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Date in 2008
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Holiday Name
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Jan. 1
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Tue
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New Year's Day
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Feb. 6
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Wed
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Spring Festival (Chinese New Year's Eve)
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Feb. 7
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Thu
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Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
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Feb. 8
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Fri
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Spring Festival
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Feb. 9
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Sat
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Spring Festival (Golden Week extension)
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Feb. 10
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Sun
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Spring Festival (Golden Week extension)
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Feb. 11
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Mon
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Spring Festival (Golden Week extension)
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Feb. 12
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Tue
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Spring Festival (Golden Week extension)
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Apr. 4
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Fri
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Tomb Sweeping Day (Qing Ming Jie)
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May 1
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Thu
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Labour Day
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May 2
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Fri
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Labour Day (extension) (work on May 4)
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Jun. 8
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Sun
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Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Jie)
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Jun. 9
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Mon
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Dragon Boat Festival (extension)
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Aug. 8
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Fri
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Public Holiday (Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony)
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Aug. 24
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Sun
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Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony
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Sept. 14
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Sun
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Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu Jie)
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Sept. 15
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Mon
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Mid-Autumn Festival (extension)
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Sept. 29
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Mon
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National Day Holiday (Golden Week extension)
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Sept. 30
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Tue
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National Day Holiday (Golden Week extension)
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Oct. 1
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Wed
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National Day (Guoqing Jie)
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Oct. 2
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Thu
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National Day Holiday
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Oct. 3
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Fri
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National Day Holiday
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