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2016 Year of the Fire Monkey

byEIT
February 9, 2021
inChinese New Year, Holidays, Important Days, Life in Taiwan
Gold vector monkey on a red background with a pattern with the words and with hieroglyphs

Gold vector monkey on a red background with a pattern with the words and with hieroglyphs

Chinese New Year | Tomb Sweeping Day | Dragon Boat Festival | Mid Autumn Festival | 228 Incident | Double Ten Day | Teacher’s Day | Founding Day – New Years Eve | Ghost Month | Taiwan Official Holidays

2016 is the Year of the Red Fire Monkey in Chinese Culture and Tradition

Calendar of official government holidays for Taiwan (up to date as of January 1st, 2016)

Date of HoidayDates Holiday ObservedHolidayHoliday Details
Friday, January 1stFriday, January 1stNew Years Day3 day weekend from Friday to Sunday
Sunday, February 7thSunday, February 7thChinese New Years EveChinese New Years Eve
Monday, February 8th to Friday, the 12thMonday, February 8th to Friday, the 12thChinese New Year HolidayThe official CNY holiday is 5 days in 2016. Because of an extra day given for the holiday (2/12), January 30th this year is officially a work day.
Sunday, February 28thMonday, February 29thPeace Memorial DayPeace Memorial Day (Commemorating the 2/28 incident in 1947, which is every year  on February 28th). The hoiday is being observed on Monday the 29th in 2016.
Saturday, April 2nd and Monday, April 4thMonday and Tuesday (April 4th & 5th)Tomb Sweeping Day & Children’s DayIn 2016 Tomb Sweeping Day and Children’s day are being observed on Monday and Tuesday. Tomb Sweeping Day is actually on Saturday but its being observed on Tuesday – the government made this change to allow a 4 day weekend from 4/2 to 4/5.
Thursday, June 9thThursday and Friday (June 9th & 10th)Dragon Boat Festival4 day weekend for Duan Wu Jie – Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon Boat is on June 9th, so the Taiwan Government this year is adding an extra day (the 10th) for an extended holiday weekend. June 4th is designated as an additional work day.
Thursday, September 15thThursday and Friday (September 15th & 16th)Mid-Autumn Festival2016 is a 4 day weekend. The government has added 9/10 as an additional working day for 2016 in order to accomodate the 4 day weekend. This festival is also commonly called the Moon Festival, Mooncake Festival, Zhongqiu Festival, and the Chinese Lantern Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, which translates to September or October in the Gregorian solar calendar.
Monday, October 10thMonday, October 10thNational Day2016 Double-Ten is a 3 Day Weekend.   The holiday commemorates the founding of the Republic of China on October 10th, 1911.
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