Is it illegal not to have a holiday on the Dragon Boat Festival (interpretation of relevant laws, regulations and policy documents)

Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, Chongwu Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, is one of the traditional festivals in China. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is a day to commemorate Qu Yuan. Dragon Boat Festival has traditional customs such as eating zongzi, racing dragon boats, hanging wormwood and wearing sachets, which is listed as one of the national legal holidays.

There is no holiday on Dragon Boat Festival.

However, under some special circumstances, the Dragon Boat Festival may not be a holiday. For example, on 20 14, the State Council promulgated the Decision on Amending the Regulations on Holidays in People's Republic of China (PRC), stipulating that "holidays may be adjusted according to the needs of special circumstances such as national security and social production". Therefore, under special circumstances, the government can decide not to have a holiday.

Is it illegal not to have a holiday on Dragon Boat Festival?

According to the current laws and regulations, Dragon Boat Festival is one of the national legal holidays. If the government does not take a holiday according to law, is it illegal? The answer is yes. Article 22 of the Regulations on Holidays in People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates: "Workers shall not be forced to work in any form on holidays stipulated in the State Council." In other words, the government must stipulate holidays according to law and cannot force workers to work on holidays. If the government does not take a holiday according to law, it is illegal.

How to protect your rights and interests?

If the government does not have a holiday according to law, how can we safeguard our rights and interests? First of all, we can defend our rights through legal channels. For example, you can complain to the labor inspection department and ask the government to have a holiday according to law. Second, we can defend our rights through collective action. For example, we can organize strikes, vacations and other actions to put pressure on the government to take a holiday according to law. Finally, we can also expose our rights through the media. For example, Weibo, WeChat and other social media platforms can be used to expose illegal government holidays to the public, causing social concern and public pressure.