Public holidays in Themiclesia

Public holidays in Themiclesia are established by statute (令, mrengh) in observance of days of cultural importance or the anniversary of memorable events. Currently, there are twelve statutory holidays on which all businesses and institutions (essential services excepted) close. Not all holidays are equally long, most last a single day, and the longest, the Spring Festival, ten days. Because the Themiclesian calendar adheres to both the lunar and solar cycles, holidays may appear on either cycle.

List of public holidays

Holiday name	Romanization	Translation	Dates	Cause	Duration
正旦	tjong-danh	Spring Festival	1st day of 1st month	Start of new agricultural year	10 days
人日	njen-njet	Humanity Day	7th of first month	Market resumes trading
元宵節	ngjwan-hjaw	Lantern Festival	15th of 1st month	Lantern floats	1 day
二月晦	njed-ngjwat-hmo'	New Moon Day	1st of 2nd month
春社	t'jon-ghlja'	Land Festival	2nd of 2nd month	Celebration of seeding	1 day
梅至	mo'-tjed	Plum Day	15th of 2nd month	Plum blossoms, vernal equinox
上巳	djang'-ljo'	Bathing Day	3rd of 3rd month	Cleansing of winter ashes	2 days
改火	ko'-hwor'	Fire Renewal Festival	105-107 days after Winter Solstice	Hearth fire extinguished and relit
端午	tuan-nga'	Day of Pestilences	5th day of 5th month	Cleaning house to avoid infections	1 day
歸寧	kjwoi-neng	Day of Recovery	6th day of 6th month	Flu season over	1 day
七夕	ts'jet-ljak	Lovers' Serenade	7th day of 7th month
夏社	ghra'-ghlja'	Agriculture Day	15th day of 7th month	Expectation of good harvest	1 day
秋社	sk'lju-ghlja	Mid-Autumn Festival	15th day of 8th month	Celebration of harvest	1 day
重陽	drjowng-lang	Mountain-climbing Day	9th day of 9th month	Winter breeze and last blossom	1 day
歲日	skjwad-njet	Peace Day	1st day of 10th month	Start of new administrative year	1 day
冬至	tung-tjed	Winter Solstice	Septentrion at aphelion	Day begin to lengthen	3 days (15 for gov't officials)