Taipeh International Cycle Show
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Wednesday march 6, 2024
Tradeshows : Lasts 4 days - www.taipeicycle.com.tw/ 2024 edition confirmed
Tour de Taiwan
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Sunday march 10, 2024
Sports events : Cycling race
https://www.uci.org/ 2024 edition confirmed
Arbor Day
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Tuesday march 12, 2024
cards/flowers : Tree-Planting Day
White Day
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Thursday march 14, 2024
Culture : The opposite of Valentines Day: men give cakes or chocolates to women.
WORKING DAY
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Saturday march 30, 2024
Secular holiday :
April Fools Day
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Monday april 1, 2024
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.
Youth Day
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Thursday april 4, 2024
Secular holiday : From 2011 on
Tomb-Sweeping Day (Ching Ming or Qingming Festival)
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Friday april 5, 2024
Buddhism (Vajrayana) :
Golden Horse awards
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Friday april 12, 2024
Culture : Https://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/ in Taipeh 2024 edition confirmed
Labour Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Banks only :
Mothers' Day
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Sunday may 12, 2024
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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Wednesday may 15, 2024
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 june 4, 2024
Tradeshows : Www.computextaipei.com.tw/ lasts 5 days - in Taipeh 2024 edition confirmed
Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boats)
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Monday june 10, 2024
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).
Summer holiday (end) - French schools
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Friday june 14, 2024
School holidays :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 28, 2024
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Thursday august 8, 2024
cards/flowers : 8th day of the 8th month
Ghost Festival
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Sunday august 18, 2024
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.
Grandparents Day
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Sunday august 25, 2024
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.
Summer holiday (beginning) - French schools
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Monday august 26, 2024
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end)
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Wednesday august 28, 2024
School holidays :
Armed Forces Day
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Tuesday september 3, 2024
Culture :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday september 12, 2024
School holidays :
WORKING DAY
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Saturday september 14, 2024
Secular holiday :
Late mid-Autumn festival
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Monday september 16, 2024
Secular holiday :
Late mid-Autumn festival
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Tuesday september 17, 2024
Secular holiday :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Thursday september 19, 2024
School holidays :
Teachers' Day
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Saturday september 28, 2024
Culture :