2009 Holidays and Events in China

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2009, Thu	New Year's Day (Yuandan)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	1/25/2009, Sun	Spring Festival Eve (Chuxi)
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Chuxi / New Year's Eve).
	1/26/2009, Mon	Chinese New Year (Chunjie Day 1)
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Chunjie Day 1, Chinese New Year's Day).
	1/27/2009, Tue	Spring Festival Day 2
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Day 2).
	1/28/2009, Wed	Spring Festival Day 3
Note A statutory Spring Festival day (Day 3). The length of the Spring Festival can vary yearly by government decree.
	4/28/2009, Tue	Qingming (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/1/2009, Fri	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).
	5/2/2009, Sat	Labour Day (Day 2)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/28/2009, Thu	Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	10/1/2009, Thu	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.
	10/2/2009, Fri	National Day (Day 2)
Note A statutory National Day (Day 2).
	10/3/2009, Sat	Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu)
Note A statutory public holiday.
	10/3/2009, Sat	National Day (Day 3)
Note A statutory National Day (Day 3).

1/1/2009, Thu

New Year's Day (Yuandan)

1/25/2009, Sun

Spring Festival Eve (Chuxi)

1/26/2009, Mon

Chinese New Year (Chunjie Day 1)

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

1/27/2009, Tue

Spring Festival Day 2

1/28/2009, Wed

Spring Festival Day 3

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

4/28/2009, Tue

Qingming (Tomb-Sweeping Day)

5/1/2009, Fri

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).

5/2/2009, Sat

Labour Day (Day 2)

5/28/2009, Thu

Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu)

10/1/2009, Thu

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.

10/2/2009, Fri

National Day (Day 2)

10/3/2009, Sat

Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu)

10/3/2009, Sat

National Day (Day 3)