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According to the I Ching, nine is a yang number; the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar (or double nine) has extra yang (a traditional Chinese spiritual concept) and is thus an auspicious date. [4] Hence, the day is also called "Double Yang Festival" (重陽節). [5]
In Singapore, Chinese New Year is the only traditional Chinese public holiday, likewise with Malaysia. Each region has its own holidays on top of this condensed traditional Chinese set. Mainland China and Taiwan observe patriotic holidays, Hong Kong and Macau observe Christian holidays, and Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Malay and Indian ...
The traditional Chinese calendar, dating back to the Han dynasty, is a lunisolar calendar that blends solar, lunar, and other cycles for social and agricultural purposes. . While modern China primarily uses the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, the traditional calendar remains culturally significa
Based on Chinese calendar: 13th day of 5th lunar month Cheng Huang's Birthday 城隍爺誕辰: Based on Chinese calendar: 7th day of 7th lunar month Qixi Festival: 七夕: Based on Chinese calendar: 15th day of 7th lunar month Ghost Festival: 中元節: Based on Chinese calendar: 9th day of 9th lunar month Double Ninth Festival: 重陽節 ...
The Chinese Valentine's Day, based on Chinese calendar 15th day of 7th Lunisolar month: Spirit Festival (Ghost Festival) 中元 节: Zhōng yuán jié: Based on Chinese calendar 15th day of 8th Lunisolar month: Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) 中秋 节: Zhōngqiū jié: Based on Chinese calendar 3 September: Victory over Japan Day
A year after Shanghai’s boisterous Halloween celebrations made global headlines, revelers dressed as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and comic book superheroes were escorted away by ...
Tung Shing (Chinese: 通勝), also called the Yellow Calendar or the Imperial Calendar is a Chinese divination guide and almanac. It consists primarily of a calendar based on the Chinese solar terms rather than the Chinese lunar-solar calendar .
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