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May 2008


Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat

				1	2	3

4	5 Beginning of Summer	6 2nd/4th mo.	7	8	9	10

11	12	13	14	15	16	17

18	19 15th/4th mo.	20	21 Grain Budding	22	23	24

25	26	27	28	29	30	31

Holidays and Observances:

1: International Labor Day (1 day off).

4: Chinese Youth Day.

8: World Red Cross Day.

11: Mother's Day, observed on the second Sunday in May.

12: International Nurses Day.

12: 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.

15: International Day for Families.

17: World Telecommunication Day.

18: International Museum Day.

18: National Day for Persons with Disabilities, observed on the third Sunday in May.

20: National Nutrition Day for Students.

30: Sheep and Horse Festival, celebrated by Miao people with grand gatherings on the days of sheep or horse around the 26th day 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.

31: World No-Tobacco Day.

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 two week-long holidays during the year, the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding or following the extended holiday are official workdays. In 2008, there are two official work weekends respectively in February and September, and one working Sunday in early May.

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 4 or 5 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 5 or 6 June 21 or 22 June 7 or 8 July 22 or 23 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 22 or 23 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 22 or 23 November 7 or 8 December 21 or 22 December 5 or 6 January 20 or 21 January

Traditional Chinese Festivals