Tibetan Bathing Festival: Custom and Calendar
The Tibetan Bathing Festival is a seasonal bathing custom; it is not a medical treatment.
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白露 (bái lù): White Dew Solar Term
白露 (bái lù), or White Dew, is a Chinese solar term.
Wangguo: A Harvest Observance with Local Dates
Wangguo is associated with the approaching harvest; it does not have one fixed date everywhere.
Mid-Autumn Festival: The Calendar, Moon and Reunion
Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth Chinese calendar month.
秋分 (qiū fēn): Autumn Equinox Solar Term
秋分 (qiū fēn), or Autumn Equinox, is a Chinese solar term.
Meshrep: A Gathering Tradition, Not One Fixed Annual Holiday
Meshrep is a Uyghur gathering tradition incorporating performing arts and social practices.
Teachers’ Day in China: 10 September
China observes Teachers’ Day on 10 September.
寒露 (hán lù): Cold Dew Solar Term
寒露 (hán lù), or Cold Dew, is a Chinese solar term.
霜降 (shuāng jiàng): Frost Descends Solar Term
霜降 (shuāng jiàng), or Frost Descends, is a Chinese solar term.
Double Ninth: Chongyang on the Chinese Calendar
Chongyang, or Double Ninth, falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese calendar month.
Dai Gate-Opening Observance: End of the Rainy-Season Period
The gate-opening observance marks the end of the period begun at the Dai gate-closing observance.
National Day: 1 October and the Annual Holiday Notice
National Day is on 1 October; an annual notice specifies the observed break and adjusted working days.