The State Council's Decision on Amendments was announced on [specific date], and will come into effect starting from [specific date]. The decision stipulates that the holidays for all citizens will be increased by one day, specifically the Lunar New Year's Eve and January 1st. During these holidays for all citizens, it is permissible to arrange for unified leave and compensatory rest in a reasonable manner, combining with the implementation of paid annual leave and other systems to form longer holidays in practice. Except for individual special circumstances, the consecutive working days before and after statutory holidays generally do not exceed [specific number of days].

The General Office of the State Council has issued a notice on the arrangement of holidays for the year, which has also been released to the public. According to the notice, the Spring Festival will have a holiday of days, the Labor Day will have a holiday of days, and the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival will have a combined holiday of days.

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Decision of the State Council on Amending the Measures for the Holidays and Commemorative Days of the Nation

Reporter: Chen Weiwei

Design: Pan Yijing

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