How does Taiwan mark Teachers' Day?
教師節（孔子誕辰紀念日）
- Local date
- September 28, 2027
Taiwan's Teachers' Day is 28 September, the birthday of Confucius. Article 6 of the Act on Commemorative Days and Holidays lists Children's Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Labour Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, Teachers' Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival as each being a one-day holiday — among these seven places, only Taiwan's Teachers' Day is a public holiday for everyone. On the same morning the Confucius temples in Tainan and Taipei hold the sacrificial rite, an old-form ceremony running alongside the thank-your-teacher events inside schools.
What is this topic?
In 2027, the dates on this page are India on 5 September, mainland China on 10 September, Taiwan on 28 September, Brazil on 15 October, Indonesia on 25 November, Singapore on 3 September (estimated from the school calendar), and the United States' Teacher Appreciation Week on 3–7 May, with local district dates varying.
Only Taiwan makes Teachers' Day a national day off; the other dates are commemorative or school-community observances.
The page then explains why each place chose its date.
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