| Holidays and Observances: |
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| 1: International Labor Day (3 days off). |
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| 4: Chinese Youth Day. |
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| 5: Yanu's Day. On the 8th day of the 4th lunar month, the Miao people of south and central China commemorate their hero, Yanu. Major activities include dancing to drum and lusheng (a type of mouth organ), climbing blade ladders and eating glutinous rice. |
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| 8: World Red Cross Day. |
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| 12: International Nurses Day. |
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| 14: Mother's Day. |
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| 15: International Day for Families. |
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| 17: World Telecommunication Day. |
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| 18: International Museum Day. |
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| 20: National Nutrition Day for Students. |
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| 21: National Day of Disabled Persons. |
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| Sheep and Horse Festival, celebrated by Miao people with grand gatherings on the days of sheep or horse around the 26th of the 4th lunar month. Legend has it that during a war at the end of Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), the Miao people used sheep and horses to mislead the enemy and finally won victory. The festival is held to show their reverence for these animals. |
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| 31: Dragon Boat Festival (5th of the fifth lunar month). Celebrated in memory of poet and minister of the State of Chu Qu Yuan (340–278 BC). Celebrated by eating zongzi, pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves, and holding dragon boat races. |
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