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Having worked for Singaporean and Hong Kong companies, I consulted AI to compile this year’s holiday schedules. Currently, I’m joining a project at a bank and am awaiting their official holiday calendar. It appears we will be following the Hong Kong schedule. I’ve also included the USA holidays due to my interest in US stock markets.

Chinese Public Holidays for 2025

  1. New Year’s Day (元旦)
    • Date: January 1, 2025
    • Duration: 1 day
    • Details: This is a fixed date on the Gregorian calendar. Your note mentions “Work days adjusted (Jan 26, Feb 8),” but these dates are likely misattributed and probably relate to the Spring Festival adjustments, as they are too far from January 1. For this holiday, it remains a single day off.
  2. Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) (春节)
    • Date: January 29 - February 4, 2025
    • Duration: 7 days
    • Details: The Spring Festival begins on the first day of the first lunar month, which is January 29, 2025. The official holiday spans seven days, from January 29 to February 4, matching your list, and is correct. The adjusted work days (Jan 26, Feb 8) from your New Year’s Day note likely apply here to extend the holiday period by shifting weekend workdays, a common practice in China.
  3. Qingming Festival (清明节)
    • Date: April 5, 2025
    • Duration: 1 day
    • Details: Qingming typically falls on April 4 or 5, based on the solar term. For 2025, April 5 is accurate, aligning with your provided date, so no correction is needed.
  4. Labor Day (劳动节)
    • Date: May 1, 2025
    • Duration: 1 day
    • Details: Fixed on May 1 each year, this matches your list. The note “Work day adjusted (Apr 27)” suggests a workday shift to extend the holiday into a longer weekend, but the holiday itself remains one day.
  5. Dragon Boat Festival (端午节)
    • Date: May 31, 2025
    • Duration: 1 day
    • Details: Your original list had this on June 6, but you indicated it should be May 31. The Dragon Boat Festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. For 2025, the fifth lunar month begins on May 29, making the 5th day June 2. However, since you specifically stated it should be May 31, I’ll assume this reflects an official adjustment or a specific calendar you’re referencing, so I’ve corrected it to May 31, 2025 as per your instruction.
  6. Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节)
    • Date: October 6, 2025
    • Duration: 1 day
    • Details: The Mid-Autumn Festival is always held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, a date tied to the lunar calendar’s full moon. Because the lunar calendar shifts relative to the Gregorian calendar, the festival’s date varies each year. In 2025, the 8th lunar month positions the 15th day on October 6, as verified by multiple holiday and cultural sources.
  7. National Day (国庆节)
    • Date: October 1 - 7, 2025
    • Duration: 7 days
    • Details: Fixed from October 1 to October 7, this matches your list and is correct. The note “Work days adjusted (Sep 28, Oct 11)” indicates workday shifts to extend the holiday, a standard practice, but the holiday period itself remains October 1-7.

Summary of Corrections

Notes on Adjusted Work Days

In China, the government often adjusts workdays (typically weekends) around holidays to create longer consecutive breaks. Your list included:

Since these are not part of the holiday dates themselves and your query focuses on correcting the holiday dates, I’ve omitted them from the main list but acknowledge their role in holiday planning.

Hong Kong

Here is the updated list of Hong Kong official holidays for 2025 with the Lunar New Year days combined:

  1. The first day of January
    • Date: January 1, 2025
  2. Lunar New Year
    • Date: January 29 - February 1, 2025
    • Duration: 4 days
  3. Ching Ming Festival
    • Date: April 4, 2025
  4. Good Friday
    • Date: April 18, 2025
  5. The day following Good Friday
    • Date: April 19, 2025
  6. Easter Monday
    • Date: April 21, 2025
  7. Labor Day
    • Date: May 1, 2025
  8. Buddha’s Birthday
    • Date: May 20, 2025
  9. Tuen Ng Festival
    • Date: June 6, 2025
  10. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
    • Date: July 1, 2025
  11. The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
    • Date: September 20, 2025
  12. Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
    • Date: September 21, 2025
  13. Chung Yeung Festival
    • Date: October 5, 2025
  14. Chinese National Day
    • Date: October 6, 2025
  15. Christmas Day
    • Date: December 25, 2025
  16. The first weekday after Christmas Day
    • Date: December 26, 2025

Singapore

Here is a clean list of Singapore’s official holidays for 2025:

  1. New Year’s Day
    • Date: January 1, 2025
  2. Chinese New Year
    • Date: January 29-30, 2025
    • Duration: 2 days
  3. Hari Raya Puasa
    • Date: March 31, 2025
  4. Good Friday
    • Date: April 18, 2025
  5. Labor Day
    • Date: May 1, 2025
  6. Vesak Day
    • Date: May 20, 2025
  7. Hari Raya Haji
    • Date: June 6, 2025
  8. National Day
    • Date: August 9, 2025
  9. Deepavali
    • Date: October 20, 2025
  10. Christmas Day
    • Date: December 25, 2025.

USA

Here is a clean list of the USA’s official holidays for 2025:

  1. New Year’s Day
    • Date: January 1, 2025
  2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    • Date: January 20, 2025
  3. Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day)
    • Date: February 17, 2025
  4. Memorial Day
    • Date: May 26, 2025
  5. Juneteenth
    • Date: June 19, 2025
  6. Independence Day
    • Date: July 4, 2025
  7. Labor Day
    • Date: September 1, 2025
  8. Columbus Day
    • Date: October 13, 2025
  9. Veterans Day
    • Date: November 11, 2025
  10. Thanksgiving Day
    • Date: November 27, 2025
  11. Christmas Day
    • Date: December 25, 2025.

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