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Hong Kong 1 July march in 2011. On 1 July of each year since the 1997 handover, a march is led by the Civil Human Rights Front.It has become the annual platform for demanding universal suffrage, calling for observance and preservation civil liberties such as free speech, venting dissatisfaction with the Hong Kong Government or the Chief Executive, rallying against actions of the Pro-Beijing camp.
October 25, 2020. Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang Festival) 重陽節 / 重阳节. Autumn outing and mountain climbing, some Chinese also visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. 15th day of 10th lunar month. November 29, 2020 [ 7] Saisiat Festival. 賽夏節. Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribe in Taiwan.
They allow workers rest from work, usually in conjunction with special occasions. Public holidays in Hong Kong consist of a mix of traditional Chinese and Western holidays, such as Lunar New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival, along with Christmas and Easter. Other public holidays include National Day (1 October) and ...
The Golden Week ( simplified Chinese: 黄金周; traditional Chinese: 黃金週 ), in the People's Republic of China, is the name given to three separate 7-day or 8-day national holidays which were implemented in 2000: [ 1] Chunyun, the Golden Week around the Chinese New Year, begins in January or February. The "Labor Day (May Day) Golden Week ...
The Singles' Day ( simplified Chinese: 光棍节; traditional Chinese: 光棍節) or Double 11 ( simplified Chinese: 双11; traditional Chinese: 雙11 ), originally called Bachelors' Day, is a Chinese unofficial holiday and shopping season that celebrates people who are not in a relationship. The date, 11 November (11/11), was chosen because ...
Double Ninth Festival. The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. According to Wu Jun, it dates back to the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD). [ 1]
Toy Story 2 broke The Waterboy's record ($39.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in November and for the holiday season. It also broke 101 Dalmatians ' record ($33.5 million) for the highest Thanksgiving weekend debut, and The Lion King ' s records ($40.9 million) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film and a G-rated film.
National Day (Chinese: 国庆节; pinyin: guóqìng jié; lit. 'national celebration day'), officially the National Day of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国庆节), is a public holiday in China celebrated annually on 1 October as the national day of the People's Republic of China, commemorating Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's ...