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The primary traditional holidays and festivals in Taiwan are based on the ancient lunar calendar, but official holidays are celebrated according to the western calendar. The traditional festivals stem from the old customs of China\'s past and are a reminder of Taiwan’s rich cultural heritage.

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Chinese New Year: is the most important festival in Taiwan. Debts are settled, houses undergo a thorough ‘spring cleaning’, new clothes are bought and many other preparations are needed for this holiday. Firecrackers can be heard resonating all through the night on New Year’s Eve as well as for the next couple of days.

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Dragon Boat Festival: teams from all over the world arrive at Taipei, Lukang, Taiwan and Kaohsiung to take part in the boat races to commemorate the rescue attempt of Chu Yuan, a patriotic po;et, who drowned himself.

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Confucius\' Birthday/Teachers\' Day: a sombre service to acknowledge Confucius takes place at the Confucius Temple. As Confucius was famed for being a great teacher, the \'Teachers Day Celebration\' organised by the Ministry of Education is also held on this day.

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Double Ninth Day: is celebrated on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month. Chinese convention identifies ‘9’ as a number that belongs to ‘yang’. Activities including drinking chrysanthemum wine, hill climbing, hanging dogwood sprays and other customs which date back to the Han Dynasty can be seen.

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