Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 2024 Holidays. This traditional holiday, also called the double fifth festival,. The dragon boat festival is a traditional and statutory holiday to commemorate the death of the famous chinese poet qu yuan living in the latter part of the warring states period.
Employers are encouraged to give their staff the day off on chinese new year’s eve (feb 9). It takes place every year between may 27 and june 25 on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar.