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A New Year is upon us and we’re excited about what it may bring. 2021 basically felt like a repeat of 2020, so here’s to hoping that 2022 is a better year for us all! One of the best things about the start of the year is looking forward to all the holidays. That’s why we’re taking a closer look at the 20222 Chinese holiday calendar today. Read on to learn about all the official (and unofficial) holidays in China and when they will be celebrated this year.<\/p>\n

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Lanterns are a big part of Spring Festival. Photo taken and used with permission by Sasha Savinov.<\/p><\/div>\n

2022 Public Holidays in China<\/h2>\n

Chinese holidays are a bit confusing<\/strong> (\u4e2d\u56fd\u7684\u5047\u671f\u6709\u70b9\u6df7\u4e71 zh\u014dnggu\u00f3 de ji\u00e0q\u012b y\u01d2udi\u01cen h\u01d4nlu\u00e0n) as they use both the Gregorian<\/strong> (\u516c\u5386 g\u014dngl\u00ec) and lunar calendar<\/strong> (\u9634\u5386 y\u012bnl\u00ec). Some holidays fall on the same day every year, such as New Year’s Day and National Day.<\/p>\n

Most of the major Chinese holidays, however, follow the lunar calendar. This includes the biggest holiday of them all (Spring Festival), along with other traditional holidays like Tomb Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Festival.<\/p>\n

Here’s a table that shows the seven official public holidays (plus Chinese New Year’s Eve) for 2022. I’ve included the dates, Chinese name, pinyin<\/em>, and English for each holiday:<\/p>\n

January 1
\nJanuary 31
\nFebruary 1
\nApril 5
\nMay 1
\nJune 3
\nSeptember 10
\nOctober 1<\/div>
\u5143\u65e6
\n\u9664\u5915
\n\u6625\u8282
\n\u6e05\u660e\u8282
\n\u52b3\u52a8\u8282
\n\u7aef\u5348\u8282
\n\u4e2d\u79cb\u8282
\n\u56fd\u5e86\u8282<\/div>
yu\u00e1n d\u00e0n
\nch\u00fa x\u00ec
\nch\u016bn ji\u00e9
\nq\u012bng m\u00edng ji\u00e9
\nl\u00e1o d\u00f2ng ji\u00e9
\ndu\u0101n w\u01d4 ji\u00e9
\nzh\u014dng qi\u016b ji\u00e9
\ngu\u00f3 q\u00ecng ji\u00e9<\/div>
New Year\u2019s Day
\nSpring Festival Eve
\nSpring Festival
\nTomb Sweeping
\nLabor Day
\nDragon Boat Festival
\nMid-Autumn Festival
\nNational Day<\/div>
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*Those are the dates of the actual holidays, but people usually get a few days up to a whole week off depending on the holiday.<\/p>\n

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Dinner on Chinese New Year’s Eve. Photo taken and used with permission by Sasha Savinov.<\/p><\/div>\n

Spring Festival is the most important Chinese holiday<\/strong> (\u6625\u8282\u662f\u4e2d\u56fd\u6700\u91cd\u8981\u7684\u8282\u65e5 ch\u016bnji\u00e9 sh\u00ec zh\u014dnggu\u00f3 zu\u00ec zh\u00f2ngy\u00e0o de ji\u00e9r\u00ec). That’s why I included Chu Xi<\/em> (Chinese New Year’s Eve) on this list. It’s the night when people get together with their families for a huge New Year’s eve dinner<\/strong> (\u5e74\u591c\u996d ni\u00e1n y\u00e8f\u00e0n). We’ve got lots of informative posts about this traditional Chinese holiday as well as a few videos on our YouTube channel. Here are some of my favorites:<\/p>\n