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Teachers' Day
Period 15 May 2021 (solar calendar)
Introduction Teachers' Day is a national holiday held on May 15 to express respect for teachers' authority and to raise the spirit and social status of teachers by establishing a sound social climate in which teachers are respected and revered.
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Coming of Age Day
Period 17 May 2021 (solar calendar)
Introduction Coming of Age Day, which falls on the third Monday of May, is the day on which young adults officially announce their coming-of-age at the age 20 at a special ceremony.
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Buddha's Birthday
Period 19 May 2021 (solar calendar) or 8 April (lunar calendar)
Introduction Buddha's Birthday is held annually on May 22 to celebrate the birth of Shakyuamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
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Soman
Period 21 May 2021 (solar calendar)
Introduction "Soman" (小滿), which literally means "the day of steady growth," is the eighth of the twenty-dour seasonal sub-divisions, or solar terms, of the lunar calendar. It falls around May 21 of the solar calendar or in April of the lunar calendar.
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Ipha
Period 5 May 2021 (solar calendar)
Introduction The season of Ipha (立夏) marks the onset of summer.
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Children’s Day
Period 5 May 2021 (solar calendar)
Introduction Children's Day is held on May 5 to encourage all children to grow without fear of discrimination and to become democratic citizens and dignified human beings.
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Parents' Day
Period 8 May 2021 (solar calendar)
Introduction Parents' Day is a national holiday held on May 8 to commemorate the traditional virtue of filial piety and to express gratitude for the grace of all parents.
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