The Dragon Boat Festival is a summer festival celebrated by dragon boat races and competitions. Story of Tuen Ng People respect Chu Yuan. They jumped on boats to hunt for him, when they discovered that he was drowned. This is ...
Read More »Lord Buddha’s Birthday
The Birthday of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), the founder of Buddhism, also known as the Buddha Bathing Holiday, is among the most spiritual and exceptional festivals observed in Hong Kong. According to legend, nine dragons sprayed water to bathe the ...
Read More »Labor Day
The day is closely associated with “the-eight-hour-day-movement”. The movement recommended equilibrium in a worker’s day: eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. The international socialist movement declared May 1 as the date to commemorate ...
Read More »Ching Ming (Tomb Sweeping Day)
The Ching Ming Festival falls during the third lunar month. Hereyou will find the Western calendar date. On most days of the entire year, cemeteries in Hong Kong are studiously avoided but to the Ching Ming Festival, public transport businesses ...
Read More »Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is a widespread celebration day. The customs of Chinese New Year are intended to ensure good fortune and prosperity in the year to come. The first three days of the lunar new year are holidays. Legend of ...
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