China Holidays and Festivals in 2025
China Public Holidays 2025
China has 7 public holidays. Following is a national calendar of all 2025 public holidays. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced. Please check back regularly for updates.
Holiday Name | Date | Holiday Durations | Day Off |
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New Year's Day | Jan. 1 | Jan. 1, 2025 | 3 day |
Chinese Spring Festival | Jan.29 | Jan. 28 - Feb. 4, 2025 | 7 days |
Qingming Festival | Apr. 4 | Apr. 4 - 6, 2025 | 3 days |
May Day | May 1 | May 1 - 5, 2025 | 5 days |
Dragon Boat Festival | Jun. 31 | Jun. 31 - July 2, 2025 | 3 days |
Mid-Autumn Day | Oct.6 | Oct.6, 2025 | 3 day |
National Day | Oct. 1 | Oct. 1 - 8, 2025 | 8 days |
Chinese Traditional Festivals and Other Holidays in 2025
Holidays | Traditions and Customs | 2025 Dates | 2026 Dates |
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Little New Year (Festival of the Kitchen God) | Offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God, Cleaning house, Paste paper-cuts to windows, Make preparations for Spring Festival | Jan.22/Jan.23 | Feb.10/Feb.11 |
Laba Festival | Eat Laba rice porridge, Make Laba Garlic | Jan.7 | Jan.26 |
Chinese Spring Festival Eve | Paste couplet on the doors, Have a family Reunion Dinner, Stay up late to welcome the new year, Watch Spring Festival TV Show | Jan.28 | Feb.16 |
Chinese Spring Festival | Visit families and friends to pass on good wishes for the New Year, Hand out red packets | Jan.29 | Feb.17 |
Lantern Festival | Enjoy bright lanterns, Guessing lantern riddles, Eat Yuanxiao or Tangyuan | Feb.12 | Mar.3 |
Dragon Heads-raising Day (Spring/Blue Dragon Festival) | Having haircuts for good luck, Perform dragon dance, Eat ‘dragon’ food | Nar.1 | Mar.20 |
Cold Food Festival | Eat cold food and people abstain from making a fire | Apr.3 | Apr.4 |
Qingming Festival | Tomb sweeping, Put willow branches on gates, Spring outing, Kite flying | Apr.4 | Apr.5 |
May Day | No particular special customs. Chinese people usually travel during the holiday. | May 1 | May 1 |
Children's Day | Have snacks, eat out and play out, special performances are dedicated to the students on the day in schools or kindergartens, Send gifts to kids | Jun.1 | Jun.1 |
Dragon Boat Festival | Eating Zongzi, Dragon boat racing | May 31 | Jun19 |
Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party |
Procession of public performances, military demonstrations and speeches by public officials.
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Jul. 1 | Jul. 1 |
Army Day of the Chinese People's Liberation Army | Speeches and military demonstrations | Aug. 1 | Aug. 1 |
Double Seventh Festival | Send gifts to lover, Have a big dinner with lover | Aug.29 | Aug.27 |
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan Festival or Yu Lan Pen Festival) |
Offer prayers to deceased relatives | Sep.6 | Aug.18 |
Mid-Autumn Festival | Family reunion, Eat moon cakes, Appreciate the bright full moon with family memebers | Oct.6 | Sep.25 |
National Day | Chinese people usually travel or have a good rest during 7-day national holiday | Oct.1 | Oct.1 |
The Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang Festival) | Show respect to the seniors, climb mountains, drink homemade chrysanthemum wine, enjoying chrysanthemum | Oct.29 | Oct.18 |
Journalists'Day | to show respect to journalists in different ways | Nov. 8 | Nov. 9 |
Spirit Festival (Xiayuan Festival) | Give offerings to the deceased | Nov.4 | Nov.23 |
Winter Solstice | People in Northern China eat dumplings and Tangyuan in Southern China | Dec.21 | Dec.22 |