Events Hong Kong
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January 1: New Year's Day
February 3 2011: Chinese New Year (the date varies every year, depending on the lunar calendar). The end of New Year's celebrations is followed by the Lantern Festival.
March: Festival of Hong Kong's cuisine
April (changes dates): Tin Hau Festival (celebration of the deity that protects fishermen).
April 5: Ching Ming Festival (Ancestor's Day)
April 22: Good Friday
April 25: Easter Monday
May 1: Labour Day.
May (changes dates): Cheung Chau Bun Festival (Cheung Chau Taoist festivities).
May 21: Lord Buddha's Birthday
June 6:Tuen Ng Day (dragon boats)
last Monday in August: Liberation Day (commemoration of Hong Kong's liberation from the Japanese occupation)
August-September: Month of ghosts (offerings to calm the spirits of the dead).
September 12: mid-autumn festival
October 1: National Day
October 5: Chung Yeung Festival
December 25: Christmas (this Christian holiday is celebrated essentially for its commercial aspect, gifts, outings, etc.).
December 26: Boxing Day.