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Public holidays in Taiwan
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The following are considered holidays in Taiwan. Some are official holidays, and some are not.
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In 2016, the Tsai Ing-wen government removed seven public holidays. The holidays were removed due to a political compromise arising from a campaign promise Tsai made while running for president that committed her government to providing two days off per week for all workers.[1]
When implementing the change, the government faced opposition from various interests including businesses, and a compromise was reached to provide two days off per week and remove seven paid public holidays.[1]
The removed public holidays were:
- January 2, the day after New Year's Day
- March 29, Youth Day (commemorating the Huanghuagang Uprising)[2]
- September 28, Confucius' Birthday
- October 25, Retrocession Day (commemorating the end of Japanese rule of Taiwan and Penghu and the return of Taiwan to the Republic of China)
- October 31, Chiang Kai-shek’s birthday
- November 12, Sun Yat-sen's birthday
- December 25, Constitution Day
Attempted Reinstatement of Removed Holidays in 2025
A longstanding[3] political debate over reinstating the removed public holidays was reignited during the second session of the Legislative Yuan in February, 2025. Kuomintang legislators said they would seek to reinstate the holidays by amending labor regulations. The proposal received support from a Taiwan People's Party legislator who said their party would support the change. The Democratic Progressive Party caucus suggested the proposal was populist.[4]
On May 9, 2025, the Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of the Memorial Days and Holidays Implementation Act, upgrading the prior administrative-level regulations to legal status. The reform introduces four new national holidays: Lunar New Year's Eve, Confucius' Birthday (September 28), Taiwan Retrocession and Battle of Guningtou Memorial Day (October 25), and Constitution Day (December 25). Additionally, Labor Day (May 1), previously a holiday only for laborers, is now a national holiday for all citizens. The revised law also guarantees that the Lunar New Year break will span at least seven days, potentially extending to ten. Further adjustments include allowing Indigenous peoples to choose three holidays based on their specific traditional ceremonies. New commemorative days such as Freedom of Speech Day (April 7), Indigenous Resistance Day (June 16), and Human Rights Day (December 10) were also added.[5]
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Table of Taiwan holidays
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The following holidays are also observed on Taiwan but are not official holidays observed by civil servants of the central government. Some sectors of the workforce may have time off on some of the following holidays, such as Labor Day, Armed Forces Day, and Teachers' Day.
Before 1949, a number of public holidays were celebrated by certain ethnic minorities in regions within the ROC, which were decided by local governments and entities. Since 1949, these holidays continued to be celebrated by ethnic groups as such in Taiwan Area only.
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