2018 Mulan Fa Chuan Calendar

This marks the first day in the year in the Chinese calendar, which is marked by the full moon between January 21 and February 20. 

• 2018: February 16

The lantern festival is the celebration of the first full moon of the year. This is also the birthday of Tianguan, a Taoist god of good fortune. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar.

• 2018: March  2

Kwan Yin's Birthday

2018: April 4

Tomb Sweeping Day

Tomb Sweeping Day originated in the Tang Dynasty, when Emperor Xuanzong decreed that celebration of ancestors would be limited to a single day of the year. It is celebrated on the 15th day after the spring equinox.

2018: April 5

 This traditional Chinese festival is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. Several meanings are ascribed to Duanwu: a celebration of masculine energy (dragon are regarded as masculine symbols); a time of respect for elders; or a commemoration of death of the poet  Qu Yuan.

• 2018: June 17

Founding of Hua-Mulan Chuan
2018: August 12

 This is a festival of veneration for the dead. It is held on the 15th night of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar.

• 2018: August 25

This fall harvest festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is a traditional ethnic celebration of Chinese and Vietnamese people. 

• 2018: September 24

This is a day of respect for ancestors, held on the ninth day of the ninth month in lunar calendar.

• 2018: October