| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|
| Every Sunday | | 所有星期日 | |
| January 1 | The first day of January (New Year's Day) | 一月一日 | |
| 1st day of 1st moon (Lunar) | Lunar New Year's Day | 農曆年初一 | Usually in late January or early February
Most important holiday |
| 2nd day of 1st moon (Lunar) | The second day of the Lunar New Year | 農曆年初二 | |
| 3rd day of 1st moon (Lunar) | The third day of the Lunar New Year | 農曆年初三 | |
| April 5 (April 4 on leap years) | Ching Ming Festival | 清明節 | About 15 days after Vernal Equinox
Day for paying respect to the deceased |
| Good Friday | 耶穌受難節 | |
| The day following Good Friday | 耶穌受難節翌日 | |
| Easter Monday | 復活節星期一 | |
| May 1 | Labour Day | 勞動節 | |
| 8th day of 4th moon (Lunar) | The Buddha's Birthday | 佛誕 | Usually in May
New holiday established in 1998; general not statutory |
| 5th day of 5th moon (Lunar) | Dragon Boat Festival ( Tuen Ng Festival ) | 端午節 | Usually in June
Day for patriotic remembrance, eating cakes and dragon boat races |
| July 1 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 香港特別行政區成立紀念日 | |
| 16th day of 8th moon (Lunar) | The day following the Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival ( Chinese: ; pinyin: zhong qiu jie), Moon Festival or, less commonly, Mooncake Festival (; pinyin: yue bing jie) is a traditional Chinese festival / holiday falling on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar (us | 中秋節翌日 | Usually in September
Important autumn holiday for harvest and family gathering with eating of moon cakes and moon sightseeing |
| October 1October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). There are 91 days remaining. Events 331 BC Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Arbela 959 Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England 965 John XIII becomes Pop | PRC's National DayThe National Day is a designated date on which celebrations are held to mark the nationhood of a country. Often the National Day will be a National holiday. Most countries have a single National Day per year, though a few, for example Pakistan, have more | 國慶日 | |
| 9th day of 9th moon (Lunar) | Chung Yeung Festival | 重陽節 | Usually in October
Day for honouring the elderly, the deceased and for climbing mountains |
| December 21December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 10 days remaining. Events 69 Vespasian becomes the fourth Roman Emperor in the Year of the four emperors. 1719 The first U. newspaper (the Boston Gazette i or December 22December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 9 days remaining. Events 1775 The United States Navy is formed 1807 The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the United S | Dong Zhi ( Winter solsticeIn astronomy, the winter solstice is the moment when the earth is in that point of its orbit at which one of the earth's hemispheres is most tilted away from the sun. This causes the sun to appear at its farthest below the celestial equator when viewed fr Festival) | | not an official holiday |
| December 25December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. It is the 300th day counting from March 1, every year. Events 800 Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome. 1024 Boleslaw I Ch | Christmas Day | 聖誕節 | |
| December 26 | The first weekday after Christmas Day | 聖誕節後第一個周日 | Also called Boxing Day |
