2008 Holidays and Events in China

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2008, Tue	New Year's Day (Yuandan)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	2/6/2008, Wed	Spring Festival Eve (Chuxi)
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Chuxi / New Year's Eve).
	2/7/2008, Thu	Chinese New Year (Chunjie Day 1)
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Chunjie Day 1, Chinese New Year's Day).
	2/8/2008, Fri	Spring Festival Day 2
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Day 2).
	2/9/2008, Sat	Spring Festival Day 3
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Day 3). The length of the Spring Festival can vary yearly by government decree.
	4/28/2008, Mon	Qingming (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/1/2008, Thu	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).
	5/2/2008, Fri	Labour Day (Day 2)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	6/8/2008, Sun	Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	9/14/2008, Sun	Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	10/1/2008, Wed	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.
	10/2/2008, Thu	National Day (Day 2)
Note A statutory National Day (Day 2).
	10/3/2008, Fri	National Day (Day 3)
Note A statutory National Day (Day 3).

1/1/2008, Tue

New Year's Day (Yuandan)

2/6/2008, Wed

Spring Festival Eve (Chuxi)

2/7/2008, Thu

Chinese New Year (Chunjie Day 1)

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

2/8/2008, Fri

Spring Festival Day 2

2/9/2008, Sat

Spring Festival Day 3

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

4/28/2008, Mon

Qingming (Tomb-Sweeping Day)

5/1/2008, Thu

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).

5/2/2008, Fri

Labour Day (Day 2)

6/8/2008, Sun

Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu)

9/14/2008, Sun

Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu)

10/1/2008, Wed

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.

10/2/2008, Thu

National Day (Day 2)

10/3/2008, Fri

National Day (Day 3)