CHINESE NEW YEAR 春节 AND CHINESE ZODIAC 生肖
How does the Chinese zodiac sign work?生肖
There are 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac calendar that are associated with the rotation of the 5 elements of Chinese cosmology, making the cycle renew every 60 years. Unlike the Gregorian Gregorian calendar, the Chinese calendar depends on the phases of the moon, not the sun, so the New Year falls on a date other than January 1.
12 signs of the zodiac
生肖 shēngxiào
Rat 鼠
Buffalo 牛
Tiger 虎
Rabbit 兔
Dragon 龙
Snake 蛇
Horse 马
Goat / Sheep 羊
Monkey 猴
Rooster 鸡
Dog 狗
Pig 猪
5 elements
五行 wǔxíng
Venus - Metal 金
Jupiter - Wood 木
Mercury - Water 水
Mars - Fire 火
Saturn - Earth 土
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Do you know that the Chinese can know your age knowing tylko 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_3194_bb3b-136bad5cf58d_38db05-5cb3b_cc-3194_bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Each sign is assigned to a given year, the order of animals in the Chinese horoscope is fixed and practically every Chinese knows it by heart .
- 你 属 什么? Nǐ shǔ shénme? What is your zodiac sign?
- 我 属 龙 。Wǒ shǔ lóng. My zodiac sign is the dragon.
On the basis of our answer (and appearance :)) it can be concluded whether we have, for example, 31 lat (1988), or maybe 19 (2000). It is rather difficult to make a mistake in this matter, and you do not need to ask a direct question about age :).
24 solar terms 二十 四 节气
Chinese rok is divided into 12 months. Each month is divided into two halves, which creates 24 solar terms, 24 Jieqi, which are associated in their names with agricultural phenomena. From the point of view astronomiczny Jie is the beginning of the next month, a Qi_cc58d_Qi_cc58d58 is the middle of a given month.
The solar calendar is used in feng shui and Chinese astrology.
Examples of solar terms in China:
the beginning of February - the beginning of spring, i.e. 立春 Lichun, then the Chinese New Year is celebrated, 春节 Chunjie, literally the Spring Festival
the beginning of April or Qing Ming, then the Chinese celebrate the Day of the Dead Qingming Jie 清明节
the second half of June, the summer solstice or Xiazhi 夏至
the second half of July, huge heat, i.e. Dashu 大暑, then also w Chinach is the most hot and humid.
the beginning of November that is the beginning of winter Lidong 立冬
end of December, winter solstice or Dongzhi 冬至
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All important Chinese holidays such as: Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival whether the dragon boat festival is movable and is celebrated according to the Chinese calendar.