When are your holidays?

[xiaoen]

Hi,
Suppose that I go to China and I ask a Chinese person the time of their holidays.

When are your holidays?


Is the blue question OK? Do you ask like this?

 

[Tdol]

That question sounds like you're asking the person about their own holidays. If you asked something like When do people have their holidays in China, you would get a more general answer. If you asked about public holidays, you would learn about the national holidays.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I guess the OP doesn't know 'their holidays' could mean 'his/her holidays'.

 

[xiaoen]

No, I meant Chinese national holidays.

How should I ask this?

 

[xiaoen]

I meant I want to know the exat date or day of these:


New Year
Lantern
Festival
Qingming
Festival
Dragon Boat
FestivalDouble
Seventh
Mid-Autumn Day
National Day
Chongyang
Winter Solstice
Laba
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/public-holiday.htm

Don't you think that we should call them "national holidays" instead of "public holidays"?

I think "public holidays" refer to the weekends just. like Saturday and Sunday when many schools and stores and offices are closed. But not sure.

Any more help?

Thanks in advance.

 

[xiaoen]

Then, what are national holidays?
I mean what's the difference between "public holidays" and "national holidays"?

 

[Tdol]

Some countries make a distinction between religious holidays and national holidays, these being historical and political holidays. However, public holidays works for all such days.

 

[Matthew Wai]

In China, public holidays include festival holidays.