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October 2008


Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat

			1	2	3	4

5	6	7	8 Cold Dew	9	10	11

12	13 15th/9th mo.	14	15	16	17	18

19	20	21	22	23 Frost's Descent	24	25

26	27	28	29 1st/10th mo.	30	31

Holidays and Observances:

1: National Day (3 days off).

4: World Animal Day.

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

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.

29: New Year Festival of Qiang ethnic minority, celebrated on the 1st of the 10th lunar month. The Qiang, who primarily live in southwest China's Sichuan Province, offer sacrifices to their ancestors and deities, sending New Year greetings, and enjoy various forms of entertainment.

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