Chinese Holiday and Working Day Lookup Library

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Overview

chinese-days - A Python library specifically designed for querying Chinese public holidays, adjusted workdays, and compensatory rest days.

Project Structure

chinese-days/
├── chinesedays/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── __version__.py		# Project version number
│   ├── calendar.py			# Calendar utility
│   ├── date_utils.py		# Utility functions for querying Chinese holidays and working days
│   ├── days_base.py		# Class for querying Chinese holidays and working days
│   ├── holiday.py			# Holiday object class
│   └── holiday_type.py		# Holiday type enumeration
├── data/
│   └── chinese-days.json	# Chinese holiday and working day data
├── docs/
│   └── README_CN.md		# Chinese instruction manual
├── examples/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── usage_examples.py	# Usage examples
├── tests/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── test_days.py		# Complete test suite for the Chinese holiday and working day library
├── .gitignore
├── .python-version
├── LICENSE
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
└── uv.lock

Features

• Multiple date type support: str, int, datetime, date
• Holiday type enumeration: Distinguishes between legal holidays, adjusted working days, and compensatory days off
• Holiday name lookup: Retrieves the specific holiday name (e.g., "Spring Festival", "National Day")
• Weekend detection: Independent weekend detection functionality
• include_weekends parameter: Flexible control to include or exclude weekends

Installation

pip install chinese-days

Or download and use directly:

git clone https://github.com/Homalos/chinese-days.git
cd chinese-days

Quick Start

API Examples

from chinesedays.date_utils import (
is_workday, is_holiday, is_weekend,
get_workdays_in_range, get_holidays_in_range,
find_next_workday, count_workdays, get_holiday_name,
get_holidays, get_holiday_type
)

# Basic queries
print(is_holiday("2025-10-01"))    # True (National Day)
print(is_workday("2025-10-01"))    # False (National Day)
print(is_weekend("2025-09-06"))    # True (Saturday)
print(get_day_of_week("2025-09-30"))  # 1 (range 0-6, 0 is Monday, etc.)

# Get holiday information
print(get_holiday_name("2025-10-01"))  # "National Day"

# Get holiday type
print(get_holiday_type("2025-10-01"))  # HolidayType.LEGAL
print(get_holiday_type("2025-10-11"))  # HolidayType.WORK (makeup workday)

# Find the next workday
next_workday = find_next_workday("2025-10-01", 3)
print(next_workday)  # 2024-10-11

# Range query
workdays = get_workdays_in_range("2025-10-01", "2025-10-08")
holidays = get_holidays_in_range("2025-10-01", "2025-10-08")

print(f"Workdays:")
​``` print(f"Workdays: {workdays}")  # []
print(f"Holidays: {holidays}")  # [datetime.date(2025, 10, 1), ...]

# Controlling the 'include_weekends' parameter
# Spring Festival holidays in 2025, excluding regular weekends
holidays_workdays_only = get_holidays_in_range(
"2025-01-28", "2025-02-04", include_weekends=False
)
print(f"Spring Festival holidays in 2025 (excluding weekends): {holidays_workdays_only}")
# [datetime.date(2025, 1, 28), ..., datetime.date(2025, 2, 3), datetime.date(2025, 2, 4)]

# Workdays excluding weekend adjustments
workdays_weekdays_only = get_workdays_in_range(
"2025-10-06", "2025-10-12", include_weekends=False
)
print(f"Workdays excluding weekend adjustments: {workdays_weekdays_only}")
# [datetime.date(2025, 10, 9), datetime.date(2025, 10, 10)]

# Counting function
workday_count = count_workdays("2025-10-01", "2025-10-31")
print(f"Number of workdays in October 2025: {workday_count}")  # 18

# Checking a specific holiday
spring_festival = "2025-01-29"  # Spring Festival
print(f"{spring_festival} is a holiday: {is_holiday(spring_festival)}")  # True
print(f"Name of the holiday on {spring_festival}: {get_holiday_name(spring_festival)}")  # Spring Festival

# Get all holidays in 2025
holidays_2025 = get_holidays(2025)
print(f"Number of holidays in 2025: {len(holidays_2025)}")  # 28
for holiday in holidays_2025[:5]:  # Display the first 5 holidays
print(f"{holiday.date} {holiday.name} ({holiday.english_name})")
# 2025-01-01 New Year's Day (New Year's Day)
# 2025-01-28 Spring Festival (Spring Festival)
# 2025-01-29 Spring Festival (Spring Festival)
# 2025-01-30 Spring Festival (Spring Festival)
# 2025-01-31 Spring Festival (Spring Festival)

# Get holidays for multiple years
holidays_multi = get_holidays([2024, 2025])
print(f"\nNumber of holidays from 2024 to 2025: {len(holidays_multi)}")  # 56

# Get Spring Festival holidays
spring_festivals = [h for h in holidays_2025 if "Spring Festival" in h.name]
print("\nSpring Festival holidays in 2025:")
for holiday in spring_festivals:
print(f"{holiday.date} {holiday.name}")
# 2025-01-28 Spring Festival
# 2025-01-29 Spring Festival
# 2025-01-30 Spring Festival
# 2025-01-31 Spring Festival
# 2025-02-01 Spring Festival
# 2025-02-02 Spring Festival
# 2025-02-03 Spring Festival
# 2025-02-04 Spring Festival

# Get all New Year's Day holidays
all_holidays = get_holidays()
new_year_days = [h for h in all_holidays if "New Year's Day" in h.name]
print(f"\nNumber of New Year's Day holidays across all years: {len(new_year_days)}")  # 51

Data Coverage

• Time Period: 2004 - 2026
• Holiday Types: New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day
• Adjusted Workdays and Compensatory Days: Includes complete information on adjusted workdays and compensatory days
• Data Source: Based on the vsme/chinese-days project

API Reference

Basic Query Functions

Range Query Functions

Date Calculation Functions

Running Tests

# Run the full test suite
python test_days.py

# Run usage examples
python usage_examples.py

Contributing

We welcome issues and pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

• vsme/chinese-days - Holiday data source

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