Hong Kong Public Holidays 2024

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Enjoy brilliant fireworks during the Hong Kong New Year Countdown!

It is important to have a clear grasp of what the new year presents... especially when it comes to holidays! In this article, Trip.com will guide you through all the public holidays in Hong Kong for 2024, ensuring you're aware of all the exciting things to anticipate. The list of public holidays in Hong Kong below will help you plan your trips in advance and maximize your vacations in 2024.

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(Statutory Holidays for 2024,Labour Department of Hong Kong; General holidays for 2024,GovHK)

Hong Kong celebrates New Year’s Day with a public holiday every 1 January, as does most of the rest of the world. Many people in Hong Kong will watch the great public fireworks displays at Victoria Harbour or near Tsim Sha Tsui. There are also live concerts, parades, all-night dance parties, and more.

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Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, is the most spectacular public holiday in Hong Kong. The holiday celebrates the start of the New Year according to the Chinese calendar, and falls in January or February according to the Gregorian calendar.

Hong Kong Disneyland and all the other theme parks multiply the festivities and make the holiday a wonderful time for the young and young at heart.

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Easter is the remembrance of the death on Friday, and resurrection on Sunday, of Jesus Christ, the champion of the Christian faith. The holiday runs from Good Friday to Easter Monday and gives many people a four-day weekend.

Over 800,000 Hong Kong Christians attend church services at Easter. The churches in Hong Kong range from Catholic to Anglican to Orthodox to a variety of Protestant. Sunday is an important day as many families attend services then gather for a large buffet celebration lunch.

At Easter, many have a fun bet at the Sha Tin racetrack but generally there are no significant events, like those of other festivals like Christmas and Lunar New Year, on the Easter weekend in Hong Kong. The Easter weekend is simply a superb way for people to have a very long and happy weekend with friends and families.

At Easter, many have a fun bet at the Sha Tin racetrack but generally there are no significant events, like those of other festivals like Christmas and Chinese Lunar New Year, on the Easter weekend in Hong Kong. The Easter weekend is simply a superb way for people to have a very long and happy weekend with friends and families.

April 4 (Thursday)

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival, falls on the first day of the fifth solar terms (April 5) in Chinese traditional calendar. It’s both a natural solar term and a traditional festival when people usually have outings in spring, sweep graves, bring offerings and pray to their relatives and ancestors who have passed away.

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International Worker’s Day, also called Labor Day holiday, is an international holiday that is generally celebrated on May 1 each year in over 80 countries in the world. Interestingly, the Labor Day originated in the United States in the late 1880s.

In Hong Kong, everywhere is busy with mainland and international visitors. Many flock to the theme parks like Disneyland and Ocean Park. People come to Hong Kong to shop and they buy anything from favorite foods to jewelry to real estate.

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This national holiday in Hong Kong celebrates the birthday of Buddha and also goes by other names such as Lord Buddha’s Birthday and the Buddha Bathing Festival.

Buddha’s Birthday is a public holiday but tourist attractions, restaurants, public transport and shops will all be open and operating. There will be large crowds everywhere, try to make sure to plan well ahead.

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Tuen Ng Festival (Cantonese name of the festival), also known as the Duanwu or Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday whose origins date back to the Warring States era (475 - 221 BC). Regarded as one of China's major traditional festivals, the Dragon Boat Festival has been celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar for millennia. In the Year of the Rabbit, the celebration falls on June 10.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day is a public holiday that is celebrated by the citizens of Hong Kong. The holiday is oriented around the transfer of Hong Kong’s sovereignty from Great Britain to the People’s Republic of China.

Many of Hong Kong’s citizens use the holiday to express their distaste for government action and human rights violations.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, is usually marked by family reunions, enjoying the sights of the full moon and eating mooncakes. In the year of the Rabbit, the day falls on September 29.

The festival is not just about family reunions, it’s also about the joy of harvesting, romance and the harmony between humans and nature.

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Chinese National Day is celebrated on October 1 every year to commemorate the founding of People’s Republic of China. On that day, many large-scaled activities are held nationwide.

Falling in autumn season with cool weather and comfortable temperatures, Chinese National Day holiday is a golden time for travel. It is the longest public holiday in China besides the Chinese New Year. The weeklong holiday enables both short-distance and long-distance trips, resulting in a boom of tourist revenue, as well as an overwhelming tourist crowd.

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Hong Kong’s Chung Yeung Festival is a special day of ancestor memorials. Usually On Chung Yeung, families climb the hills to visit the graves of their ancestors.

Chung Yeung is a day when tourist attractions, shops, restaurants and markets are open and in full swing.

The Chinese Winter Solstice Festival marks the day with the shortest daytime of the year. The classic tradition is to eat some glutinous rice balls on this day. Employers have the choice of marking either the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival or Christmas Day as the holiday. However, the Winter Solstice Festival is rarely chosen as a public holiday.

All over the world, Christmas Day is when the Christian faith celebrates the birth of the messiah, Jesus Christ. This day is celebrated on December 25 by most western countries.

In Hong Kong, Christmas Day is the hub of the season with WinterFest being the largest feature for everyone. WinterFest turns Hong Kong into a winter wonderland from storefronts to markets to Disneyland and Ocean Park.

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