Ethnic Minorities Holidays
There are public holidays celebrate by certain ethnic minorities in certain regions, they are decided by local governments. The following are holidays at province-level divisions, there are more at lower level divisions.
| Date | English name | Local name | Chinese name | Ethnic Groups | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st day of Tibetan year | Losar | ལོ་གསར | 洛萨/藏历新年 | Tibetan | 7 days in Tibet |
| 30.6 of Tibetan calendar | Sho Dun | ༄༅། ཞོ་སྟོན། | 雪顿节 | Tibetan | 1 day in Tibet |
| 1.10 of Islamic calendar | Eid ul-Fitr | 开斋节/肉孜节 | Hui, Uyghur and other Muslims | 2 days for all in Ningxia; 1 day for Muslims (only) in Xinjiang | |
| 10.12 of Islamic calendar | Eid al-Adha | 古尔邦节 | Hui, Uyghur and other Muslims | 2 days for all in Ningxia; 3 days for Muslims, 1 day for others in Xinjiang |
Read more about this topic: Public Holidays In China
Famous quotes containing the words ethnic and/or minorities:
“Motherhood is the second oldest profession in the world. It never questions age, height, religious preference, health, political affiliation, citizenship, morality, ethnic background, marital status, economic level, convenience, or previous experience.”
—Erma Bombeck (20th century)
“We cannot discuss the state of our minorities until we first have some sense of what we are, who we are, what our goals are, and what we take life to be. The question is not what we can do now for the hypothetical Mexican, the hypothetical Negro. The question is what we really want out of life, for ourselves, what we think is real.”
—James Baldwin (1924–1987)