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Zodiac pig, showing the zhū (猪) character for pig Chinese paper cutting. The Pig or sometimes translated as the Boar is the twelfth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in Chinese zodiac, in relation to the Chinese calendar and system of horology, and paralleling the system of ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches.
The date of the Chinese New Year accords with the patterns of the lunisolar calendar and hence is variable from year to year. The invariant between years is that the winter solstice, Dongzhi is required to be in the eleventh month of the year [ 42 ] This means that Chinese New Year will be on the second new moon after the previous winter ...
The Dongzhi Festival or Winter Solstice Festival is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated during the Dongzhi solar term (winter solstice), which falls between December 21 and December 23. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
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 ]
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 ...
As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice this year ... marking the end of one phase and the gradual return of light. While Dec. 21 may ...
The system of the twelve-year cycle of animal signs was built from observations of the orbit of Jupiter (the Year Star; simplified Chinese: 岁星; traditional Chinese: 歳星; pinyin: Suìxīng). Following the orbit of Jupiter around the Sun, Chinese astronomers divided the celestial circle into 12 sections, and rounded it to 12 years (from 11 ...
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