2025Work Calendar

Implementation Regulations on Memorial Days and Holidays

Article - 2
Memorial days include the following:

1. Founding Day of the Republic of China: 1 January.

2. Peace Memorial Day: 28 February.

3. Anti-Aggression Day: 14 March.

4. Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Day: 29 March.

5. Buddha’s Birthday: eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar.

6. Commemoration Day of the Lifting of Martial Law: 15 July.

7. Confucius’ Birthday: 28 September.

8. National Day: 10 October.

9. Taiwan United Nations Day: 24 October.

10. Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Birthday: 12 November.

11. Constitution Day: 25 December.

Memorial Day of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Death is held on 12 March, Arbor Day.

Article - 3
National flags shall be flown throughout the nation on the memorial days under the previous article and the following memorial activities shall be held:

1. Founding Day of the Republic of China and National Day: Memorial activities shall be organized by central and local governments, respectively. All authorities, associations and schools may also respectively organize memorial activities. One day of holiday is granted.

2. Peace Memorial Day: Relevant authorities and associations shall organize memorial activities. One day of holiday is granted.

3. Memorial Day of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Death: Memorial activities shall be held on Arbor Day.

4. Anti-Aggression Day, Commemoration Day of the Lifting of Martial Law and Taiwan United Nations Day: Relevant authorities and associations shall organize memorial activities.

5. Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Day: Martyrs’ memorials shall be organized by central and local governments, respectively.

6. Buddha’s Birthday: Relevant authorities and associations shall organize memorial activities.

7. On the following memorial days, the central and local governments shall organize memorial activities, respectively, and all authorities, associations and schools may also organize their own respective memorial activities:

(1) Confucius’ Birthday.

(2) Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Birthday.

(3) Constitution Day.

Article - 4
The following customary holidays involve a day off except for Chinese New Year with three consecutive days off：

1. Chinese New Year.

2. Tomb Sweeping Day.

3. Dragon Boat Festival.

4. Mid-Autumn Festival.

5. Chinese New Year’s Eve.

6. Indigenous rituals and ceremonies: the Council of Indigenous Peoples of the Executive Yuan shall announce the date of the holiday in reference to the customs of each indigenous tribe. This information shall also be published in the Government Gazette.

Article - 5
For the following holidays, relevant authorities, associations and schools shall organize festival activities:

1. Taoism Day: first day of the lunar calendar.

2. Women’s Day: 8 March.

3. Youth Day: 29 March.

4. Children’s Day: 4 April.

5. Labor Day: 1 May.

6. Armed Forces Day: 3 September.

7. Teacher’s Day: 28 September.

8. Taiwan Retrocession Day: 25 October.

9. Chinese Cultural Renaissance Day: 12 November.

For the above holidays, the following holidays are granted:

1. Children’s Day: 1 day of holiday. If the Children’s Day falls on the same day as Tomb Sweeping Day, the holiday will be held the day before. However, if Children’s Day falls on a Thursday, the holiday will be held the following day.

2. Labor Day: Workers shall have 1 day of holiday.

3. Armed Forces Day: Holiday to be granted in accordance with the rules of the Ministry of National Defense.

Article - 5-1
When the memorial day or holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, a deferred day off will be granted. If a memorial day or a holiday falls on a Saturday, the deferred day off is on the preceding workday; if a memorial day or a holiday falls on a Sunday, the deferred day off is on the following workday. However, the deferred days off for Chinese New Year’s Eve and Chinese New Year are always on the following workdays.