Difference between legal holidays and traditional holidays

The difference between legal holidays and traditional holidays lies mainly in the differences in their sources and connotations. Statutory holidays are holidays that are prescribed by the government in accordance with the law, such as China's Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, National Day, and so on. Statutory holidays usually have a clear starting and ending time and length of legal holidays, and are a unified national holiday arrangement. Traditional festivals, on the other hand, refer to those festivals that are formed by traditional folk customs and continue to this day, such as China's Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chongyang Festival, and so on. These festivals originate from folk culture and religious beliefs, reflect traditional values and people's needs, and have a strong regional color and cultural atmosphere. Therefore, the difference between statutory and traditional festivals mainly lies in the differences in their origins and connotations.