Why the Lantern Festival is not included in the statutory holidays

Introduction: the Lantern Festival is a traditional festival with a long history in China. The Lantern Festival has experienced the development process from the palace to the folk, from the Central Plains to the whole country. So what day is the Lantern Festival in 2022? Why is the Lantern Festival not included in the legal holidays? Follow me together to see it.

What day is the Lantern Festival in 2022?

The Lantern Festival is the 15th day of the first month of the year.

So. According to the yellow calendar, we can see that the Lantern Festival in 2022 is on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in the year of nonnyin (tiger), in the month of nonnyin, on the day of jihai. Because the Lantern Festival is not a legal holiday, there is no holiday for the Lantern Festival in 2022.

Why is the Lantern Festival not included as a legal holiday?

In June 2008, the Lantern Festival was selected as one of the second batch of national intangible cultural heritages, but because it is not a national legal holiday, most of the people don't even have a clear idea of the origin of the Lantern Festival, let alone to pass on the traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Therefore, the National People's Congress repeatedly recommended that the Lantern Festival into the national legal holidays.

According to the relevant people, taking into account the current national statutory holidays should not increase the total number of days, and the Lantern Festival is closer to the Spring Festival, so the Lantern Festival will not be added to the statutory holidays for the time being. Of course, whether the Lantern Festival is finally determined as a national legal holiday, but also need the relevant departments of the study and determination, after all, set the holiday is not a small matter, a moment can not be decided, to take into account all aspects.

The date of the Lantern Festival in the next ten years

2022 Lantern Festival is how many months: February 15, 2022, the fifteenth day of the first month of the Tuesday

2023 Lantern Festival is how many months: February 5, 2023, the fifteenth day of the first month of the Lunar New Year Sunday

2024 Lantern Festival is how many months: February 24, 2024, the fifteenth day of the first month of the Lunar New Year Saturday

What month is the Lantern Festival in 2025: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the 15th day of the first lunar month

What month is the Lantern Festival in 2026: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the 15th day of the first lunar month

What month is the Lantern Festival in 2027: Saturday, February 20, 2027, the 15th day of the first lunar month

What month is the Lantern Festival in 2028: Wednesday, February 9, 2028 on the 15th day of the first lunar month

What month is the Lantern Festival in 2029: Tuesday, February 27, 2029 on the 15th day of the first lunar month

What month is the Lantern Festival in 2030: Sunday, February 17, 2030 on the 15th day of the first lunar month

What month is the Lantern Festival in 2031? What day of the month is it: Thursday, February 6, 2031, the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar