Labour Day | 1 May | Y | Mon | |
Buddha’s Birthday andCheung Chau Bun Festivalalso Tam Kung’s Birthday | 3 May | Y | Wed – public holiday for birthday of Buddha – 8th day of 4th lunar month | |
Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival | 30 May | Y | Tue – 5th day of 5th lunar month – want some rice dumplings? | |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 1 Jul | Y | Sat | |
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon’s Birthday | 17 Jul | N | 24th day of 6th lunar month | |
Seventh Goddess’ Day / Tsat-je | 27 Aug | N | 7th day of 7th lunar month | |
Chinese Ghosts Festival/ Yue Lan | 4 Sep | N | Mon – 14th day of 7th lunar month | |
Chinese National Day | 1 Oct | Y | Sun | |
Weekday after National Day | 2 Oct | Y | Mon – as National Day falls on Sunday | |
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival | 4 Oct | N | Wed – 15th day of 8th lunar month – admire the full moon this evening! | |
Day after Mid-Autumn FestivalMonkey King Festival | 5 Oct | Y | Thur – a holiday after the festival for people to sleep in!- Monkey King birthday:16th day of 8th lunar month – not widely celebrated. | |
Confucius’ Birthday/Teacher’s Day | 16 Oct | N | Mon – 27th day of 8th lunar month | |
Chung Yeung Festival | 28 Oct | Y | Sat – 9th day of 9th lunar month | |
Winter Solstice | 22 Dec | N | Fri | |
Christmas Day | 25 Dec | Y | Mon | |
Boxing Day | 26 Dec | Y | Tue |
See also Festivals 2016 and 2018 HK Calendar