1956 Holidays and Events in China

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1956, Sun	New Year's Day (Yuandan)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	2/11/1956, Sat	Spring Festival Eve (Chuxi)
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Chuxi / New Year's Eve).
	2/12/1956, Sun	Chinese New Year (Chunjie Day 1)
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Chunjie Day 1, Chinese New Year's Day).
	2/13/1956, Mon	Spring Festival Day 2
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Day 2).
	2/14/1956, Tue	Spring Festival Day 3
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Day 3). The length of the Spring Festival can vary yearly by government decree.
	4/28/1956, Sat	Qingming (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/1/1956, Tue	Labour Day (Laodongjie)
Note A statutory public holiday. Typically a two-day holiday; the government rearranges adjacent weekends and work days to create a continuous 5-day break (usually May 1–5).
	5/2/1956, Wed	Labour Day (Day 2)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	6/13/1956, Wed	Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	9/19/1956, Wed	Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	10/1/1956, Mon	National Day (Guoqing Day 1)
Note A statutory public holiday. Commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China on 1 Oct 1949. Dates are typically adjusted or extended to create a seven-day holiday known as Golden Week.
	10/2/1956, Tue	National Day (Day 2)
Note A statutory National Day (Day 2).
	10/3/1956, Wed	National Day (Day 3)
Note A statutory National Day (Day 3).

1/1/1956, Sun

New Year's Day (Yuandan)

2/11/1956, Sat

Spring Festival Eve (Chuxi)

2/12/1956, Sun

Chinese New Year (Chunjie Day 1)

Note: A statutory Spring Festival day (Chunjie Day 1, Chinese New Year's Day).

2/13/1956, Mon

Spring Festival Day 2

2/14/1956, Tue

Spring Festival Day 3

Note: A statutory Spring Festival day (Day 3). The length of the Spring Festival can vary yearly by government decree.

4/28/1956, Sat

Qingming (Tomb-Sweeping Day)

5/1/1956, Tue

Labour Day (Laodongjie)

Note: A statutory public holiday. Typically a two-day holiday; the government rearranges adjacent weekends and work days to create a continuous 5-day break (usually May 1–5).

5/2/1956, Wed

Labour Day (Day 2)

6/13/1956, Wed

Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu)

9/19/1956, Wed

Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu)

10/1/1956, Mon

National Day (Guoqing Day 1)

Note: A statutory public holiday. Commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China on 1 Oct 1949. Dates are typically adjusted or extended to create a seven-day holiday known as Golden Week.

10/2/1956, Tue

National Day (Day 2)

10/3/1956, Wed

National Day (Day 3)