Is Valentine's Day a legal holiday in China?

Valentine's Day in China is not a legal holiday.

Legal basis: Article 2 National statutory holidays and anniversaries are holidays for all citizens: (1) New Year 1 day (1 October1day); (two) the Spring Festival, a holiday of 3 days (the first day of the first month, the second day, the third day); (3) Tomb-Sweeping Day, holiday 1 day (the day of the Qingming Festival); (4) Labor Day, holiday 1 day (May 1 day).

(5) Dragon Boat Festival, holiday 1 day (the day of Dragon Boat Festival in the lunar calendar); (6) Mid-Autumn Festival, holiday 1 day (the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the lunar calendar); (7) National Day, 3 days off (65438+ 10/0/2, 3).

China Valentine's Day, also known as Qiaoqi Festival, Qijie Festival, Daughter's Day, Beggar's Day, Chinese Valentine's Day, Niuniu Festival and Qiaoxi Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. Valentine's Day in China evolved from the worship of the stars, and it is Seven Sisters's birthday in the traditional sense. Because of the worship of Seven Sisters on the seventh day of July, it was named Tanabata.

Development of past dynasties:

Judging from historical documents and ancient customs, with people's understanding of astronomical phenomena and the emergence of textile technology, the worship, sacrifice and blessing of natural astronomical phenomena such as cowherd and weaver girl have existed in ancient times. The Han Dynasty was the first great development period after the reunification of China, and the economic and cultural exchanges between the North and the South made customs and habits merge with each other.

This provided good social conditions for the spread and popularization of festival customs, and major traditional festivals began to spread in the Han Dynasty. Since then, the custom of Qixi has gradually appeared in the literature. The custom of "Seven Sisters's Birthday" was introduced into the northern part of Xi in the Han Dynasty. Liu Xin's Miscellaneous Notes on Xijing in the Western Han Dynasty (Xijing, now Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province): "Women in the Han Dynasty often wear seven-hole needles in the Jinkai Building on July 7th, and everyone does it".