Why Are Make-up Working Days a Thing in China?

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Why Are Make-up Working Days a Thing in China?

With the Chinese New holiday over, most of us have to deal with tomorrow (Saturday) occupied by what's perhaps the most dreaded of work-related days in all of China – a make-up working day. We've all come to accept this as part of working life here, but ever wonder how make-up working days came into being? Thanks to an article from The Beijing News (新京报), here is a little history behind make-up holidays. 1949: The Beginning  The roots can be tra…