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In Chinese tradition, the first year was the equivalent of 2637 BCE (although others give other dates). ... 19 February 1996: 6 February 1997: Fire Rat 7 February ...
Relationship between the current Sexagenary cycle and Gregorian calendar. This Chinese calendar correspondence table shows the stem/branch year names, correspondences to the Western calendar, and other related information for the current, 79th Sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar based on the 2697 BC epoch or the 78th cycle if using the 2637 BC epoch.
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The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. [1] The zodiac is very important in traditional Chinese culture and exists as a reflection of Chinese philosophy and culture . [ 2 ]
The system of the twelve-year cycle of animal signs was built from observations of the orbit of Jupiter (the Year Star; simplified Chinese: ... Feb 19 1996–Feb 06 ...
List of Chinese films of 1996; List of Hong Kong films of 1996; Category:1996 Establishments in China; China at the 1996 Summer Olympics; China at the 1996 Summer Paralympics; China at the 1996 Asian Winter Games
A 12-month-year using this system has 354 days, which would drift significantly from the tropical year. To fix this, traditional Chinese years have a 13-month year approximately once every three years. The 13-month version has the same long and short months alternating, but adds a 30-day leap month (閏月; rùnyuè). Years with 12 months are ...
The year 604, when the Japanese officially adopted the Chinese calendar, was the first year of the cycle. [12] The Korean (환갑; 還甲 hwangap) and Japanese tradition (還暦 kanreki) of celebrating the 60th birthday (literally 'return of calendar') reflects the influence of the sexagenary cycle as a count of years. [13]