When is the holiday and when does school start?

The first semester begins: September of Gregorian calendar 1.

Holidays: usually around the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The second semester begins: around the 16th day of the first lunar month in the ancient calendar.

Holidays: around July 5, Gregorian calendar.

Because the specific time schedule in different regions is slightly different, but the difference is not big. There is a difference between cities and rural areas. Generally speaking, cities start school later and have holidays earlier. In rural areas, school starts earlier and holidays are later. It depends on where your children study.