China's Official 2019 Holiday Calendar Finally Announced!
After weeks of educated guesses, the official state-sanctioned holiday calendar for 2019 has been officially announced, and at least a couple of them were exactly spot on. The website henan.people.cn released the calendar late evening on Wednesday, Nov 28.
Here's a breakdown:
New Year's Day 2019: New Year's is three-day holiday starting on Dec 30 and through to Jan 1, back to work on Wednesday. Saturday, Dec 29 is a make-up day.
Spring Festival/Chinese New Year: Next year, the Spring Festival falls on Tuesday, Feb 5. The usual seven-day holiday runs from Monday, Feb 4 to Sunday, Feb 10. Saturday, Feb 2 and Sunday, Feb 3 are both make-up days (meaning you'll work seven days straight before the holidays).
Qing Ming Festival: The three-day Tomb Sweeping Fest kicks off on Friday, Apr 5 and finishes Sunday, April 7. No make-up days.
May Labor Day: When Labor Day eventually arrives, you'll really have earned it; it is preceded with a full seven days of work, including the two make-up days of Saturday, Apr 27 and Sunday, Apr 28. The three-day May holiday runs from Monday, Apr 29 to Wednesday, May 1.
Dragon Boat Festival: This three-day festival is effectively reduced to one day off Friday, Jun 7 as the following two days fall on the weekend anyway. No make-up days.
Mid-Autumn Festival: The same situation applies to the 2019 Mid-Autumn Festival: the three-day holiday begins on Friday, Sep 13 and ends Sunday, Sep 15. No make-up days.
October National Day: The second Golden Week of 2019 runs from Tuesday, Oct 1 from Monday, Oct 7 for a total of seven days off. Two make-up days: Saturday, Sep 29 and Saturday, Oct 12 (meaning you'll work six days straight both the week before the holiday and the week after).
Check out all the details of the announcement (in Chinese), here: henan.people.com.cn/n2/2018/1119/c351638-32304961.html.
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