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| 3: National Ear Care Day, initiated in 2000 and observed annually in order for expanding ear care awareness and preventing deafness in China. |
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| 4: Lantern Festival, 15th of the 1st lunar month, marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations with a display of colorful lanterns and eating of yuanxiao, glutinous rice dumplings. |
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| 5-9: Dancing Festival, the largest sacrificial ceremony observed by the Jingpo ethnic group of Yunnan Province. For four or five days following the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, people wear festive clothing and dance to the accompaniment of drums and gongs, firing guns in celebration. |
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| 8: International Women's Day (1/2 day off for women). |
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| 12: Tree Planting Day. |
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| 15: Consumer Day. |
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| 21: World Forest Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. |
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| 22: World Water Day |
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| 23: World Meteorological Day. |
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| 24: World Tuberculosis Day. |
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26: Blade Shaft Festival, a ceremony held on the 8th day of the 2nd lunar month by southwest China's Lisu ethnic group in honor of their hero, Wang Ji. Each clan gathers together to watch their young men display breathtaking courage and skill in such events as climbing blade ladders and running through fire.
Nawuruz, a festival of the Kazak people in northwest China's Xinjiang region to greet spring, usually held shortly before or after the vernal equinox. Families gather together to enjoy a holiday meal of traditional foods.
Mountain Climbing Festival in spring, a chance for young Miao people in Guizhou Province to meet and greet each other. Young men and women climb mountains, sing and dance to get acquainted.
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