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Chinese observe a wide variety of traditional and modern holidays,
based both on the lunar and solar calendars. The traditional Chinese
calendar was based on a lunar cycle-- that is, dates following the
regular appearance of the full moon. Even so, the equinox and solstice
were essential for determining seasons in China's agrarian society.
With the international use of the Gregorian Calendar, some modern
holidays, such as the birthdays of national leaders, are based on
that.
Major holidays celebrated in China, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese communities are marked in bold, with this year's corresponding Gregorian dates in parenthesis.
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