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What are the legal holidays?

Legal holidays include Spring Festival, National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Labor Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Children's Day, etc.

1, Spring Festival

The Spring Festival has a long history, which originated from the primitive belief and worship of nature of early human beings, and evolved from praying for the New Year at the beginning of the year in ancient times. Everything is based on heaven, and people are based on ancestors, praying for the elderly, respecting the ancestors of heaven, and returning to the original. The origin of the Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotations, and it carries rich historical and cultural connotations in its inheritance and development. During the Spring Festival, various activities will be held all over the country to celebrate the Spring Festival, which has strong local characteristics.

2. National Day

National Day is a national statutory holiday to commemorate the country itself. They are usually the independence of this country, the signing of the constitution, the birthday of the head of state or other significant anniversaries; Some are saints' day, the patron saint of this country.

3. Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Moonlight Birthday, Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, Moon Festival and Reunion Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the moon in autumn night in ancient times. Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival has had folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, watching lanterns, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine. It has been circulating for a long time.

4. Labor Day

International Labor Day, also known as "May Day" and "International Workers' Day" (English), is a national holiday in more than 80 countries in the world. On May 1 day every year. This is a festival for working people all over the world.

5. Tomb-Sweeping Day

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as outing festival, outing festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival, etc. It was celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day, which originated from the ancestor belief of early human beings, is the biggest ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation. Tomb-Sweeping Day has two connotations of nature and humanity, which are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals. Grave-sweeping and hiking are two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day's customs and habits, which have been circulating in China since ancient times and have never stopped.

6. Children's Day

International Children's Day (also known as Children's Day) is held every June 1. In order to mourn the Lidice tragedy on June 1942 and all the children who died in the war all over the world, we should oppose the abuse and poisoning of children and protect their rights.