Double Ninth Festival in Taiwan is an annual observance that is marked on the 9th day of the of the 9th month in the chinese calendar. This means that the date varies from year to year in the Western calendar. This year, the day is Friday, October 11.
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Name | Double Ninth Festival |
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This year | October 11 |
Frequency | Annual |
Type | Observance Day |
Country | Taiwan |
Time until | in 4 months |
Week number this year | 41 |
Chung Yeung Festival |
Chōyō |
Tết Trùng Cửu |
The calendar date for Double Ninth Festival changes every year because it's date is based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar rather than the Western Calendar (Gregorian Calendar). This means that in the coming years, the date can vary between October 5 and October 30. As mentioned above, Double Ninth Festival will be on the Friday, October 11, 2024 this year, and next year the day will be on Friday, October 11, 2024. The table below shows the exact date and weekday for Double Ninth Festival the coming years.
Year | Double Ninth Festival Date | Weekday |
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2024 | October 11 | Friday |
2025 | October 29 | Wednesday |
2026 | October 18 | Sunday |
2027 | October 8 | Friday |
2028 | October 26 | Thursday |
2029 | October 16 | Tuesday |
2030 | October 5 | Saturday |
2031 | October 24 | Friday |
2032 | October 12 | Tuesday |
2033 | October 30 | Sunday |
This holiday is celebrated in several countries. Two countries in our dataset around the world are celebrating or observing this day.
In the map below, you can see where the day is celebrated or marked. You can find the date by tapping the different colors on the map. You can also see if the day is a public holiday, an observed day, or a day only celebrated by parts of the country's population.
Note that the date of this holiday varies between countries even though the day celebrates the same thing.
This table gives a more detailed overview of when and where this holiday is celebrated or observed. Click on the country for more information.
Flag | Country | Holiday type | Date this year |
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Hong Kong | Public holiday | October 11, 2024 | |
Taiwan | Observance day | October 11, 2024 |
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Double Ninth Festival (Wikipedia)