| Lunar
Holidays and Birthdays |
| 1st
Moon |
|
| Day 1 |
Chinese
New Year |
| Day 9 |
Birthday
of the Jade Emperor |
| Day 15 |
Lantern
Festival |
| 2nd Moon |
|
| Day 2 |
Birthday
of Tudigong, the Earth God |
| Day 3 |
Birthday
of Wenchang, God of Literature |
| Day 15 |
Birthday
of Laozi, Founder of Daoism (Taoism) |
| Day 19 |
Birthday
of Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion |
| 3rd Moon |
|
| Day 3 |
Birthday
of Xuantian Shangdi, God of Rain |
| Day 23 |
Birthday
of Mazu, Goddess of the Sea |
| 4th Moon |
|
| Day 8 |
Birthday
of Siddhartha, Founder of Buddhism |
| Day 14 |
Birthday
of Lu Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals |
| Day 18 |
Birthday
of Huato, Patron Saint of Medicine |
| 5th Moon |
|
| Day 5 |
Dragon
Boat Festival |
| 6th Moon |
|
| Day 24 |
Birthday
of Guan Gong, God of Warriors |
| 7th Moon |
Ghost Month |
| Day 7 |
Lover's
Day |
| Day 15 |
Hungry
Ghost Festival |
| Day 30 |
Birthday
of Dizang Wang, King of the Underworld |
| 8th Moon |
|
| Day 15 |
Mid-Autumn
Festival |
| Day 16 |
Birthday
of Sun Wugong, the Monkey King |
| Day 27 |
Birthday
of Confucius |
| 9th Moon |
|
| Day 9 |
Double
Ninth Day |
| 10th Moon |
|
| Day 1 |
Sending
off the Winter Clothes |
| Day 5 |
Birthday
of Damo, founder of Chan Buddhism |
| 12th Moon |
|
| Day 8 |
Celebration
of Siddhartha achieving enlightenment |
| Day 23 |
Kitchen
God reports to the Jade Emperor |
| |
| Solar
Holidays and Birthdays |
| April 4,
5, or 6 |
Tomb
Sweeping Day |
| September 28 |
Teacher's
Day (Taiwan: Confucius' Birthday) |
| October 1 |
National
Day (People's Republic of China) |
| October 10 |
National
Day (Taiwan: "Double Tenth") |