Public Holidays in Taiwan 2009 🇹🇼
Taiwan has 16 public holidays in 2009. The next public holiday is Armed Forces Day on 3. Sep. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Taiwan.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday Bridge day | Founding Day of the Republic of China | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 01/10/2009) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Chinese New Year's Eve | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Chinese New Year's Eve (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 01/17/2009) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Peace Memorial Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Tomb-Sweeping Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Labor Day | Optional holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Dragon Boat Festival | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 06/06/2009) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Armed Forces Day | Optional holiday | |
| Saturday | Mid-Autumn Festival | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | National Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Taiwan 2009
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Founding Day of the Republic of China — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 01/10/2009) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Chinese New Year — (Monday) — long weekend
- Chinese New Year — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Chinese New Year's Eve (observed) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 01/17/2009) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Labor Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Dragon Boat Festival — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 06/06/2009) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Armed Forces Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Taiwan
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2009 to 2010.
- Chinese New Year's Eve: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year's Eve (observed): →
- Tomb-Sweeping Day: →
- Dragon Boat Festival: →
- Mid-Autumn Festival: →
