Winter holiday (beginning) - French schools
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Friday december 20, 2024
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Wednesday december 25, 2024
cards/flowers : Only observed by a part of the population. Not an official holiday.
Constitution Day
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Wednesday december 25, 2024
Culture : On December 25, 1945, the government of the Republic of China proclaimed the establishment of its Constitution.
New Year's Day
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Wednesday january 1, 2025
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Winter holiday (end)
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Thursday january 2, 2025
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calendar gazetted by the Education Bureaus
may vary from province to province
Schooling mandatory till age 14-15
Teaching language: Mandarine,Taiwanese and Hakka Chinese
school day duration: 8:30 hours
schools are closed on Friday & Saturday
school uniforms required
2022 PISA ranking: #3 with a 533 score
QS Best Student Cities rating for Taipeh: #31
National Taiwan University ranking: Times Higher Education #195/QS ranking #264/Shanghai #201-300
We carry confirmed dates till Sep 2025 (till July 2025 for French schools)Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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Winter holiday (end) - French schools
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Monday january 6, 2025
School holidays :
Chinese New Year (beginning)
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Monday january 13, 2025
School holidays :
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Monday january 13, 2025
School holidays :
Chinese New Years Eve
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Saturday january 25, 2025
Secular holiday :
Chinese New Years Eve
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Monday january 27, 2025
Secular holiday :
Chinese New Years Eve
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Tuesday january 28, 2025
Secular holiday :
Chinese New Year
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Wednesday january 29, 2025
Secular holiday : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
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Thursday january 30, 2025
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday employers who require employees to work during the holiday must pay twice their normal wages. It is customary to provide employees in Taiwan with a bonus payment around Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
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Thursday january 30, 2025
Secular holiday : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
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Friday january 31, 2025
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday employers who require employees to work during the holiday must pay twice their normal wages. It is customary to provide employees in Taiwan with a bonus payment around Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
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Saturday february 1, 2025
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday employers who require employees to work during the holiday must pay twice their normal wages. It is customary to provide employees in Taiwan with a bonus payment around Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year (end)
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Sunday february 2, 2025
School holidays :
WORKING DAY
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Saturday february 8, 2025
Secular holiday :
Lantern Festival
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Wednesday february 12, 2025
Culture : Called Chap Go Meh, Yuan Xiao Jie, Yuen Siu or Shangyuan.
First full moon after the Chinese New Year - also known as Chinese Valentines Day.
Valentine's Day
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Friday february 14, 2025
cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
Remembrance Day
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Friday february 21, 2025
Special Events : To remember victims of Hualien earthquake
Peace Memorial Day
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Friday february 28, 2025
Secular holiday : Commemorates the 228 Massacre - an uprising in Taiwan that began on February 28, 1947 and was repressed by the Kuomintang government, resulting in thirty-thousand civilians killed. The number 228 refers to the date of the incident, February 28.