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China (Tibet) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday September 11, 2022 | Late mid-Autumn festival | Secular holiday |  |
| Monday September 12, 2022 | Late mid-Autumn festival | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday November 15, 2022 | Buddha's Coming Down from Heaven | Events, celebrations... | |
| Sunday January 1, 2023 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday January 2, 2023 | Public holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Saturday January 21, 2023 | Chinese New Years Eve | Buddhism (Vajrayana) | |
| Sunday January 22, 2023 | Chinese New Year | Buddhism (Vajrayana) | |
| Monday January 23, 2023 | Chinese New Year | Buddhism (Vajrayana) | |
| Tuesday January 24, 2023 | Chinese New Year | Buddhism (Vajrayana) | |
| Wednesday January 25, 2023 | Chinese New Year | Buddhism (Vajrayana) | |
| Thursday January 26, 2023 | Chinese New Year | Buddhism (Vajrayana) | |
| Friday January 27, 2023 | Chinese New Year | Buddhism (Vajrayana) | |
| Tuesday February 21, 2023 | Buddhist New Year - Losar | Events, celebrations... | |
| Friday February 24, 2023 | Monlam | Events, celebrations... | |
| Tuesday February 28, 2023 | Buddhist New Year - Losar | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
Late mid-Autumn festival
-Sunday September 11, 2022
Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Late mid-Autumn festival
-Monday September 12, 2022
Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Buddha's Coming Down from Heaven
-Tuesday November 15, 2022
Culture : Celebration of his return to earth from heaven. Lord Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal, and his mother expired after seven days. At the age of 41, he ascended to heaven to preach to his mother. Nuns and monks and king Zug Chen Nyingpo were worried because they did not know where hewas. His disciple, the clairvoyant Sharibu, had a vision of the lord to be in heaven. Another disciple of Lord Buddha, Mao gyel ge bu, who was known to possess miraculous powers, ascended to heaven and requested Buddha to return to earth. He agreed to descend.
New Year's Day
-Sunday January 1, 2023
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Public holiday
-Monday January 2, 2023
Secular holiday :
Chinese New Years Eve
-Saturday January 21, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Employers who require employees to work during the holiday must pay three times the normal wages
Chinese New Year
-Sunday January 22, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
-Monday January 23, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
-Tuesday January 24, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
-Wednesday January 25, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
-Thursday January 26, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
-Friday January 27, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Buddhist New Year - Losar
-Tuesday February 21, 2023
Culture :
Monlam
-Friday February 24, 2023
Culture : Also known as The Great Prayer Festival. The event was established in 1409 by Tsong Khapa, the founder of the Geluk tradition. As the greatest religious festival in Tibet, thousands of monks (of the three main monasteries of Drepung, Sera and Ganden) gathered for chanting prayers and performing religious rituals at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. [Wikipedia]
2023 edition confirmed
Buddhist New Year - Losar
-Tuesday February 28, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) : On the first day pilgrims go to pay homage to the most sacred statue of Sakya Muni in Jokhang temple and burn incense all around Jokhang as well as at all Tibetan homes.
