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Chinese Dates Found On The Traditional Calendar

The Chinese calendar is different from the Gregorian calendar. It can be traced back to five hundred years before the coming of Christ. The Gregorian calendar is in general use for marking everyday events that take place, but Chinese dates that are important to the Chinese community are found on a Chinese calendar.

This calendar is called a lunisolar calendar, as it uses phases of the moon to track time, as well as using the Sun. A whole year on a lunisolar calendar is one that goes from one summer solstice to the next. This is called a tropical year. It charts when the most important festivals in a Chinese year should take place.

The year begins with Chinese New Year, which is a very important holidays, and is held on the first day of the first month. It is a huge celebration in the community. It is traditional for houses to be thoroughly cleaned before the New Year, sweeping out any bad luck that might have occurred, and to make room for good luck to come in.

Red is considered to be a very lucky colour, so the doors and windows are decorated with red symbols of luck and wealth. On new Years Eve there is a big feast, and fire crackers are let off at midnight to welcome in the year. The following morning the children get a gift of lucky money in a traditional red envelope.

Another important date is that of the Mid Autumn festival, or Moon festival. This is held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, which means that it usually occurs around mid September to mid October. It takes place when the Moon is at its very fullest.

It is celebrated by viewing the Moon and by eating moon cakes, which are a sweet delicacy. Lanterns are also lit, including floating sky lanterns. For this reason it is sometimes called the Lantern festival.

During the winter time then the major celebration is the Dongzhi festival. This takes place on the winter solstice which is the shortest day of the year. Families celebrate by having a large feast.

This festival is thought to have its roots in the yin and yang philosophy of life, in that after this date the days will begin drawing out. With more daylight hours people will experience an increase in energy. Chinese dates mark very important points in the calendar.

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