Tour de Taiwan
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Sunday March 12, 2023
Sports events : Cycling race
https://www.uci.org/ 2023 edition confirmed
Arbor Day
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Sunday March 12, 2023
cards/flowers : Tree-Planting Day
White Day
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Tuesday March 14, 2023
Culture : The opposite of Valentines Day: men give cakes or chocolates to women.
Taipeh International Cycle Show
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Wednesday March 22, 2023
Tradeshows : Lasts 4 days - www.taipeicycle.com.tw/ 2023 edition confirmed
WORKING DAY
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Saturday March 25, 2023
Secular holiday :
Public holiday
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Saturday April 1, 2023
Secular holiday :
April Fools Day
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Saturday April 1, 2023
cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.
Public holiday
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Sunday April 2, 2023
Secular holiday :
Public holiday
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Monday April 3, 2023
Secular holiday :
Youth Day
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Tuesday April 4, 2023
Secular holiday : From 2011 on
Tomb-Sweeping Day (Ching Ming or Qingming Festival)
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Wednesday April 5, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) :
Labour Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
Banks only :
Mothers' Day
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Sunday May 14, 2023
cards/flowers : Mothers day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mothers day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and womens suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mothers Day, with her Mothers Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mothers Day in 1914
Buddha's Anniversary
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Friday May 26, 2023
Culture : Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born on April 8th, 623 B.C.E. in ancient northern India (now in Nepal) as Prince Siddhartha. It is a holiday observed by Buddhists throughout the world, though the exact date may differ from country to country.
Computex
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tradeshows : Www.computextaipei.com.tw/ lasts 5 days - in Taipeh 2023 edition confirmed
WORKING DAY
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Saturday June 17, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Monday June 19, 2023
School holidays :
Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boats)
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Thursday June 22, 2023
Secular holiday : 5th day of the 5th lunar month, honoring the patriotic poet Qu Yuan with colorful dragon boat races. Zogzi dumplings (sticky rice with seasoning wrapped in reed leaves).
Public holiday
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Friday June 23, 2023
Secular holiday :
Public holiday
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Saturday June 24, 2023
Secular holiday :
Public holiday
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Sunday June 25, 2023
Secular holiday :
Fathers' Day
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Tuesday August 8, 2023
cards/flowers : 8th day of the 8th month
Grandparents Day
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Sunday August 27, 2023
cards/flowers : To honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance older people can offer.
Ghost Festival
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Wednesday August 30, 2023
Culture : Hungry Ghost Festival (中元節 / 中元节) falls in the middle of the Ghost Month, supposed to be a bad time for business. Spirits being in high gear, thet are treated with a sumptuous feast, to please them and to bring luck to the family.
Summer holiday (end)
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Wednesday August 30, 2023
School holidays :
Armed Forces Day
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Sunday September 3, 2023
Culture :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday September 14, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Thursday September 21, 2023
School holidays :
WORKING DAY
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Saturday September 23, 2023
Secular holiday :
Teachers' Day
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Thursday September 28, 2023
Culture :
Late mid-Autumn festival
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Friday September 29, 2023
Secular holiday :
Late mid-Autumn festival
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Saturday September 30, 2023
Secular holiday :