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  2. Timeline of Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Events: Other people/events: 36,000 yrs before Creation of the Earth: P'an-Ku: Chinese mythology: 2852 BC: Fuxi: 2737 BC: Yan Emperor: 2698 BC: Yellow Emperor: The Battle of Banquan, the first battle in Chinese history and the Battle of Zhuolu, the second battle in Chinese history, fought by the Yellow Emperor. 2650 BC: Legend of Cangjie ...

  3. Names of the days of the week - Wikipedia

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    The Babylonians invented the actual [clarification needed] seven-day week in 600 BCE, with Emperor Constantine making the Day of the Sun (dies Solis, "Sunday") a legal holiday centuries later. [2] In the international standard ISO 8601, Monday is treated as the first day of the week, but in many countries it is counted as the second day of the ...

  4. Heavenly Stems - Wikipedia

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    The ten Heavenly Stems (or Celestial Stems) are a system of ordinals indigenous to China and used throughout East Asia, first attested c. 1250 BCE during the Shang dynasty as the names of the ten days of the week. They were also used in Shang-era rituals in the names of dead family members, who were offered sacrifices on the corresponding day ...

  5. List of Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Along with Chinese folklore, Chinese mythology forms an important part of Chinese folk religion (Yang et al 2005, 4). Many stories regarding characters and events of the distant past have a double tradition: ones which present a more historicized or euhemerized version and ones which presents a more mythological version (Yang et al 2005, 12–13).

  6. Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Along with Chinese folklore, Chinese mythology forms an important part of Chinese folk religion [1] and Taoism, especially older popular forms of it. [2] Many narratives recounting characters and events from ancient times exhibit a dual tradition: one that presents a more historicized or euhemerized interpretation, and another that offers a ...

  7. List of observances set by the Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    Chinese lunar date Example Gregorian date (2020–2021) English name Chinese name Remarks Month Day 1 (正月) 1st January 25, 2020 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) • 農曆新年 / 农历新年 • 春節 / 春节 • 大年初一 Set off fireworks after midnight; visit family members 1 (正月) 7th January 31, 2020 Renri • 人日

  8. Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    Chinese calendar with Auspicious Events; Chinese Calendar Online; Calendar conversion. 2000-year Chinese-Western calendar converter From 1 CE to 2100 CE. Useful for historical studies. To use, put the western year 年 month 月day 日in the bottom row and click on 執行. Western-Chinese calendar converter; Rules. Mathematics of the Chinese ...

  9. Chinese creation myths - Wikipedia

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    Chinese creation myths are symbolic narratives about the origins of the universe, earth, and life. Myths in China vary from culture to culture. In Chinese mythology, the term "cosmogonic myth" or "origin myth" is more accurate than "creation myth", since very few stories involve a creator deity or divine will.