How does Taiwan mark Teachers' Day?
教師節（孔子誕辰紀念日）
- Local date
- September 28, 2026
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 six 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, 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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