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2. Qingming (solar term) - Wikipedia

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   Qīngmíng, Seimei, Cheongmyeong or Thanh minh, is the name of the 5th solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, [1] which divides a year into 24 solar terms (t. 節氣/ s. 节气). [2] In space partitioning, Qingming begins when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 15° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 30°. It ...

3. Solar term - Wikipedia

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   The points are spaced 15° apart along the ecliptic [2] and are used by lunisolar calendars to stay synchronized with the seasons, which is crucial for agrarian societies. The solar terms are also used to calculate intercalary months ; [ 3 ] which month is repeated depends on the position of the sun at the time.

4. List of calendars - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of calendars.Included are historical calendars as well as proposed ones. Historical calendars are often grouped into larger categories by cultural sphere or historical period; thus O'Neil (1976) distinguishes the groupings Egyptian calendars (Ancient Egypt), Babylonian calendars (Ancient Mesopotamia), Indian calendars (Hindu and Buddhist traditions of the Indian subcontinent ...

5. Japanese calendar - Wikipedia

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   However, there is also a traditional system of 72 microseasons (kō (候)), consisting of 24 solar terms (Japanese: 節気; rōmaji: sekki) each divided into three sets of five days, [20] [21] [22] and with specially-named days or Zassetsu (雑節) indicating the start and end of each. This system was adapted from the Chinese in 1685 by court ...

6. Calendar era - Wikipedia

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   A calendar era is the period of time elapsed since one epoch of a calendar and, if it exists, before the next one. [1] For example, it is the year 2024 as per the Gregorian calendar, which numbers its years in the Western Christian era (the Coptic Orthodox and Ethiopian Orthodox churches have their own Christian eras).

7. Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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   In 1929, the Nationalist government tried to ban the traditional Chinese calendar. The Kuómín Calendar published by the government no longer listed the dates of the Chinese calendar. However, Chinese people were used to the traditional calendar and many traditional customs were based on the Chinese calendar. The ban failed and was lifted in ...