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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.

Dragon Head Festival (CN): February 24

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The Chinese Dragon Head Festival occurs on the second day of the second lunar month in the Chinese calendar. It commemorates the dragon legend in which on the second day of the second month in the Chinese...

January

Losar New Year (B) 2147: February 25-27

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Losar is New Year's Day within the Tibetan Buddhist Calendar and marks the beginning of the Tibetan Year.

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Foundation Day (JP)(660 BC): February 11

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On February 11, 660BC, the mythological Emperor Jimmu ascended to the throne establishing the nation of Japan. This day is also referred to as Empire Day or Kigensetsu in Japan and is a national holiday.

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Peace Memorial Day (TW)(1947): February 28

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On February 27 and 28th, 1947, Taiwanese students rose up against Republic of China's government. A massacre ensued with somewhere between 18,000 and 28,000 killed by the government. This anniversary mar...

January

Culture Day, (JP): November 3

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Bunka-No-Hi or Culture Day in Japan is a celebration of Japanese art, lifestyle and history. The day features festivals, parades and ceremonies throughout the nation. Annually on November 3.

January

Origami Day, Ntl. (JP): November 11

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Singles Day (CN/UK/EU): November 11

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Shichi-Go-San (JP): November 15

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Shichi-Go-San (3-5-7) is a Japanese tradition in which all three year old children, 5 year old boys and 7 year old girls, are taken to the temple in festive clothes for blessings and to receive prayers fo...

January

Loi Krathong (B): November 19

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Labor Thanksgiving (JP): November 23

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Labor Thanksgiving in Japan celebrates the nations products and services and the people behind them. It's a day to say thanks to each other for their work and celebrate the ingenuity of the nation. Annual...

January

Republic Day, (MN)(1924): November 26

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Republic Day in Mongolia marks the anniversary of November 26, 1924, the official day the nation declared itself a republic. This is a national holiday.

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Army Day (CN)(1927): August 1

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Hiroshima (1945): August 6

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August 6, 1945 is the day of the Hiroshima bombing. As the Japanese army lost one battle after another in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, soldiers perished in great numbers. Filling the ranks requi...

January

Mountain Day, (JP): August 9

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Estimated for the 10th rather than the 11th since the Olympics were postponed one year. Mountain Day became an official state holiday in Japan in 2016. It's a celebration of mountains, their ecosystem and...

January

Nagasaki Bombing (JP)(1945): August 9

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Obon Festival (JP): August 13-15

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Buddhist cultures are steeped in a respect for ancestors and the Bon Festival, Obon Festival or Feast of Lanterns, is one of the more visually appealing renditions of honoring the dead. This three day cel...

January

Chinese Valentine's Day, Qixi Qingren Jie...

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Qixi Qingren Jie, Chinese Valentines Day or Double Seven Day always on the 7th Day of the 7th month of the Chinese calendar, this festival goes back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD). Chinese Valentines...

January

V-J Day (1945): August 14

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August 14, 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. This ended WWII.

January

Independence Day, (KR)(1945/1948): August...

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Independence Day on the Korean Peninsula marks the anniversary of August 15, 1945, the official surrender of Japan and the August 15, 1948 official proclamation of the Republic of Korea. This is a nationa...

January

Chung Yuan (CN/TW): August 22

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The Chung Yuan Festival, or Hungry Ghost Festival in China and Taiwan is one of the more colorful festivals in the calendar. The Chinese believe that on the 15th day of their 7th lunar month, the spirits...

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