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Hello, this is Dong (K) from ApparelX International Strategy Office.
At ApparelX, we have a global site and work with overseas customers every day on apparel materials.
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Japanese apparel brands that are expanding overseas or producing overseas may often check holiday information for other countries.
This time, I would like to share a 2023 holiday list for several countries/regions.
| Holiday Name (China) | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Dec 31 (Sat) - Jan 2 (Mon) | |
| Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) | Jan 21 (Sat) - Jan 27 (Fri) | 7-day holiday *Alternate workdays: Jan 28 (Sat), Jan 29 (Sun) |
| Qingming Festival | Apr 5 (Wed) | |
| Labor Day | May 1 (Sun) - May 5 (Thu) | 5-day holiday *Alternate workdays: Apr 23 (Sun), May 6 (Sat) |
| Duanwu Festival | Jun 22 (Thu) - Jun 24 (Sat) (3-day holiday) | *Alternate workday: Jun 25 (Sun) |
| Mid-Autumn Festival / National Day | Sep 29 (Fri) 9/29 - 10/6 (Sun) (8-day holiday) | *Alternate workdays: Oct 7 (Sat), 8 (Sun) |
| Holiday Name (United States) | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Jan 1 (Sun) | *Observed holiday: Jan 2 (Mon) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, Jan 16 | |
| Presidents' Day / Washington's Birthday | Monday, Feb 20 | |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 29 | |
| Independence Day | Jul 4 (Tue) | |
| Labor Day | Sep 4 (Mon) | |
| Columbus Day | Oct 9 (Mon) | |
| Veterans Day | Nov 11 (Sat) | *Observed holiday: Nov 10 (Fri) |
| Thanksgiving | Nov 23 (Thu) | |
| Christmas | Dec 25 (Mon) |
| Holiday Name (South Korea) | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Jan 1 (Sun) | |
| Lunar New Year (Seollal) | Jan 21 (Sat) - Jan 23 (Mon) | 3 days |
| March 1st Independence Movement Day | Mar 1 (Wed) | |
| Labor Day | May 1 (Mon) | *Employees of private companies only |
| Children's Day | May 5 (Fri) | |
| Buddha's Birthday | May 27 (Sat) | |
| Memorial Day | Jun 6 (Tue) | |
| Liberation Day | Aug 15 (Tue) | |
| Chuseok | Sep 28 (Thu) - Sep 30 (Sat) | |
| National Foundation Day | Oct 3 (Tue) | |
| Hangul Day | Oct 9 (Mon) | |
| Christmas Day | Dec 25 (Mon) |
| Holiday Name (Vietnam) | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Jan 1 (Sun) | *Observed holiday: Jan 2 (Mon) |
| Tet holiday (Lunar New Year) | Jan 20 (Fri) - Jan 26 (Thu) | |
| Hung Kings' Commemoration Day | Apr 29 (Sat) | |
| South Vietnam Liberation Day | Apr 30 (Sun) | |
| Labor Day | May 1 (Mon) | *Observed holiday: May 2 (Mon), May 3 (Tue) |
| National Day | Sep 2 (Sat) | *Observed holiday: Sep 1 (Fri), Sep 4 (Mon) |
| Holiday Name (Taiwan) | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Republic Day / New Year's Day | Jan 1 (Sun) | *Observed holiday: Jan 2 (Mon) |
| Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) | Jan 20 (Fri) - Jan 29 (Sun) | |
| Peace Memorial Day | Feb 25 (Sat) - Feb 28 (Tue) | |
| Children's Day | Apr 4 (Tue) | |
| Qingming Festival | Apr 5 (Wed) | *5-day holiday from Apr 1 (Sat) to Apr 3 (Mon) |
| Labor Day | May 1 (Mon) | *Workers only **3-day holiday from Apr 29 (Sat) to Apr 30 (Sun) |
| Duanwu Festival | Jun 22 (Thu) | *4-day holiday from Jun 23 (Fri) to Jun 25 (Sun) |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | Sep 29 (Fri) | *3-day holiday from Sep 30 (Sat) to Oct 1 (Sun) |
| National Day | Oct 10 (Tue) | *4-day holiday from Oct 7 (Sat) to Oct 9 (Mon) |
| Retrocession Day | Dec 30 (Sat) | *3-day holiday from Dec 31 (Sun) to Jan 1, 2024 (Mon) |
| Holiday Name (Hong Kong) | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day 2023 | Jan 1 (Sun) | *Observed holiday: Jan 2 (Mon) |
| Spring Festival | Jan 22 (Sun) - 25 (Wed) | |
| Ching Ming Festival (Lent) | Apr 5 (Wed) | |
| Good Friday | Apr 7 (Fri) | *The following day, Apr 8 (Sat), is also a public holiday |
| Easter Monday | Apr 10 (Mon) | |
| Labor Day (May Day) | May 1 (Mon) | |
| Buddha's Birthday | May 26 (Fri) | |
| Duanwu Festival | Jun 22 (Thu) | |
| HKSAR Establishment Day | Jul 1 (Sat) | |
| The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival | Sep 30 (Sat) | |
| National Day | Oct 1 (Sun) | *Observed holiday: Oct 2 (Mon) |
| Chung Yeung Festival | Oct 23 (Mon) | |
| Christmas Day | Dec 25 (Mon) | |
| Boxing Day | Dec 26 (Tue) |
| Holiday Name (Germany) | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Jan 1 (Sun) | |
| Epiphany | Jan 6 (Fri) | |
| Good Friday | Apr 7 (Fri) | |
| Easter Sunday | Apr 9 (Sun) | |
| Easter Monday | Apr 10 (Mon) | |
| May Day | May 1 (Sun) | |
| Ascension Day | May 18 (Thu) | |
| Whit Monday | May 29 (Mon) | |
| Corpus Christi | Jun 8 (Thu) | |
| Assumption Day | Aug 15 (Tue) | |
| German Unity Day | Oct 3 (Tue) | |
| Reformation Day | Oct 31 (Tue) | |
| All Saints' Day | Nov 1 (Wed) | |
| Day of Repentance and Prayer | Nov 22 (Wed) | |
| Christmas Day | Dec 25 (Mon) | |
| Boxing Day | Dec 26 (Tue) |
(Source: trip.com)
Note: Public holidays in each country may change due to legal revisions or other reasons, so please be aware.
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