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Adjective Lists- Expand Your Vocabulary
List of Adjective Words
Below is a short adjective list that can get you started on your way to building an adjective list. These words can be used to describe feelings and appearances of objects and can make it easy to describe yourself, your surroundings, and your favorite things. You can use this list to build your own list, adding words you like and removing words you do not, replacing them with even more descriptive words. By keeping this list on your desk as you write, you can refer to is and learn to add more descriptive words into your writing.
- adorable
- adventurous
- aggressive
- agreeable
- alert
- alive
- amused
- angry
- annoyed
- annoying
- anxious
- arrogant
- ashamed
- attractive
- average
- awful
- bad
- beautiful
- better
- bewildered
- black
- bloody
- blue
- blue-eyed
- blushing
- bored
- brainy
- brave
- breakable
- bright
- busy
- calm
- careful
- cautious
- charming
- cheerful
- clean
- clear
- clever
- cloudy
- clumsy
- colorful
- combative
- comfortable
- concerned
- condemned
- confused
- cooperative
- courageous
- crazy
- creepy
- crowded
- cruel
- curious
- cute
- dangerous
- dark
- dead
- defeated
- defiant
- delightful
- depressed
- determined
- different
- difficult
- disgusted
- distinct
- disturbed
- dizzy
- doubtful
- drab
- dull
- eager
- easy
- elated
- elegant
- embarrassed
- enchanting
- encouraging
- energetic
- enthusiastic
- envious
- evil
- excited
- expensive
- exuberant
- fair
- faithful
- famous
- fancy
- fantastic
- fierce
- filthy
- fine
- foolish
- fragile
- frail
- frantic
- friendly
- frightened
- funny
- gentle
- gifted
- glamorous
- gleaming
- glorious
- good
- gorgeous
- graceful
- grieving
- grotesque
- grumpy
- handsome
- happy
- healthy
- helpful
- helpless
- hilarious
- homeless
- homely
- horrible
- hungry
- hurt
- ill
- important
- impossible
- inexpensive
- innocent
- inquisitive
- itchy
- jealous
- jittery
- jolly
- joyous
- kind
- lazy
- light
- lively
- lonely
- long
- lovely
- lucky
- magnificent
- misty
- modern
- motionless
- muddy
- mushy
- mysterious
- nasty
- naughty
- nervous
- nice
- nutty
- obedient
- obnoxious
- odd
- old-fashioned
- open
- outrageous
- outstanding
- panicky
- perfect
- plain
- pleasant
- poised
- poor
- powerful
- precious
- prickly
- proud
- puzzled
- quaint
- real
- relieved
- repulsive
- rich
- scary
- selfish
- shiny
- shy
- silly
- sleepy
- smiling
- smoggy
- sore
- sparkling
- splendid
- spotless
- stormy
- strange
- stupid
- successful
- super
- talented
- tame
- tender
- tense
- terrible
- testy
- thankful
- thoughtful
- thoughtless
- tired
- tough
- troubled
- ugliest
- ugly
- uninterested
- unsightly
- unusual
- upset
- uptight
- vast
- victorious
- vivacious
- wandering
- weary
- wicked
- wide-eyed
- wild
- witty
- worrisome
- worried
- wrong
- zany
- zealous
100 Most Misspelled Words
100 Most Often Mispelled Misspelled Words in English
- acceptable - Several words made the list because of the suffix pronounced -êbl but sometimes spelled -ible, sometimes -able. Just remember to accept any table offered to you and you will spell this word OK.
- accidentally - It is no accident that the test for adverbs on -ly is whether they come from an adjective on -al ("accidental" in this case). If so, the -al has to be in the spelling. No publical, then publicly.
- accommodate - Remember, this word is large enough to accommodate both a double "c" AND a double "m."
- acquire - Try to acquire the knowledge that this word and the next began with the prefix ad- but the [d] converts to [c] before [q].
- acquit - See the previous discussion.
- a lot - Two words! Hopefully, you won't have to allot a lot of time to this problem.
- amateur - Amateurs need not be mature: this word ends on the French suffix -eur (the equivalent of English -er).
- apparent - A parent need not be apparent but "apparent" must pay the rent, so remember this word always has the rent.
- argument - Let's not argue about the loss of this verb's silent [e] before the suffix -ment.
- atheist - Lord help you remember that this word comprises the prefix a- "not" + the "god" (also in the-ology) + -ist "one who believes."
B
- believe - You must believe that [i] usually comes before [e] except after [c] or when it is pronounced like "a" as "neighbor" and "weigh" or "e" as in "their" and "heir." Also take a look at "foreign" below. (The "i-before-e" rule has more exceptions than words it applies to.)
- bellwether - Often misspelled "bellweather." A wether is a gelded ram, chosen to lead the herd (thus his bell) due to the greater likelihood that he will remain at all times ahead of the ewes.
C
- calendar - This word has an [e] between two [a]s. The last vowel is [a].
- category - This word is not in a category with "catastrophe" even if it sounds like it: the middle letter is [e].
- cemetery - Don't let this one bury you: it ends on -ery nary an -ary in it. You already know it starts on [c], of course.
- changeable - The verb "change" keeps its [e] here to indicate that the [g] is soft, not hard. (That is also why "judgement" is the correct spelling of this word, no matter what anyone says.)
- collectible - Another -ible word. You just have to remember.
- column - Silent final [e] is commonplace in English but a silent final [n] is not uncommon, especially after [m].
- committed - If you are committed to correct spelling, you will remember that this word doubles its final [t] from "commit" to "committed."
- conscience - Don't let misspelling this word weigh on your conscience: [ch] spelled "sc" is unusual but legitimate.
- conscientious - Work on your spelling conscientiously and remember this word with [ch] spelled two different ways: "sc" and "ti." English spelling!
- conscious - Try to be conscious of the "sc" [ch] sound and all the vowels in this word's ending and i-o-u a note of congratulations.
- consensus - The census does not require a consensus, since they are not related.
D
- daiquiri - Don't make yourself another daiquiri until you learn how to spell this funny word-the name of a Cuban village.
- definite (ly) - This word definitely sounds as though it ends only on -it, but it carries a silent "e" everywhere it goes.
- discipline - A little discipline, spelled with the [s] and the [c] will get you to the correct spelling of this one.
- drunkenness - You would be surprised how many sober people omit one of the [n]s in this one.
- dumbbell - Even smart people forget one of the [b]s in this one. (So be careful who you call one when you write.)
E
- embarrass (ment) - This one won't embarrass you if you remember it is large enough for a double [r] AND a double [s].
- equipment - This word is misspelled "equiptment" 22,932 times on the web right now.
- exhilarate - Remembering that [h] when you spell this word will lift your spirits and if you remember both [a]s, it will be exhilarating!
- exceed 0 Remember that this one is -ceed, not -cede. (To exceed all expectations, master the spellings of this word, "precede" and "supersede" below.)
- existence - No word like this one spelled with an [a] is in existence. This word is a menage a quatre of one [i] with three [e]s.
- experience - Don't experience the same problem many have with "existence" above in this word: -ence!
F
- fiery - The silent "e" on "fire" is also cowardly: it retreats inside the word rather than face the suffix -y.
- foreign - Here is one of several words that violate the i-before-e rule. (See "believe" above.)
G
- gauge - You must learn to gauge the positioning of the [a] and [u] in this word. Remember, they are in alphabetical order (though not the [e]).
- grateful - You should be grateful to know that keeping "great" out of "grateful" is great.
- guarantee - I guarantee you that this word is not spelled like "warranty" even though they are synonyms.
H
- harass - This word is too small for two double letters but don't let it harass you, just keep the [r]s down to one.
- height - English reaches the height (not heighth!) of absurdity when it spells "height" and "width" so differently.
- hierarchy - The i-before-e rule works here, so what is the problem?
- humorous - Humor us and spell this word "humorous": the [r] is so weak, it needs an [o] on both sides to hold it up.
I
- ignorance - Don't show your ignorance by spelling this word -ence!
- immediate - The immediate thing to remember is that this word has a prefix, in- "not" which becomes [m] before [m] (or [b] or [p]). "Not mediate" means direct which is why "immediately" means "directly."
- independent - Please be independent but not in your spelling of this word. It ends on -ent.
- indispensable - Knowing that this word ends on -able is indispensable to good writing.
- inoculate - This one sounds like a shot in the eye. One [n] the eye is enough.
- intelligence - Using two [l]s in this word and ending it on -ence rather than -ance are marks of . . . you guessed it.
- its/it's - The apostrophe marks a contraction of "it is." Something that belongs to it is "its."
J
- jewelry - Sure, sure, it is made by a jeweler but the last [e] in this case flees the scene like a jewel thief. However, if you prefer British spelling, remember to double the [l]: "jeweller," "jewellery." (See also pronunciation.)
- judgment - Traditionally, the word has been spelled judgment in all forms of the English language. However, the spelling judgement (with e added) largely replaced judgment in the United Kingdom in a non-legal context. In the context of the law, however, judgment is preferred. This spelling change contrasts with other similar spelling changes made in American English, which were rejected in the UK. In the US at least, judgment is still preferred and judgement is considered incorrect by many American style guides.
K
- kernel (colonel) - There is more than a kernel of truth in the claim that all the vowels in this word are [e]s. So why is the military rank (colonel) pronounced identically? English spelling can be chaotic.
L
- leisure - Yet another violator of the i-before-e rule. You can be sure of the spelling of the last syllable but not of the pronunciation.
- liaison - Another French word throwing us an orthographical curve: a spare [i], just in case. That's an [s], too, that sounds like a [z].
- library - It may be as enjoyable as a berry patch but that isn't the way it is spelled. That first [r] should be pronounced, too.
- license - Where does English get the license to use both its letters for the sound [s] in one word?
- lightning - Learning how to omit the [e] in this word should lighten the load of English orthography a little bit.
M
- maintenance - The main tenants of this word are "main" and "tenance" even though it comes from the verb "maintain." English orthography at its most spiteful.
- maneuver - Man, the price you pay for borrowing from French is high. This one goes back to French main + oeuvre "hand-work," a spelling better retained in the British spelling, "manoeuvre."
- medieval - The medieval orthography of English even lays traps for you: everything about the MIDdle Ages is MEDieval or, as the British would write, mediaeval.
- memento - Why would something to remind of you of a moment be spelled "memento?" Well, it is.
- millennium - Here is another big word, large enough to hold two double consonants, double [l] and double [n].
- miniature - Since that [a] is seldom pronounced, it is seldom included in the spelling. This one is a "mini ature;" remember that.
- minuscule - Since something minuscule is smaller than a miniature, shouldn't they be spelled similarly? Less than cool, or "minus cule."
- mischievous - This mischievous word holds two traps: [i] before [e] and [o] before [u]. Four of the five vowels in English reside here.
- misspell - What is more embarrassing than to misspell the name of the problem? Just remember that it is mis + spell and that will spell you the worry about spelling "misspell."
N
- neighbor - The word "neighbor" breaks the i-before-e rule and invokes the silent "gh". This is fraught with error potential. If you use British spelling, it will cost you another [u]: "neighbour."
- noticeable - The [e] is noticeably retained in this word to indicate the [c] is "soft," pronounced like [s]. Without the [e], it would be pronounced "hard," like [k], as in "applicable."
O
- occasionally - Writers occasionally tire of doubling so many consonants and omit one, usually one of the [l]s. Don't you ever do it.
- occurrence - Remember not only the occurrence of double double consonants in this word, but that the suffix is -ence, not -ance. No reason, just the English language keeping us on our toes.
P
- pastime - Since a pastime is something you do to pass the time, you would expect a double [s] here. Well, there is only one. The second [s] was slipped through the cracks in English orthography long ago.
- perseverance - All it takes is perseverance and you, too, can be a (near-)perfect speller. The suffix is -ance for no reason at all.
- personnel - Funny Story: The assistant Vice-President of Personnel notices that his superior, the VP himself, upon arriving at his desk in the morning opens a small, locked box, smiles, and locks it back again. Some years later when he advanced to that position (inheriting the key), he came to work early one morning to be assured of privacy. Expectantly, he opened the box. In it was a single piece of paper which said: "Two Ns, one L."
- playwright - Those who play right are right-players, not playwrights. Well, since they write plays, they should be "play-writes," wright right? Rong Wrong. Remember that a play writer in Old English was called a "play worker" and "wright" is from an old form of "work" (wrought iron, etc.)
- possession - Possession possesses more [s]s than a snake.
- precede - What follows, succeeds, so what goes before should, what? No, no, no, you are using logic. Nothing confuses English spelling more than common sense. "Succeed" but "precede." Precede combines the Latin words "pre" and "cedere" which means to go before.
- principal/principle - The spelling principle to remember here is that the school principal is a prince and a pal (despite appearances)--and the same applies to anything of foremost importance, such as a principal principle. A "principle" is a rule. (Thank you, Meghan Cope, for help on this one.)
- privilege - According to the pronunciation (not "pronounciation"!) of this word, that middle vowel could be anything. Remember: two [i]s + two [e]s in that order.
- pronunciation - Nouns often differ from the verbs they are derived from. This is one of those. In this case, the pronunciation is different, too, an important clue.
- publicly - Let me publicly declare the rule (again): if the adverb comes from an adjective ending on -al, you include that ending in the adverb; if not, as here, you don't.
Q
- questionnaire - The French doing it to us again. Double up on the [n]s in this word and don't forget the silent [e]. Maybe someday we will spell it the English way.
R
- receive/receipt - I hope you have received the message by now: [i] before [e] except after . . . .
- recommend - I would recommend you think of this word as the equivalent of commending all over again: re+commend. That would be recommendable.
- referred - Final consonants are often doubled before suffixes (remit: remitted, remitting). However, this rule applies only to accented syllables ending on [l] and [r], e.g. "rebelled," "referred" but "traveled," "buffered" and not containing a diphthong, e.g. "prevailed," "coiled."
- reference - Refer to the last mentioned word and also remember to add -ence to the end for the noun.
- relevant - The relevant factor here is that the word is not "revelant," "revelent," or even "relevent." [l] before [v] and the suffix -ant.
- restaurant - 'Ey, you! Remember, these two words when you spell "restaurant." They are in the middle of it.
- rhyme - Actually, "rime" was the correct spelling until 1650. After that, egg-heads began spelling it like "rhythm." Why? No rhyme nor reason other than to make it look like "rhythm."
- rhythm - This one was borrowed from Greek (and conveniently never returned) so it is spelled the way we spell words borrowed from Greek and conveniently never returned.
S
- schedule - If perfecting your spelling is on your schedule, remember the [sk] is spelled as in "school." (If you use British or Canadian pronunciation, why do you pronounce this word [shedyul] but "school," [skul]? That has always puzzled me.)
- separate - How do you separate the [e]s from the [a]s in this word? Simple: the [e]s surround the [a]s.
- sergeant - The [a] needed in both syllables of this word has been pushed to the back of the line. Remember that, and the fact that [e] is used in both syllables, and you can write your sergeant without fear of misspelling his rank.
- supersede - This word supersedes all others in perversity. This is the only English word based on this stem spelled -sede. Supersede combines the Latin words "super" and "sedere" which means to sit above.
T
- their/they're/there - They're all pronounced the same but spelled differently. Possessive is "their" and the contraction of "they are" is "they're." Everywhere else, it is "there."
- threshold - This one can push you over the threshold. It looks like a compound "thresh + hold" but it isn't. Two [h]s are enough.
- twelfth - Even if you omit the [f] in your pronunciation of this word (which you shouldn't do), it is retained in the spelling.
- tyranny - If you are still resisting the tyranny of English orthography at this point, you must face the problem of [y] inside this word, where it shouldn't be. The guy is a "tyrant" and his problem is "tyranny." (Don't forget to double up on the [n]s, too.)
U
- until - I will never stop harping on this until this word is spelled with an extra [l] for the last time!
V
- vacuum - If your head is not a vacuum, remember that the silent [e] on this one married the [u] and joined him inside the word where they are living happily ever since. Well, the evidence is suggestive but not conclusive. Anyway, spell this word with two [u]s and not like "volume."
WXYZ
- weather - Whether you like the weather or not, you have to write the [a] after the [e] when you spell it.
- weird - It is weird having to repeat this rule so many times: [i] before [e] except after...? (It isn't [w]!)
Monday, January 31, 2011
Holidays
United States of America
Main article: Public holidays in the United States
The United States federal government designates national holidays (see below) for federal employees only. State and local governments generally observe these holidays as well as many state holidays.A basic list of holidays as seen on a 2011 calendar:
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 17 January – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January, traditionally 15 Jan.)
- 2 February – Groundhog Day
- 12 February – Lincoln's Birthday
- 14 February – Valentine's Day
- 21 February – Presidents Day (officially George Washington's Birthday; 3rd Monday of February, traditionally 22 Feb.)
- 8 March – Fat Tuesday (always the day before Lent starts)
- 9 March – Ash Wednesday (Christian; movable; First day of the 40-day Lent Season – ending Palm Sunday)
- 17 March – St. Patrick's Day (Originating in Ireland)
- 20 March 2010 – Vernal Equinox (based on sun)
- 17 April – Palm Sunday (Christian; Sunday before Easter)
- 29 March 2010 – First day of Passover (Jewish; movable based on Jewish calendar)
- 30 March – National Doctors' Day (always on 30 March)
- 1 April – April Fools' Day
- 22 April – Good Friday (Christian; Friday before Easter)
- 24 April – Easter Sunday (Christian; movable; Sunday after first full moon during spring)
- 25 April – Easter Monday (Christian; Monday after Easter)
- 6 April 2010 – Last Day of Passover (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
- 18 April – Patriot's Day/Marathon Monday (New England and Wisconsin only)(3rd Monday of April)
- 22 April – Earth Day
- 29 April – Arbor Day (last Friday of April)
- 5 May – Cinco De Mayo (Mexican holiday often observed in US)
- 5 May – National Day of Prayer (United States Congress, when people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation". 1st Thursday of May)
- 8 May – Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
- 15 May – Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday in May)
- 12 June – Pentecost Sunday (Christian; 49 days after Easter)
- 30 May – Memorial Day (last Monday of May, traditionally 30 May)
- 14 June – Flag Day
- 19 June – Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
- 21 June 2010 – Summer Solstice (based on sun)
- 4 July – Independence Day
- 12 August 2010 – First day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable based on Lunar calendar)
- 5 September – Labor Day (first Monday of September)
- 8 September 2010 – Rosh Hashanah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
- 10 September 2010 – Last day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable based on Lunar calendar)
- 11 September 2010 – Eid-al-Fitr/Day after the end of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable, based on lunar calendar)
- 11 September – Patriot Day
- 11 September – Grandparent's Day (Sunday after Labor Day)
- 17 September – Constitution Day – Celebration of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.
- 17 September 2010 – Yom Kippur (Jewish, moveable, 9 days after first day of Rosh Hashanah)
- 22 September 2010 – First day of Sukkot (Jewish; moveable, 14 days after Rosh Hashanaah)
- 23 September 2010 – Autumnal equinox (based on sun)
- 29 September 2010 – Last Day of Sukkot (Jewish)
- 30 September 2010 – Simchat Torah (Jewish; moveable, 22 days after Rosh Hashanah)
- 9 October – Leif Erikson Day
- 10 October – Columbus Day (2nd Monday of October, traditionally 12 Oct.)
- 31 October – Halloween
- 1 November – All Saints Day (Christian)
- 11 November – Veterans Day
- 24 November – Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November)
- 25 November – Black Friday (Friday after Thanksgiving Day)
- 29 November - Cyber Monday
- 1 December 2010 – First day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
- 7 December – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- 9 December 2010 – Last day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
- 17 December 2010 – Free Shipping Day (middle of December, movable based on the last day to guarantee delivery by Christmas)
- 21 December 2010 – Winter Solstice (based on sun)
- 24 December - Christmas Eve (Christian)
- 25 December – Christmas Day (Christian)
- 26 December – First day of Kwanzaa (Kwanzaa is celebrated until 1 January)
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
When a federal holiday falls on Sunday, most federal workers who work a Mon-Fri workweek will observe the holiday on Monday. When a federal holiday falls on Saturday, most federal workers who work a Mon-Fri workweek will observe the holiday on Friday. Workers who normally work on Saturday (such as mail carriers) will observe the holiday on Saturday; Friday will be a regular work day.
In state and local governments, and in the private sector, practices vary when a holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday. In general, most states and private sector workers will observe a holiday that falls on Sunday on Monday. However, that is not universal. Some states and private sector workers will observe a Saturday holiday on Friday, but that is less common than observing the Sunday holidays on Monday. Occasionally, a state or private sector worker will observe a Saturday holiday on Monday, but that is even less common than Friday. Many state workers and private sector workers (in particular, employees at a bank normally closed on Saturdays) do not get any day off when a holiday falls on Saturday, and are "cheated" out of the holiday. Occasionally, a floating holiday may be given in lieu of a Saturday holiday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#United_States_of_America
Mexico
Main article: Public holidays in Mexico
Public holidays- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January- Three Kings' Day
- 5 February – Día de la Constitución
- 21 March – Natalicio de Benito Juárez
- 1 May – Día del Trabajo
- 5 May – Battle of Puebla
- 16 September – Día de Independencia (Mexican independence day)
- 12 October - Dia de la Raza
- 1 November–2 – Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead)
- 20 November – Día de la Revolución
- 25 December – Christmas Day (Navidad)
- Maundy Thursday – Thursday before Easter Sunday
- Good Friday – Friday before Easter Sunday
- 12 December – Our Lady of Guadalupe's day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
United Kingdom, Crown dependencies, and overseas territories
Main article: Public holidays in the United Kingdom
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 January – (Scotland Only)
- 17 March – St Patrick's Day (Northern Ireland only)
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday – (not Scotland)
- 29 April 2011 - Wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton
- 2 May (first Monday in May) Early May Bank Holiday
- 9 May – Liberation Day (Jersey, Guernsey)
- 30 May (last Monday in May) Spring Bank Holiday – See Bank Holiday
- 1st or 2nd Saturday in June – Queen's Official Birthday (not an official public holiday as it is already on a non-working day)
- 5 July – Tynwald Day (Isle of Man)
- 12 July – Battle of the Boyne, otherwise known as "Orangeman's Day" or "The Twelfth". (Northern Ireland only)
- 1 August (First Monday in August) Bank Holiday – (Scotland)
- 29 August (Last Monday in August) August Bank Holiday – (England & Wales)
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
In 2012, as part of events intended to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the usual Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday of May is being moved to Monday 4 June and an extra bank holiday on Tuesday 5 June is being created.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#United_Kingdom.2C_Crown_dependencies.2C_and_overseas_territories
Australia
Main article: Public holidays in Australia
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 26 January – Australia Day
- Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday – variable dates. For 2010 Friday 2 April and Monday 5th are public holidays.
- 25 April - ANZAC Day
- 2nd Monday of June - Queen's Birthday
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day (except South Australia), Proclamation Day (South Australia only)
- Labour Day (localised holiday, on a different day in each region) 5 Oct 2009 for NSW; 2nd Monday of March for Vic, Tas.
- Show Day (localised holiday, on a different day in each region
China (People's Republic of China and special administrative regions)
Main article: Public holidays in China
Traditional holidays:- Lunar Calendar Month 1 Day 1 – Chinese Lunar New Year (Second New Moon following the Winter Solstice – Late January or February)
- Lunar Calendar Month 1 Day 15 – Lantern Festival
- 4 April/5 April – Qingming Festival
- Lunar Calendar Month 5 Day 5 – Dragon Boat
- Lunar Calendar Month 7 Day 7 – Qi Xi- Chinese Valentine's Day
- Lunar Calendar Month 7 Day 15 – Ghost Festival
- Lunar Calendar Month 8 Day 15 – Mid-Autumn Festival
- Lunar Calendar Month 9 Day 9 – Double Ninth Festival
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 January – New Year's Day Holiday
- Chinese New Year – Second New Moon following the Winter Solstice – Late January or February
- 1 May-3 May – Labour Day
- 1 July – CPC Founding Day
- 1 August – Army Day
- 1 October-3 October – National Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#China_.28People.27s_Republic_of_China_and_special_administrative_regions.29
Canada
Main article: Public holidays in Canada
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 21 February (Third Monday in February) – Family Day – in some provinces. Called "Louis Riel Day" in Manitoba.
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday – schools, banks, and government
- 23 May (Last Monday on or before 24 May) – Victoria Day. Also known as "Journée nationale des Patriotes" in Quebec.
- 24 June – Fête nationale du Québec also known as St. John the Baptist Day – public holiday in Quebec
- 1 July – Canada Day
- 1 August (First Monday in August) – name varies by province, not a holiday in Quebec
- 5 September (First Monday in September) – Labour Day
- 10 October (Second Monday in October) – Thanksgiving Day
- October 31 - Halloween
- 11 November – Remembrance Day – limited to government agencies and banks in some provinces; public holiday in British Columbia, public holiday in Atlantic provinces if it falls on a week day.
- 24 December – Christmas Eve (in some provinces)
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
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