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2. Ryukyu New Year - Wikipedia

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   The lunar calendar plays a very important role in the fishing-dominated Ryukyu Islands because of the need to rely on the moon's rise and fall to predict the tides. When the Meiji government implemented the solar calendar, the Ryukyu people who were dissatisfied with Japanese rule continued to use the lunar calendar.

3. Solunar theory - Wikipedia

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   The solunar theory is a hypothesis that fish and other animals move according to the location of the moon in comparison to their bodies. [1] The theory was laid out in 1926 by John Alden Knight, but was said to be used by hunters and fishermen long before the time it was published.

4. Akan calendar - Wikipedia

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   Awukudae Calendar for year 2024. The lunar cycle and 28-day month are not carefully observed, except by the coastal Akan who are interested in tides as they affect fishing. Still, the month is known as bosome. It consists of 28 days rather than the 30 or 31 days of the Gregorian calendar. Three bosome make two Adaduanan. Since the arrival of ...

5. Lunar calendar - Wikipedia

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   A lunisolar calendar was found at Warren Field in Scotland and has been dated to c. 8000 BC, during the Mesolithic period. [2] [3] Some scholars argue for lunar calendars still earlier—Rappenglück in the marks on a c. 17,000 year-old cave painting at Lascaux and Marshack in the marks on a c. 27,000 year-old bone baton—but their findings remain controversial.

6. Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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   Correct: The Dragon Boat Festival falls on Wǔyuè 5th (or, 5th day of the fifth month) in the Lunar Calendar, whereas the Double Ninth Festival, Lantern Festival and Qixi Festival fall on Jiǔyuè 9th (or, 9th day of the ninth month), Zhēngyuè 15th (or, 15th day of the first month) and Qīyuè 7th (or, 7th day of the seventh month) in the ...

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8. Zulu calendar - Wikipedia

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   The lunar seasonal calendar has 13 months [3] that do not correspond to the months of the Gregorian calendar. [4] Twelve of the lunar months (inyanga) of the Zulu calendar have around 28 days. [5] [6] Zulu names for the lunar months are based on observations of nature and seasonal activities. [7] A 13th intercalary month (iNdida) lasts four to ...

9. Miao festivals - Wikipedia

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   But in many Miao areas, both the Spring Festival and the Miao Year are celebrated, and the Miao Year is more important. The date of the Miao New Year varies from place to place. Prevalently it is in October of the lunar calendar, or in some cases in November or the first month of the lunar calendar. The content and form are similar in different ...