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Saturday, 27 February 2010

DPP Win 3 of 4 Legislative Seats

The DPP candidates for the four legislative seats.


February 27th,  voting 8am-4pm.


Hsinchu County (新竹縣),       彭紹瑾 (#1)  71,625 wins by 15,283 votes.
Taoyuan County (桃園縣),    黃仁杼 (#3)  45,363 wins by 2,763 votes.
Chiayi County (嘉義縣),            陳明文 (also a #1)  57,451 wins by 30,313 votes.
Hualien County (花連縣),     蕭美琴 (#2)  loss by 6000 votes, 33,249 to 39,379 王廷升, KMT.
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National Holidays and Reminders

  • Jan 1. Founding Day (ROC 1912), 元旦.
  • Feb 4 or 5. Farmer's Day (Spring begins), 農民節.
  • Feb 28. Peace Memorial Day (1947), 228 和平紀念日.
  • 1ST day of 1st lunar month. Lunar New Year, 春節.
  • 15TH day of 1st lunar month. Latern Festival, 元宵節.
  • Mar 8. Women's Day, 婦女節.
  • Mar 12. Sun Yat-sen's passing (1925), 國父逝世紀念日.
  • Mar 29. Youth Day, 青年節.
  • Apr 4. Children's Day, 婦幼節.
  • Apr 5. Tomb Sweeping Day, 清明節.
  • May 1. Labour Day, 勞動節.
  • May 4. Literary Day, 文藝節.
  • May 2nd Sunday. Mother's Day, 母親節.
  • 5TH day of 5th lunar month. Dragon Boat Festival, 端午節.
  • Jun 3. Anti-Opiates Movement (First Opium War 1839), 禁煙節.
  • Aug 8. Father's Day, 父親節.
  • 15TH day of 7th lunar month. Ghost Festival, 中元節.
  • Sep 3. ROC (Taiwan) Armed Forces Day, 軍人節.
  • Sep 28. Teachers' Day, Confucius' Birthday, 孔子誕辰紀念日.
  • 15TH day of 8th lunar month. Mid-Autumn Festival ( Moon Festival), 中秋節.
  • Oct 10. Nation Day (1911), 國慶日.
  • Oct 21. Overseas-Mandarins' Day, 華僑節.
  • Oct 25. Taiwan Returns Day (Japan leaves, 1945), 台灣光復節.
  • Nov 12. Sun Yat-sen's Birthday, 國父誕辰紀念日.
  • Dec Between 20-22. Winter Solstice, 冬至.
  • Dec 25. Christmas. Constitution Day (1947), 行憲紀念日.