Asian Holidays

See also:  holidays (includes Buddhist holidays),  occasions,  seasons,  Asia

•  Children's Days
•  Chinese New Year
•  Ching Ming Festival
•  Dragon Boat Festival
•  Golden Week
•  Grandparents Day

•  Leap Day
•  Losar (Tibetan New Year)
•  Mid Autumn Festival
•  Refugee Day
•  Tanabata
•  Têt Nguyên Dán (Vietnamese New Year)

Chu-Suk

•  Chu-suk A Korean student writes about the traditional observance and explains why it is important
•  Chusok: Korean Harvest Festival A brief look at the holiday, along with links to things Korean
•  KIDPROJ Multi-Cultural Calendar: Ch'usok A brief description of the holiday
•  Korean Folklore: Ch'usok A brief overview of Ch'usok's history and the customs associated with it
•  Seasonal Customs (Seoul) Includes a detailed description of how Ch'usok is celebrated
•  With a Full Moon A Korean student shares how Ch'usok is celebrated in her native country

first moon

•  Chinese New Year - lunar day 1

•  Che Kung's birthday - lunar day 2
•  Spring Lantern Festival - lunar day 15
  •  Lanterns and Fireworks in Taiwan - video

third moon

•  Ching Ming Festival - follows Winter Solstice by 105 days
•  Tin Hau's birthday - lunar day 23

fourth moon

•  Cheung Chau Bun Festival - lunar day 8
•  Lord Buddha's birthday - lunar day 8
•  Tam Kung's birthday - lunar day 8

fifth moon

•  Dragon Boat Festival - lunar day 5

sixth moon

•  Birthday of Kwan Tai - lunar day 24

seventh moon

•  Seven Sisters Festival - lunar day 7
•  Yue Laan (Hungry Ghost) Festival - lunar day 15

eighth moon

•  Mid Autumn Festival - lunar day 15
•  Monkey God Festival - lunar day 16
•  Confucius' birthday - lunar day 27

ninth moon

•  Chung Yeung Festival - lunar day 9

eleventh moon

•  Dong Zhi (Winter Solstice) Festival

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•  Party Guide - Gregorian Calendar Holidays

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last edited Sunday, March 02, 2008