Since I work with a large number of Chinese Asian buyers and investors. It is important to remember Chinese (Asian) holidays so I can greet during those holidays.  Here are a list of holidays for your record should you also have Asian buyers/sellers. They will be impressed with your awareness.

2009 Chinese Public Holidays

Key holidays (including both public holidays and "off" days) in the above image:

* New Year - Jan 1-3
* Chinese New Year - Jan 25-31
* Qingming Holiday - Apr 4-6
* Labor's Day - May 1-3
* Duanwu Holiday - May 28-30
* National Day - Oct 1-8

Public holidays in 2009 are "concentrated" into 3 months: Jan, May and Oct. There are two public holidays in each of these months. 2009 Chinese New Year (Spring festival) comes early on Jan 26 (年初一) and it is the Year of Ox. We have a special new year greeting mixing English with Chinese: Happy Niu (牛) Year this time as Ox (牛) is pronounced the same as "New" in Chinese.

Here is a list of Gift Giving Etiquettes that is appropriate in Chinese culture: 

• Although it may seem straight forward, giving gifts is an art form
• Choosing proper gifts will challenge your perceptions of what is and is not proper
• Do not expect that a gift will be opened immediately; however, sometimes that may not be the case
• Do not expect that the gift will be accepted right away. You may have to offer it a few times before it is accepted
• Take a camera to take pictures during gift exchange
• Even if your company color is green, or you travel to China over St. Patrick's Day and want to introduce people to the holiday, never give a Chinese gentleman a green hat. It is associated with adultery.
• Because the number four in Chinese is a homonym for the word 'death' avoid giving things to people in groups of four.
• Red is a color of good fortune. But never give someone something written in red ink as it implies the end of a relationship.
• Do not give clocks. Clocks are associated with death. 
• Do not give knives, scissors, letter openers, etc. It implies the severing of a relationship
• Avoid white as it is associated with funerals
• If you give gifts, give gifts to everyone in the room. If not, give the gift to the most important person in the room.

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