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Image:09-February-2004-ChiangKaiShek-MemorialHall-LanternFestival.jpg|thumb|top|250px|Taipei Lantern Festival in the Chiang-Kai Shek memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan.

List of holidays and festivals observed in the Republic of China on Taiwan

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<CAPTION><font size="+1">Gregorian Calendar</font></caption>
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<TH style="background:#efefef;">Date</TH>
<TH style="background:#efefef;">English Name</TH>
<TH style="background:#efefef;">Local Name</TH>
<TH style="background:#efefef;">Remarks</TH>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>January 1</TD>
<TD>Founding Day</TD>
<TD>開國紀念日</TD>
<TD>Founding of ROC on January 1, 1912</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>February 4 of February 5|5</TD>
<TD>Farmer's Day</TD>
<TD>農民節</TD>
<TD>Marks beginning of spring (season)|spring</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>February 28</TD>
<TD>Peace Memorial Day</TD>
<TD>和平紀念日</TD>
<TD> February 28 Incident on February 28, 1947</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>March 8</TD>
<TD>Women's Day</TD>
<TD>婦女節</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>March 12</TD>
<TD>Arbor Day</TD>
<TD>植樹節</TD>
<TD>Sun Yat-sen's passing on March 12, 1925</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>March 29</TD>
<TD>Youth Day</TD>
<TD>青年節</TD>
<TD>Commemorates revolutionary Tenth Uprising in 1911</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>April 4</TD>
<TD>Children's Day </TD>
<TD>兒童節</TD>
<TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>April 5</TD>
<TD>Tomb Sweeping Day</TD>
<TD>清明節</TD>
<TD>Passing of Chiang Kai-shek on April 5, 1975</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>May 1</TD><TD>Labor Day</TD>
<TD>勞動節</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>May 4</TD>
<TD>Literary Day </TD>
<TD>文藝節</TD>
<TD>Commemorates May Fourth Movement</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>May (second Sunday)</TD>
<TD>Mother's Day</TD>
<TD>母親節</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>June 3</TD>
<TD>Opium Suppression Movement Day </TD>
<TD>禁煙節</TD>
<TD>Commemorates burning of opium in the First Opium War of 1839</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>August 8</TD>
<TD>Father's Day </TD>
<TD>父親節</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>September 3</TD><TD>Armed Forces Day</TD>
<TD>軍人節</TD>
<TD>Honors the Military of Taiwan|armed forces of the ROC</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>September 28</TD>
<TD>Teacher's Day</TD>
<TD>教師節</TD>
<TD>Confucius' Birthday</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>October 10</TD>
<TD>Double Tenth Day</TD>
<TD>國慶日</TD>
<TD>Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>October 21</TD>
<TD>Overseas Chinese Day</TD>
<TD>華僑節</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>October 25</TD>
<TD>Retrocession Day</TD>
<TD>光復節</TD>
<TD>Japan released control of Taiwan and ROC took over on October 25, 1945</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>October 31</TD>
<TD>Chiang Kai-shek's Birthday</TD>
<TD>蔣公誕辰紀念日</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>November 12</TD>
<TD>Sun Yat-sen's Birthday</TD>
<TD>國父誕辰紀念日</TD>
<TD>Also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>Winter solstice</TD>
<TD>Winter Festival </TD>
<TD>冬至節</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>December 25</TD>
<TD>Constitution Day</TD>
<TD>行憲紀念日</TD>
<TD>Coincides with Christmas</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>




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<CAPTION><font size="+1">Lunar Calendar</font></caption>
<TR>
<TD>1st day of 1st lunar month</TD>
<TD>Chinese New Year</TD>
<TD>春節</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>15th day of 1st lunar month</TD>
<TD>Lantern Festival</TD>
<TD>元宵節</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>15th day of 1st lunar month</TD>
<TD>Tourism Day</TD>
<TD>觀光節</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>2nd day of 2nd lunar month</TD>
<TD>Earth God's Birthday</TD>
<TD>土地公誕辰</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>19th day of 2nd lunar month</TD>
<TD>Kuan Yin's Birthday </TD>
<TD>觀音誕辰</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>15th day of 3rd lunar month</TD>
<TD>God of Medicine's Birthday </TD>
<TD>保生大帝誕辰</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>23rd day of 3rd lunar month</TD>
<TD>Matsu (goddess)|Matsu's Birthday</TD>
<TD>媽祖誕辰</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>8th day of 4th lunar month</TD>
<TD>Siddhartha Gautama|Buddha's Birthday </TD>
<TD>佛誕日</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>5th day of 5th lunar month</TD>
<TD>Dragon Boat Festival (Dragon Festival)</TD>
<TD>端午節</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>13th day of 5th lunar month</TD>
<TD>Kuan Kung's Birthday </TD>
<TD>關公誕辰</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>13th day of 5th lunar month</TD>
<TD>Cheng Huang's Birthday </TD>
<TD>城隍誕辰</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>7th day of 7th lunar month</TD>
<TD>Chi Hsi Festival</TD>
<TD>七夕</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>15th day of 7th lunar month</TD>
<TD>Ghost Festival</TD>
<TD>中元節</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>15th day of 8th lunar month</TD>
<TD>Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival)</TD>
<TD>中秋節</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>9th day of 9th lunar month</TD>
<TD>Double Ninth Festival</TD>
<TD>九九重陽節</TD>
<TD>Based on Chinese calendar</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>15th day of 10th lunar month</TD>
<TD>Saisiat Festival </TD>
<TD>賽夏節</TD>
<TD>Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribe </TD>
</TR>
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Last Modified:   2005-04-13