Date	Description
Jan. 1st (Lunar Calendar)	Chinese New Year Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the biggest festival celebrated in Taiwan. Chinese New Year's Day falls on the second new moon of the lunar calendar after the winter solstice. Thus, the first day of the lunar New Year falls between January 21 and February 19 on the Gregorian calendar.
Jan. 15th (Lunar Calendar)	Lantern Festival Most temples are illuminated by colorful lanterns of all shapes and sizes in the evening. Riddle-solving contests are held at temples, parks, and public places, with members of the public invited to find answers to clues written in couplets. Glutinous rice dumplings called yuan-hsiao are eaten.
2nd Sunday of May	Mother's Day Awards are presented to model mothers by municipal governments and women's organizations on the second Sunday of May. Family members usually get together and show the appreciation for the mother.
May 5th (Lunar Calendar)	Dragon Boat Festival Dragon boat races are held and glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves are eaten in remembrance of Chu Yuan, a famous scholar-statesman of the Warring States Period. Chu drowned himself after failing to convince the king of Chu to guard the kingdom against the enemy. Government offices are closed.
August 8th	Father's Day This day was designated Father's Day in 1945. The Chinese characters for "eight" (eighth day of the eighth month of the solar year) and "father" are both pronounced pa.
July 7th (Lunar Calendar)	On this Chinese version of Valentine's Day, lovers visit the Lovers' Temple in Peitou, Taipei, where the Cowherd and Weaving Maid are enshrined. Legend has it that the Weaving Maid abandoned her work at the spinning wheel after she fell in love with the Cowherd. The Mother Goddess of Heaven was so angry that she separated the couple and allowed them to meet only once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh moon, when magpies come together to form a bridge over the Milky Way, which divides the two.
July 15th (Lunar Calendar)	Ghost Festival On the first day of the seventh moon, the gates of Hades are opened and the spirits are allowed a month of feasting and revelry in the land of the living. The climax is reached on the Ghost Festival, the 15th day of Ghost Month, when great sacrificial feasts are set out in temples and in front of homes to appease wandering souls. Paper money is burned and lanterns floated on lakes and streams to deliver the dead.
September 28th	Teachers' Day (Confucius' Birthday) Teachers' Day is observed on the birthday anniversary of Confucius, the great sage and teacher who has had far-reaching influence on Chinese philosophy and culture. Ceremonies are held at all Confucian temples, the largest one being at Taipei's Confucian Temple, where a special dance in honor of the great teacher is performed each year. Awards are presented by the government to distinguished teachers.
August 15th (Lunar Calendar)	Mid-Autumn Festival Families reunite in the evening to eat moon cakes and gaze at the full moon. Legend has it that Chang-O was swept to the moon after swallowing a pill of immortality. She later came to be known as the moon goddess. Government offices are closed.
October 10th	Double Tenth National Day The Double Tenth National Day is in celebrating the birth of the nation. The president gives a public address in front of the Presidential Office Building, followed by a parade of armed forces academies, representatives of different professions, folk dancers, and dragon dancers. A massive fireworks display lights up the sky over the Tamsui River in the evening. Government offices are closed.
December 22nd	Winter Festival Glutinous rice dumplings are eaten to mark the beginning of the winter season. The Winter Festival falls on or around the winter solstice (December 21, 22, or 23) every year. The festival's lunar calendar date varies from year to year.
Data Source	http://www.gio.gov.tw