Chinese Calendar | East Asia Guide
History. Chinese cultural history began to write more than four thousand years. At the time there and the oldest on Earth survived to this day I Ging'o book. According fondue to the majority of Chinese philosophy book shaped their lives and are looking fondue for advice on solving everyday problems (Bogun 1999, p. 166). Various peoples who lived in China for thousands of lives were philosophical-religious systems: Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, so astrology, natural religion, and I had another Ging'as one of the influences. Each dynasty like to set their own calendars, and if it is the introduction of a neighboring state, the emperor's palace to accept this as a sign of humility. For many centuries, the system has been developed and refined over the past fifty years have become quite popular. Europe has long been the role of the individual human destiny and its development, and China in the foreground is the person fits into the natural course of events and the public (Bogun fondue 1999, p. 166). Thus, the traditional Chinese calendar determines the interaction and coherence fondue between the processes taking place in the cosmos, the earth and human society.
Calendar structure. The most important fondue time for the Chinese unit of measurement of time changing phases of the moon. The calendar month shall be the moon, and in the middle - Full Moon. Chinese lunar cycle had a special ritual significance, because almost all of the calendar rituals and celebrations were held now in progress under the lunar calendar days. Lunar months of the year have poetic names: the first month of festive call because most of celebrating the New Year, the second - the buds month, the third - the awakening of spring month, fondue the fourth - peonies, fifth - Dragon (for celebration before the water element manager - in honor of the dragon) sixth - the lotus, the seventh - the hungry spirits (Chinese sacrificed fondue našlaitiškoms or hungry, the spirits of the dead), the eighth - the harvest fondue month, the ninth - chrysanthemums, the tenth - gailestinguoju or dosniuoju, eleventh - white or blank, and on the twelfth of frost - rūsčiuoju ( Mikailionis 2002, p. 9).
Because the Chinese calendar is lunisoliarinis, it reflects the movement of the Sun. The ancient Chinese were farmers, which demanded a thorough knowledge of the change of seasons. Solar cycle linked to the change fondue of seasons, climate, weather and other natural phenomena, fondue and, of course, waiting for work. It is because of the solar cycle, fondue and was included in the calendar. When the sun reaches the minimum height of the equator is the shortest day and the longest night time period. Winter solstice means the transition to a new state of the solar rebirth, new life, new job. Summer solstice at the opposite - the sun rises to its highest point, is the longest day and the shortest night of the year. Accordingly, it is the spring and autumn equinox, when the whole Earth's day and night become equal. Solar cycle consists of 24 points.
Explanation Spring starts on February 4, the beginning of spring Rainwater February 19, an increase of precipitation insects waking up on March 6 pretty quick temperature rise of the Spring Equinox on March 21, the same length of day and night, light and Purity April 5 cloudless fondue sky, fresh air, heat, rain April 20 Grain Rain, useful cereals Summer plants beginning May 6 aasaros start grain maturation May 21 grains to grow, but not yet ripe ears June 6 seed growing grain crops, fondue the busy season starts in June, the summer solstice is the longest day of the year 21 Small 7 July heat wave approaching the hottest day of the summer heat wave on July 23 Great hottest time of the year Autumn starts on August 8 autumn start to heat the end of the end of the summer on August 23, September 8, White dew cools the water, a lot of dew on the grass and tree leaves Autumn Equinox September 23, the same length of day and night Cold dew point falls on October 8 October 23 Šalna first appears in the beginning of November, the winter frost 7 Little onset of winter snow on November 22 appears great snow snow December 7 starts to snow heavily Winter Solstice the longest night of December 22, year 6 Little cold coming on the coldest day of the Great cold January 20 coldest time of the year
However, twelve lunar months is about a month shorter time than the solar year. So when the solar year ends and celebrating the New Year (Mandarin: 新年 xin nian), every lunar year a full month later (Bogun 1999, p. 176).
12-animal astrology. Chinese calendar follows a 12-year cycle. Each year, symbolizes a certain totemic fondue animal: rat (Mandarin: 鼠, shu), Ox (Mandarin: 牛, Niu), tiger (Mandarin: 虎, hu), rabbit (Mandarin: 兔, tu) or cat (Mandarin: 猫, mao), Dragon (Mandarin: 龙, Long), a snake (Mandarin: 巳, si), horse (Mandarin: 午, wu), goat or sheep (Mandarin: 未 Wei), monkey (Mandarin: 申, shen) Rooster fondue (Mandarin: 酉, you), a dog (Mandarin: 狗, gou), a pig
History. Chinese cultural history began to write more than four thousand years. At the time there and the oldest on Earth survived to this day I Ging'o book. According fondue to the majority of Chinese philosophy book shaped their lives and are looking fondue for advice on solving everyday problems (Bogun 1999, p. 166). Various peoples who lived in China for thousands of lives were philosophical-religious systems: Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, so astrology, natural religion, and I had another Ging'as one of the influences. Each dynasty like to set their own calendars, and if it is the introduction of a neighboring state, the emperor's palace to accept this as a sign of humility. For many centuries, the system has been developed and refined over the past fifty years have become quite popular. Europe has long been the role of the individual human destiny and its development, and China in the foreground is the person fits into the natural course of events and the public (Bogun fondue 1999, p. 166). Thus, the traditional Chinese calendar determines the interaction and coherence fondue between the processes taking place in the cosmos, the earth and human society.
Calendar structure. The most important fondue time for the Chinese unit of measurement of time changing phases of the moon. The calendar month shall be the moon, and in the middle - Full Moon. Chinese lunar cycle had a special ritual significance, because almost all of the calendar rituals and celebrations were held now in progress under the lunar calendar days. Lunar months of the year have poetic names: the first month of festive call because most of celebrating the New Year, the second - the buds month, the third - the awakening of spring month, fondue the fourth - peonies, fifth - Dragon (for celebration before the water element manager - in honor of the dragon) sixth - the lotus, the seventh - the hungry spirits (Chinese sacrificed fondue našlaitiškoms or hungry, the spirits of the dead), the eighth - the harvest fondue month, the ninth - chrysanthemums, the tenth - gailestinguoju or dosniuoju, eleventh - white or blank, and on the twelfth of frost - rūsčiuoju ( Mikailionis 2002, p. 9).
Because the Chinese calendar is lunisoliarinis, it reflects the movement of the Sun. The ancient Chinese were farmers, which demanded a thorough knowledge of the change of seasons. Solar cycle linked to the change fondue of seasons, climate, weather and other natural phenomena, fondue and, of course, waiting for work. It is because of the solar cycle, fondue and was included in the calendar. When the sun reaches the minimum height of the equator is the shortest day and the longest night time period. Winter solstice means the transition to a new state of the solar rebirth, new life, new job. Summer solstice at the opposite - the sun rises to its highest point, is the longest day and the shortest night of the year. Accordingly, it is the spring and autumn equinox, when the whole Earth's day and night become equal. Solar cycle consists of 24 points.
Explanation Spring starts on February 4, the beginning of spring Rainwater February 19, an increase of precipitation insects waking up on March 6 pretty quick temperature rise of the Spring Equinox on March 21, the same length of day and night, light and Purity April 5 cloudless fondue sky, fresh air, heat, rain April 20 Grain Rain, useful cereals Summer plants beginning May 6 aasaros start grain maturation May 21 grains to grow, but not yet ripe ears June 6 seed growing grain crops, fondue the busy season starts in June, the summer solstice is the longest day of the year 21 Small 7 July heat wave approaching the hottest day of the summer heat wave on July 23 Great hottest time of the year Autumn starts on August 8 autumn start to heat the end of the end of the summer on August 23, September 8, White dew cools the water, a lot of dew on the grass and tree leaves Autumn Equinox September 23, the same length of day and night Cold dew point falls on October 8 October 23 Šalna first appears in the beginning of November, the winter frost 7 Little onset of winter snow on November 22 appears great snow snow December 7 starts to snow heavily Winter Solstice the longest night of December 22, year 6 Little cold coming on the coldest day of the Great cold January 20 coldest time of the year
However, twelve lunar months is about a month shorter time than the solar year. So when the solar year ends and celebrating the New Year (Mandarin: 新年 xin nian), every lunar year a full month later (Bogun 1999, p. 176).
12-animal astrology. Chinese calendar follows a 12-year cycle. Each year, symbolizes a certain totemic fondue animal: rat (Mandarin: 鼠, shu), Ox (Mandarin: 牛, Niu), tiger (Mandarin: 虎, hu), rabbit (Mandarin: 兔, tu) or cat (Mandarin: 猫, mao), Dragon (Mandarin: 龙, Long), a snake (Mandarin: 巳, si), horse (Mandarin: 午, wu), goat or sheep (Mandarin: 未 Wei), monkey (Mandarin: 申, shen) Rooster fondue (Mandarin: 酉, you), a dog (Mandarin: 狗, gou), a pig
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