
Chinese Festivals
Hong Kong’s influential Chinese heritage gives the city an enduring dedication to ancient festivities. And with glowing lanterns, crowded temples, dancing lions, fiery dragons and the wafts of incense, Chinese festivals are the most vibrant expressions of the soul of Asia’s world city.
| Lunar Month | Festival | Lunar Dates | Western Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | ||||
| First Moon | Chinese New Year | Day 1 |
Feb
10 |
Jan
31 |
|
| Birthday of Che Kung | Day 2 |
Feb
11 |
Feb
1 |
||
| Spring Lantern Festival | Day 15 |
Feb
24 |
Feb
14 |
||
| Second Moon | Hung Shing Festival | Day 13 |
Mar
24 |
Mar
13 |
|
| Third Moon | Ching Ming Festival | - |
Apr
4 |
Apr
5 |
|
| Birthday of Tin Hau | Day 23 |
May
2 |
Apr
22 |
||
| Fourth Moon | Cheung Chau Bun Festival | Day 4 - 9 |
May
14-18 |
May
3-7 |
|
| Birthday of Buddha | Day 8 |
May
17 |
May
6 |
||
| Birthday of Tam Kung | Day 8 |
May
17 |
May
6 |
||
| Fifth Moon | Dragon Boat Festival | Day 5 |
Jun
12 |
Jun
2 |
|
| Sixth Moon | Birthday of Kwan Tai | Day 24 |
Jul
31 |
Jul
20 |
|
| Seventh Moon | Seven Sisters Festival | Day 7 |
Aug
13 |
Aug
2 |
|
| The Hungry Ghost Festival | Day 15 |
Aug
21 |
Aug
10 |
||
| Eighth Moon | Mid-Autumn Festival | Day 15 |
Sep
19 |
Sep
8 |
|
| Monkey God Festival | Day 16 |
Sep
20 |
Sep
9 |
||
| Birthday of Confucius | Day 27 |
Oct
1 |
Sep
20 |
||
| Ninth Moon | Chung Yeung Festival | Day 9 |
Oct
13 |
Oct
2 |
|
| Eleventh Moon | Winter Solstice Festival | - |
Dec
22 |
Dec
22 |
|
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