Chinese Calendar 2006
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Year of the Dog 狗年: Jan 29, 2006 - Feb 17, 2007
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January
| 2006-01-02 | New Year's Day holiday |
| 2006-01-05 | Minor cold 小寒 - cold starts to become unbearable |
| 2006-01-07 (Lunar 12-08) | Celebration of Siddhartha achieving enlightenment |
| 2006-01-09 | The first day of instruction for the term |
| 2006-01-16 | Martin Luther King Jr Day - all university holiday |
| 2006-01-20 | Major cold 大寒 - coldest time of year |
| 2006-01-29 (Lunar 01-01) | Spring Festival 春節 (Chinese New Year) |
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February
| 2006-02-04 | Start of spring 立春 |
| 2006-02-12 (Lunar 01-15) | Lantern Festival 元宵節 |
| 2006-02-14 | Valentine's Day 情人節 |
| 2006-02-19 | Rain water 雨水 - starting at this point, the temperature makes rain more likely than snow |
| 2006-02-20 | President's Day - class holiday |
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March
| 2006-03-01 (Lunar 02-02) | Birthday of Tu Di Gong (God of Earth) 土地公誕辰 |
| 2006-03-06 | Awakening of insects 驚蟄 - when hibernating insects awake |
| 2006-03-08 | Woman's Day 婦女節 |
| 2006-03-13 - 2006-03-17 | Spring vacation - class holiday |
| 2006-03-18 (Lunar 02-19) | Birthday of Kuan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) 觀音誕辰 |
| 2006-03-21 | Vernal equinox 春分 - lit. the central divide of spring - the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator heading northward |
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April
| 2006-04-01 | Arbor Day 植樹節 - celebrated in mainland China |
| April's Fool Day 愚人節 | |
| 2006-04-02 | Daylight saving time |
| 2006-04-04 | Children's Day 兒童節 - celebrated in Hong Kong, and Taiwan |
| 2006-04-05 | Clear and bright 清明 - traditionally ancestral graves are tended |
| 2006-04-12 (Lunar 03-15) | Birthday of God of Medicine 保生大帝誕辰 |
| 2006-04-16 | Easter 復活節 |
| 2006-04-20 (Lunar 03-23) | Birthday of Ma Zu (Goddess of Sea) 媽祖誕辰 |
| 2006-04-20 | Grain rains 穀雨 - rain helps grain grow |
| 2006-04-28 | The last day of instruction for the term |
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May
| 2006-05-01 | Labor Day 勞動節 |
| 2006-05-01 - 2006-05-05 | Final examinations |
| 2006-05-04 | Youth Day 靑年節 - refer to Youth Day in Wikipedia for more information |
| 2006-05-05 (Lunar 04-08) | Birthday of Buddha 佛誕日 |
| 2006-05-05 | Start of summer 立夏 |
| 2006-05-08 | The first day of instruction for the Summer term |
| 2006-05-09 | Spring term Final grade submission ends |
| 2006-05-14 | Mother's Day 母親節 - 2nd Sunday of May |
| 2006-05-21 | Grain full 小滿 - grains are plump |
| 2006-05-29 | Memorial Day holiday |
| 2006-05-31 (Lunar 05-05) | Dragon Boat Festival 端午節 |
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June
| 2006-06-01 | Children's Day 兒童節 - celebrated in mainland China |
| 2006-06-06 | Grain in ear 芒種 - lit. awns (beard of grain) grow |
| 2006-06-18 | Father's Day 父親節 - 3rd Sunday of June |
| 2006-06-21 | Summer solstice 夏至 - lit. summer extreme (of sun's height) |
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July
| 2006-07-01 | 建黨節 |
| 2006-07-04 | Independence Day holiday |
| 2006-07-07 | Minor heat 小暑 - when heat starts to get unbearable |
| 2006-07-08 (Lunar 06-13) | Birthday of Guan Gong (God of Warriors) 關公誕辰 |
| 2006-07-23 | Major heat 大暑 - the hottest time of the year |
| 2006-07-28 | End of Summer session |
| 2006-07-31 (Lunar 07-07) | Qi Xi Festival 七夕 - Chinese Valentine's Day |
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August
| 2006-08-01 | 建軍節 |
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| 2006-08-07 (Lunar 07-14) | Ghost Festival 鬼節 / 中元節 - refer to Ghost Festival in Wikipedia for more information |
| Start of autumn 立秋 | |
| 2006-08-21 | The first day of instruction for the Fall term |
| 2006-08-23 | limit of heat 處暑 - lit. dwell in heat |
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September
| 2006-09-04 | Labor Day - all university holiday |
| 2006-09-08 | White dew 白露 - condensed moisture makes dew white - a sign of autumn |
| 2006-09-10 | Teacher's Day 教師節 |
| 2006-09-23 | Autumnal equinox 秋分 - lit. central divide of autumn - the moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator |
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October
| 2006-10-01 | China National Day |
| 2006-10-06 (Lunar 08-15) | Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) 中秋節 |
| 2006-10-08 | Cold dew 寒露 - dew starts turning into frost |
| 2006-10-23 | Descent of frost 霜降 - appearance of frost and descent of temperature |
| 2006-10-29 | Daylight saving time change |
| 2006-10-30 (Lunar 09-09) | Double Ninth Festival 重陽節 |
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November
| 2006-11-07 | Start of winter 立冬 |
| 2006-11-10 | Veteran's Day - all university holiday |
| 2006-11-20 - 2006-11-24 | Thanksgiving semester break - class holiday |
| 2006-11-22 | Minor snow 小雪 - snow starts falling |
| 2006-11-23 - 2006-11-24 | Thanksgiving holiday |
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December
| 2006-12-07 | Major snow 大雪 - season of snowstorms in full swing |
| 2006-12-08 | The last day of instruction for the term |
| 2006-12-11 - 2006-12-15 | Final examinations |
| 2006-12-19 | Final grade submission ends |
| 2006-12-22 | Winter solstice 冬至 - lit. winter extreme (of sun's height) |
| 2006-12-23 - 2006-12-26 | Christmas holiday 聖誕節 |
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