How many holidays are there in a year?

There are seven legal holidays in a year, namely New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. Every legal holiday, all units will make unified holiday arrangements according to national regulations.

Legal holidays refer to the rest time for celebrations and holidays, which are uniformly stipulated by national laws according to the customs and habits of various countries and nationalities or commemorative requirements. Although there are many festivals in China, only seven can be called legal holidays, and no other festivals will have holidays.

Among these seven statutory holidays, many have been handed down from ancient times and have rich historical and cultural connotations, such as the four traditional festivals, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. Every family will be prepared for the festive season, which is very lively and festive.

Most traditional festivals have many customs. During the Spring Festival, every household will post Spring Festival couplets, set off firecrackers, and pay New Year greetings. Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the outing festival and ancestor worship festival, mainly worships ancestors to sweep graves and go hiking; On the Dragon Boat Festival, we will eat zongzi and race the dragon boat. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, we will enjoy the moon, sacrifice the moon and eat moon cakes.

In addition to traditional festivals, many festivals have commemorative significance. Labor Day is to commemorate the working people, and National Day is to commemorate the country itself. No matter what kind of festivals, they are very important and essential.