Lunar calendar festivals
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| Oct 18Sun3 weeks ago | Double Ninth FestivalChongyang: climbing heights, honoring elders. Day 9 of lunar month 9. · Hong Kong Observatory | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) |
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| Sep 25Fri6 weeks ago | Mid-Autumn FestivalMooncakes under the harvest full moon; Chuseok in Korea falls on the same day. Day 15 of lunar month 8. · Hong Kong Observatory | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) |
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| Aug 19Wed2 months ago | Qixi FestivalThe Chinese Valentine’s Day. Day 7 of lunar month 7. · Hong Kong Observatory | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) |
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| Jun 19Fri4 months ago | Dragon Boat FestivalDuanwu: dragon boat races and zongzi. Day 5 of lunar month 5. · Hong Kong Observatory | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) |
| PastApril | |||
| Apr 5Sun7 months ago | Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)Families visit and sweep ancestors’ graves; the solar term when the Sun reaches 15° ecliptic longitude. · Hong Kong Observatory | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) |
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| Mar 3Tue8 months ago | Lantern FestivalThe first full moon of the lunar year, ending the New Year season. Day 15 of lunar month 1. · Hong Kong Observatory | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) |
| PastFebruary | |||
| Feb 17Tue8 months ago | Lunar New Year: Year of the HorseChinese New Year, Seollal in Korea and Tet in Vietnam (Vietnam can differ by a day in rare years). Day 1 of lunar month 1. · Hong Kong Observatory | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) |