2019 Taiwan Holidays and Celebrations
Date | Weekday | Holiday Name | Holiday Type |
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Jan 1 | Tuesday | Republic Day/New Year’s Day | National holiday |
Feb 4 | Monday | Chinese New Year’s Eve | National holiday |
Feb 4 | Monday | Farmer’s Day | Observance |
Feb 5 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year’s Day | National holiday |
Feb 6 | Wednesday | Chinese New Year Holiday 1 | National holiday |
Feb 7 | Thursday | Chinese New Year Holiday 2 | National holiday |
Feb 8 | Friday | Chinese New Year Holiday 3 | National holiday |
Feb 9 | Saturday | Chinese New Year Holiday 4 | National holiday |
Feb 19 | Tuesday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
Feb 19 | Tuesday | Tourism Day | Observance |
Feb 28 | Thursday | 228 Memorial Day | National holiday |
Mar 8 | Friday | Women’s Day | Observance |
Mar 8 | Friday | Earth God’s Birthday | Observance |
Mar 12 | Tuesday | Arbor Day | Observance |
Mar 20 | Wednesday | March equinox | Season |
Mar 25 | Monday | Kuan Yin’s Birthday | Observance |
Mar 29 | Friday | Youth Day | Observance |
Apr 4 | Thursday | Children’s Day | National holiday |
Apr 5 | Friday | Tomb Sweeping Day | National holiday |
Apr 19 | Friday | God of Medicine’s Birthday | Observance |
Apr 21 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
Apr 27 | Saturday | Matsu’s Birthday | Observance |
May 1 | Wednesday | Labor Day | National holiday |
May 4 | Saturday | Literary Day | Observance |
May 12 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
May 12 | Sunday | Buddha’s Birthday | Observance |
Jun 3 | Monday | Opium Suppression Movement Day | Observance |
Jun 7 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival | National holiday |
Jun 15 | Saturday | Kuan Kung’s Birthday | Observance |
Jun 15 | Saturday | Chen Huang’s Birthday | Observance |
Jun 21 | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
Aug 7 | Wednesday | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
Aug 8 | Thursday | Father’s Day | Observance |
Aug 15 | Thursday | Ghost Festival | Observance |
Sep 3 | Tuesday | Armed Forces Day | Observance |
Sep 13 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival | National holiday |
Sep 23 | Monday | September equinox | Season |
Sep 28 | Saturday | Teachers’ Day | Observance |
Oct 7 | Monday | Double Ninth Day | Observance |
Oct 10 | Thursday | National Day/Double Tenth Day | National holiday |
Oct 21 | Monday | Overseas Chinese Day | Observance |
Oct 25 | Friday | Taiwan’s Retrocession Day | Observance |
Oct 31 | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
Nov 11 | Monday | Saisiat Festival | Observance |
Nov 12 | Tuesday | Sun Yat-sen’s Birthday | Observance |
Dec 22 | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 22 | Sunday | Dōngzhì Festival | Observance |
Dec 25 | Wednesday | Constitution Day | Observance |
Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Observance |