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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.

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

Daily

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

January

Public Science Days, Ntl.(US): February 17...

Daily

Howdy! We're working on the description for this event. It's one of over two thousand events added to the calendar this year. We have verified it is an authentic event and have included the organization...

January

Sapporo Snow Festival (JP): February 4-11

Weekly

Initiated in 1950, the Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual event in Japan that features snow-related activities, including a world-class snow sculpture contest. Additional activities include light shows, f...

January

Setsubun (JP): February 2

Daily

Setsubun (Bean-Throwing Festival or Bean-Throwing Ceremony) is a traditional Japanese festival celebrating the arrival of spring according to the lunar calendar. Setsubun translates to "seasonal division....

January

Yuan Xiao Lantern Festival (CN/TW/KP): Feb...

Daily

The Yuan Xiao Lantern Festival dates back to 100 BC and is one of the more colorful events in China. It occurs fifteen days after the Chinese New Year (usually in February or early March). Celebrations i...

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 (Snake) (CN): January 29

Daily

Chinese New Year is a significant holiday in China and 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 a...

January

Chinese Year of the Snake, 4723: January 2...

Annual

<h2>2025 IS </h2><h1>THE YEAR OF THE WOOD SNAKE</h1><span><br>The Chinese calendar, a unique system based on the moon's phases and running in 12-year cycles, serves as the backdrop of the Chinese year. Ea...

January

Coming-of-Age Day (JP): January 13

Daily

For all the children who reach the age of 20 during the previous year, Seiji-no-hi or Coming-of-Age Day is their national holiday. In Japan, people officially reach adulthood at the age of twenty. Seiji-n...

January

Foundation Days, (TW)(1912): January 1-2

Daily

<h1>FOUNDATION DAYS IN TAIWAN</h1><h2>THE ISLAND'S UNIQUE HISTORY</h2><span><br>Foundations Day in Taiwan marks a moment of reflection on the island's storied past and its development into the vibrant dem...

January

Haru-No-Yabuiri (JP): January 16

Daily

Haru-No-Yabuiri is similar to the English tradition of Boxing Day, where the gentry gave servants a day off to visit their families during the Christmas holiday. In Japan, all the workers who had to work...

January

Kakizome (JP): January 2

Daily

The Japanese have a tradition of greeting 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 dreams. The tradit...

January

Korean American Day (1903): January 13

Daily

Korean American Day honors the first 102 Korean immigrants to arrive in the United States on January 13, 1903. The US congress set aside this day in 2005 with a resolution. The Korea Economic Institute...

January

Laba Festival (CN): January 7

Daily

Initially, 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 celeb...

January

Nanakusa (JP): January 7

Daily

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

Daily

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, a...

January

Seollal (KP/KR): January 28-30

Daily

Howdy! We're working on the description for this event. It's one of over two thousand events added to the calendar this year. We have verified it is an authentic event and have included the organization...

January

Spring Festival Holiday (CN): January 28 -...

Weekly

THE SPRING FESTIVAL The dates shown are for the official national holiday. The Spring Festival, a major holiday, is the name for the 15 days between Chinese New Year's Eve and the Festival of Lanterns. I...

January

Tsagaan Sar (MN): January 29-31

Daily

Tsagaan Sar, meaning "White Moon" or "White Month," is one of Mongolia's most important traditional festivals, marking the beginning of the new year according to the Lunar calendar. Celebrated with elabor...

January

Hong Kong Autonomy Revoked, (CN)(2020): Ju...

Daily

In 2020, China implemented a new national security law in Hong Kong that effectively revoked the region's autonomy while granting the Chinese government broad powers to crack down on any activity deemed a...

January
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