Public Holidays

2021

Decree Law No. 60/2000 on Public Holidays

Date			Event
*	January 1	Friday	New Year’s Day
*	February 12	Friday	Lunar New Year's Day
*	February 13	Saturday	The second day of the Lunar New Year
*	February 14	Sunday	The third day of the Lunar New Year
	April 2	Friday	Good Friday
	April 3	Saturday	The Day before Easter
*	April 4	Sunday	Cheng Ming Festival
*	May 1	Saturday	Labour Day
	May 19	Wednesday	The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
	June 14	Monday	Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
*	September 22	Wednesday	The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival
*	October 1	Friday	National Day of the People’s Republic of China
	October 2	Saturday	The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China
*	October 14	Thursday	Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)
	November 2	Tuesday	All Soul’s Day
	December 8	Wednesday	Feast of Immaculate Conception
*	December 20	Monday	Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day
	December 21	Tuesday	Winter Solstice
	December 24	Friday	Christmas Eve
	December 25	Saturday	Christmas Day

Exemption from work granted to public employees by the Chief Executive on 2 April 2020

Date			Event
	February 11 (Afternoon)	Thursday	Lunar New Year's Eve
	December 31 (Afternoon)	Friday	New Year's Eve

Compensatory rest days for public employees set forth in No. 4 of Article 79 of the ETAPM

		Event
February 15	Monday	Compensatory rest day for the second day of the Lunar New Year
February 16	Tuesday	Compensatory rest day for the third day of the Lunar New Year
April 5	Monday	Compensatory rest day for the Day before Easter
April 6	Tuesday	Compensatory rest day for Cheng Ming Festival
May 3	Monday	Compensatory rest day for Labour Day
October 4	Monday	Compensatory rest day for The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China
December 27	Monday	Compensatory rest day for Christmas Day

* Obligatory holidays according to the Article 44th of the Law no. 7/2008 issued on 18th August 2008.