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Public holidays in Hong Kong consist of a mix of traditional Chinese and Western holidays, such as Lunar New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival, along with Christmas and Easter. Other public holidays include National Day (1 October) and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (1 July).
2023 Hong Kong rainstorm and floods. In the evening of 7 September 2023, a heavy rainstorm struck the city of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta area, including parts of Guangdong, China and Macau. The record rainfall caused widespread flooding and landslides in the cities, four dead and dozens injured.
2023 date: 22 June: 2024 date: 10 June: 2025 date: 31 May: 2026 date: 19 June: Frequency: Annual: Related to: Tango no sekku, Dano, Tết Đoan Ngọ, Yukka Nu Hii
In Hong Kong and Macau, whole extended families head to ancestral graves to clean them, repaint inscriptions and lay out food offerings such as roast suckling pig and fruit, which are then eaten (after the spirits have consumed the spiritual element of the food). Chongyang cake is also popular and incense sticks are burned during the holiday.
In Hong Kong and Macau, the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday rather than the festival date itself (unless that date falls on a Sunday, then Monday is also a holiday), because many celebration events are held at night.
Establishment Day, formally the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Chinese: 香港特別行政區成立紀念日), is celebrated annually on 1 July in Hong Kong, China since 1997. The holiday celebrates the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China and the ...
The 2023 holiday shopping season should bring joy to the world of retail, as industry researchers expect spending to reach "record levels" in November and December. While many consumers have ...
Hong Kong: Lunar New Year: The first 3 days of Chinese New Year. 3 Macau: Novo Ano Lunar: The first 3 days of Chinese New Year: 3 Indonesia: Tahun Baru Imlek (Sin Cia) The first day of Chinese New Year. 1 China: Spring Festival (Chūn Jié) The first 3 days of Chinese New Year.
2023 date: 5 April: 2024 date: 4 April: 2025 date: 4 April: First time: 732; 1292 years ago ()
Hong Kong [d] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities [e] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territories in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ...