National Holidays in Hong Kong in 2020
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Lunar New Year's Day
- Chinese New Year 2018 is the year of the brown earth dog
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: The third day of Lunar New Year
- Second day of holidays to mark Chinese Lunar New Year
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: The fourth day of Lunar New Year
- As the second day of Lunar New Year in 2020 falls on a Sunday, the fourth day of Lunar New Year is designated as a general holiday in substitution.
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: Ching Ming Festival
- Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: The day following Good Friday
- Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: The Birthday of the Buddha
- Statutory. The Buddha's Birthday was only made a holiday in 1998
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Dragon Boat Festival
- The Tuen Ng Festival, otherwise known as the Dragon Boat Festival, has been celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon for millennia
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: Special Administration Region (SAR) Day
- HKSAR Establishment Day commemorates the ending of British Colonial Rule on July 1 1997
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: Chinese National Day
- The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1st
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: Day after mid Autumn Festival
- The Mid Autumn festival starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
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: The day following Chung Yeung Festival
- since Chung Yeung Festival in 2020 falls on a Sunday, the day following it is designated as a general holiday in substitution.
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: The first weekday after Christmas Day
- Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December
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