TAIWAN’S ANNUAL HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS

Some of Taiwan's most important annual holidays and festivals include the Chinese New Year, the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat

Festival, Lovers' Day, and the Hungry Ghosts' Festival. But local Taiwanese folk events, such as the Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage, the

Goddess Mazu Making Rounds in Beigang, the City God Welcoming in Taipei, the Burning of the Plague God Boat in Donggang,

and aboriginal rituals, are also regarded as important celebrations. Next to keeping traditional Chinese opera alive, Taiwan has also

developed its own Taiwanese opera and the famous glove puppet theater. Taiwanese opera combines local opera and music

into one performing art, while the puppet theater has undergone great modernization in recent years and many special effects are

added to performances, making it extremely popular among Taiwan's younger generation. Taiwan's movies and performing groups

are also gradually gaining ground on the international stage, once again demonstrating the traditional and creative value of Chinese

and Taiwanese culture.

Public Holidays

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