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October 2006


Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat

1	2	3	4	5	6 15th/8th mo.	7

8 Cold Dew	9	10	11	12	13	14

15	16	17	18	19	20	21

22 1st/9th mo.	23 Frost's Descent	24	25	26	27	28

Holidays and Observances:

1: National Day (3 days off)

4: World Animal Day.

6: Mid-Autumn Festival (15th of the 8th lunar month). A traditional time of family reunion, celebrated by eating mooncakes and enjoying the full moon.

5-7: Tasting New Rice Festival, observed by many ethnic minorities in southwest China in the eighth or ninth month, depending upon the harvest. The Va people celebrate it from the 14th to 16th day of the 8th lunar month with song and dance performances and gatherings to taste the newly harvested rice.

8: National Hypertension Day.

9: World Post Day.

10: World Mental Health Day.

14: World Standards Day.

15: White Cane Safety Day.

16: World Food Day.

17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

22: World Traditional Medicine Day.

24: United Nations Day.

30: Double Ninth Festival (9th of the 9th lunar month). Celebrated by honoring the elderly and climbing hills and mountains to enjoy nature.

Notes:

1. In the traditional calendar, the new moon indicates the first day of a lunar month; the full moon marks the 15th day.

2. Dates in red are official holidays. To give workers three week-long holidays during the year, the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding or following the extended holiday are official workdays. In 2006, there are an official work weekend in April, and two divided between late January and early February and between late September and early October.

3. The 24 Seasonal Division Points:

	Order & Name of Seasonal Division Point	Sun's Position at Ecliptic	Gregorian Calendar Date
Spring	1.Beginning of Spring 2.Rain Water 3.Waking of Insects 4.Vernal Equinox 5.Pure Brightness 6.Grain Rain	315° 330° 345° 0° 15° 30°	4 or 5 February 19 or 20 February 5 or 6 March 20 or 21 March 5 or 6 April 20 or 21 April
Summer	7.Beginning of Summer 8.Grain Budding 9.Grain in Ear 10.Summer Solstice 11.Slight Heat 12.Great Heat	45° 60° 75° 90° 105° 120°	5 or 6 May 21 or 22 May 6 or 7 June 21 or 22 June 7 or 8 July 23 or 24 July
Autumn	13.Beginning of Autumn 14.Limit of Heat 15.White Dew 16.Autumnal Equinox 17.Cold Dew 18.Frost's Descent	135° 150° 165° 180° 195° 210°	7 or 8 August 23 or 24 August 7 or 8 September 23 or 24 September 8 or 9 October 23 or 24 October
Winter	19.Beginning of Winter 20.Slight Snow 21.Great Snow 22.Winter Solstice 23.Slight Cold 24.Great Cold	225° 240° 255° 270° 285° 300°	7 or 8 November 23 or 22 November 7 or 8 December 22 or 23 December 5 or 6 January 20 or 21 January

Traditional Chinese Festivals