Winter vacation time for primary and secondary schools in Hengyang City 2023

Compulsory education stage: Winter vacation from January 7 (Saturday) to February 12 (Sunday), 2023, ***5 weeks and 2 days.

Non-compulsory education stage: Winter vacation from January 14th (Saturday) to February 12th (Sunday), 2023, ***4 weeks and 2 days.

Winter vacation refers to the holidays from January to February in winter. Every year around the 10th day of the twelfth lunar month, schools begin their holidays and end with the winter vacation after the Lantern Festival. In China, schools usually divide each academic year into two semesters.

The last semester started in September in autumn, and ended around the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month of the following year. The holidays ended after the Lantern Festival and the winter vacation. At this time, it is the cold winter in China. On the occasion of the ninth day, it is called the winter holiday. The vacation usually lasts about one month. But in the cold northeastern China and other high latitude areas, it sometimes lasts as long as about 45 days, and in many cases it can even last about two months.

New Year's Eve is one of the most important traditional festivals in my country. It refers to the evening of the last day of the year in the lunar calendar, that is, the day before the Spring Festival. Because it often falls on the 30th or 29th day of the twelfth lunar month in the lunar calendar, it is also called the New Year's Eve.

The last day of the year is called "New Year's Eve", and that night is called "New Year's Eve". People often stay up all night on New Year's Eve, which is called staying up all night. Su Shi's "Shou Sui": "Children are forced to stay awake all night and keep each other happy."

On New Year's Eve, not only must the house and outside be cleaned clean, but also door gods, spring couplets, and posters must be posted. New Year pictures and door cages are hung, and people put on new clothes with festive colors and patterns.