I’m trying to figure out what exact days the government will give for national holidays for Chinese New year in 2006. I know that the 29th of January is New Year’s day but what about the holiday week. I’ve looked all over the net but nothing available, at least in English.I’m trying to make plans for a vacation so I need to know these dates.
Anyone have a clue?
Thanks
[quote=“majaila”]I’m trying to figure out what exact days the government will give for national holidays for Chinese New year in 2006. I know that the 29th of January is New Year’s day but what about the holiday week. I’ve looked all over the net but nothing available, at least in English.I’m trying to make plans for a vacation so I need to know these dates.
Anyone have a clue?
Thanks[/quote]
Try here: 2005 Government Agencies Holiday Overview 
Oops. I just realized I gave you 2005 - they don’t have 2006 up yet. Sorry! 
[quote=“majaila”]I’m trying to figure out what exact days the government will give for national holidays for Chinese New year in 2006. I know that the 29th of January is New Year’s day but what about the holiday week. I’ve looked all over the net but nothing available, at least in English.I’m trying to make plans for a vacation so I need to know these dates.
Anyone have a clue?
Thanks[/quote]
The CNY holiday traditionally consists of a 5-day period starting the day before CNY and ending 3 days after CNY.
CNY falls on Sunday, Jan. 29. The following 3 days (Mon. Jan. 30 - Wed. Feb. 1) will undoubtedly be holidays. Thursday and Friday will probably be work days. Just take those 2 days off from work - most sane people will be doing the same.
still looking.
Can only find 2005.
Kenneth
Some time last week, one of the papers, I think it was the China Post, had a calendar for next year with all the public holidays.
The first day of the New Year holiday was marked as Saturday January 28, and the last day was the following Thursday.
In other words, you would have to go home especially to work on a Friday before again having the weekend off. Where I’m from, we would’ve had the Friday off as well.
don’t know about the official government web site, but the China Times this morning has a calendar with next year’s holidays, and yes, the Lunar New Year is from Saturday Jan 28 thru Thursday Feb 2.
Another interesting long weekend in October, from Friday Oct 6 (Mid-Autumn Festival) thru Sunday Oct 8.
Monday Oct 9 is not a day off, but Tuesday is because of Double Ten.
Thanks for that info, enzo+.
That long weekend looks awful tempting for a trip somewhere. Guess I’d better start making my reservations now. 
Good stuff.
Is there any chance that there’ll be a Forumosa Happy Hour during the CNY holidays?
I’m asking 'cause I have to decide whether to go to Taiwan for CNY or not in the next days and frankly, I’m not very inclined to fly around half of the world squeezed in a China Airlines jet just to watch my GF happily watching Taiwanese TV with her family (OK, there’s some food, too and a big “meet all the relatives whose names you’ve forgotten” lunch). However, if there was a chance to meet some of you IRL, I might change my mind.
[quote=“KenTaiwan98”]still looking.
Can only find 2005.
Kenneth[/quote]
Thanks for that link, Tigerman.
I’ve bookmarked that page for future reference.
Grrrr… We are supposed to be back at work on the Friday during Chinese New Year. I hate that. Always happens. (Except last time)