<Li> Dragon Boat Festival: Set according to Lunar Calendar . Usually about May and June . </Li> <Li> Mid-autumn Festival: Set according to Lunar Calendar . Usually about middle of September . </Li> <Li> National day: From 1st Oct. to 7 Oct for Chinese students . </Li> <P> In Costa Rica the school year runs for ten months . It starts in the first week of February and ends in the last week of November . There is a mid-term vacation of approximately 2 weeks in July, and most schools also observe "Easter Week" in March or April . </P>

When does the first semester of college end