Editing Taiwan (section)

===Calendar===
{{Main|Republic of China calendar}}
{{See also|Chinese calendar|Public holidays in Taiwan}}

The standard [[Gregorian calendar]] is used for most purposes. The year is often denoted by the Minguo [[calendar era|era system]] which starts in 1912, the year the ROC was founded. 2024 is year 113 Minguo (民國113年). The [[Calendar date#Gregorian, year–month–day (YMD)|East Asian date format]] is used in Chinese.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chinese (Traditional Han, Taiwan) (zh-Hant-TW) |url=https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSS28S_8.1.0/XFDL/i_xfdl_r_formats_zh_Hant_TW.html |website=IBM Knowledge Center |access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> Prior to standardization in 1929, the [[Chinese calendar]] was officially used. It is a [[Lunisolar calendar|Lunisolar calendar system]] which remains in use for traditional festivals such as the [[Chinese New Year|Lunar New Year]], the [[Lantern Festival]], and the [[Dragon Boat Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/index_e.htm |title=Holidays and Festivals in Taiwan |publisher=Government Information Office, ROC |access-date=28 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009021955/http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/index_e.htm |archive-date=9 October 2009}}</ref>