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Today is: January 30
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Category: China, Korea, Japan, and Mongolia
Events, awareness days, holidays, celebrating, occurring in or tied to the nations of China, North and South Korea, Japan, and Mongolia.
East Asian events occur in or have cultural ties to China, the Koreas, Japan, or Mongolia.
China Japan & Korea Events
Bodhi Day (B)(JP)(532 BC): December 8
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Bodhi Day celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. Japan celebrates this event annually on December 8th. People following the Chinese religious calendar celebrate it on...
January
Twelve-Twelve (CN): December 12
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Nanking Massacre Memorial Day (CN)(1937):...
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One of the most horrific events in Chinese History, the Nanking Massacre (Nanjing Massacre), began on this day, December 13, 1937. Japanese troops invaded the city. For the next six weeks, through torture...
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Constitution Day, (TW)(1946): December 25
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Constitution Day in Taiwan marks the anniversary of December 25, 1946, the day the nation adopted its Constitution. This is a national holiday.
January
Bodhi Day (B)(CN)(532 BC): January 13
Daily
Bodhi Day celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. Japan celebrates this event annually on December 8th. People following the Chinese religious calendar celebrate it on...
January
Chinese New Year (Rat) (CN): January 25
Daily
Chinese New Year is a big holiday in China and with Chinese communities worldwide. It is treated much like Christmas in the West or the Eid holidays in the Islamic world. Festivities last 15 days and are...
January
Chinese Year of the Rat 4718: January 25,...
Annual
The Chinese Calendar is the backdrop of the Chinese year and is based upon the phases of the moon and runs in 12 year cycles, each year denoting a different animal in the Chinese Astrological Lineup. Thi...
January
Coming-of-Age Day (JP): January 13
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For all the children who reach the age of 20 during the previous year, Seiji-no-hi or Coming-of-Age Day is their own national holiday. In Japan one officially reaches adulthood at the age of twenty. The...
January
Haru-No-Yabuiri (JP): January 16
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This is similar to the English tradition of giving servants a day off to visit their families during the Christmas holiday. In Japan, all the workers who had to work through the holidays are given a day o...
January
Korean American Day (1903): January 13
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Honoring the first 102 Korean immigrants to arrive in the United States on January 13, 1903; The US congress set aside this day beginning in 2005 with a resolution. The Korea Economic Institute of Ameri...
January
Laba Festival (CN): January 2
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Originally, the celebration of the new harvest known as the Laba Festival was a national event in China and other Buddhist countries. With the spread of Buddhism throughout the region, it became a day of...
January
Nanakusa (JP): January 7
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Nanakusa is a Japanese tradition originating during the 600s AD. It features the seven herbs and vegetables given to the emperor at the time for their medicinal value: Aona, Chickweed, Cottonweed, Hotoke-...
January
Peking Duck Day, Ntl.: January 18
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Peking Duck (Roast Duck), a dish originating in Beijing (formerly called Peking) China, could be considered a diplomatic dish. It was served to then Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on July 10, 1971. He...
January
Sapporo Snow Festival (JP): January 30 - F...
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First run in 1950, the Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual event in Sapporo Japan which features activities related to snow, including a world class snow sculpture contest. Additional activities include li...
January
Spring Festival Holiday (CN): January 24-3...
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The Spring Festival is the name given to the 15 day period between the Chinese New Year and the Festival of Lanterns. This is a big holiday in China and with Chinese communities worldwide. It is treated m...
January
Foundation Days, (TW)(1912): January 1-2
Daily
Foundation Days in Taiwan marks the anniversary of January 1, 1912, the day the Republic of China was created. This is a public holiday.
January
Kakizome (JP): January 2
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The Japanese have a tradition every new year, one that greats the change of calendar with Kakizome, or the first writing of the year in Japanese Calligraphy. These can be poetry, words of wisdom, hopes or...
January
Setsuban (JP): February 3
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Setsubun, also called the Bean-Throwing Festival or Bean-Throwing Ceremony is a Japanese tradition marking the day before the spring season. To celebrate children throw beans to chase demons out and allow...
January
Yuan Xiao Lantern Festival (CN, TW, KP): F...
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The Yuan Xiao Lantern Festival dates back to 100 BC and is one of the more colorful events in China. It always occurs fifteen days after the Chinese New Year, (usually in February or early March). Celebr...
January
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