;Cal. Chinese-days

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IMAGE=Holiday_days-p.gif
COMMENT=Updated August 26, 2012 \nSome dates can not be calculated mathematically, they are not mentioned \nDates may deviate ±1 day only in case that the moon observation deviates from the moon calculation \nChinese calendar see: Cal. Chinese


04.2.          =Li Chu'un                           ;Note=1st jie in the new Sunyear
28.2.+36Dy     =Qingming Festival (mid-spring, sacred day of the dead) ;Note=106th day after wintersolstice {h}
22.12.         =Winter Solstice Festival (Dong Zhi) ;Note=dōngzhì

;Spring Festival, if New Moon after 15:59 (UTC) >> one day later in China (UTC+8)

21.1.+1Nm      =Spring Festival (Ch'un-chieh) (±1 day moon observation)  ;Note=chūnjié, Chinees New Year #-2698 {h}
21.1.+1Nm      =Holiday Moon (±1 day moon observation)                   ;Note=new moon 1st Chinese lunar month #-2698
21.1.+1Nm+2Dy  =God of Wealth (±1 day moon observation)                  ;Note=2nd day after Chinees New Year #-2698
21.1.+1Nm+4Dy  =Breaking the Five (±1 day moon observation)              ;Note=5th day 1st Chinese lunar month #-2698
21.1.+1Nm+6Dy  =Every One's Birthday (Yan Yat) (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=day human beings were created by Pan Gu, 7th day 1st Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
21.1.+1Nm+8Dy  =Birthday of the Jade Emperor (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=9th day 1st Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
21.1.+1Nm+14Dy =Lantern Festival (Shang Yuan Festival) #-2698 (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=15th day 1st Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
;21.1.+1Nm+14Dy =Lantern Festival (±1 day moon observation)            ;Note=15th day 1st Chinese lunar month #-2698
21.1.+1Nm+18Dy =Rats' Wedding Day (±1 day moon observation)            ;Note=19th day 1st Chinese lunar month #-2698

20.2.+1Nm      =Budding Moon (±1 day moon observation)       ;Note=new moon 2nd Chinese lunar month #-2698
20.2.+1Nm+1Dy  =Dragon Raises Head (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=2nd day 2nd Chinese lunar month #-2698
20.2.+1Nm+18Dy =Birthday Goddess of Mercy (Guan Yin) (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=19th day 2nd Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
;20.2.+1Nm+18Dy =Birthday Kwan Yin (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=19th day 2nd Chinese lunar month #-2698

22.3.+1Nm     =Sleepy Moon (±1 day moon observation)  ;Note=new moon 3th Chinese lunar month #-2698
22.3.+1Nm+2Dy =Azalea Cakes (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=3rd day 3th Chinese lunar month #-2698

21.4.+1Nm      =Peony Month (±1 day moon observation)       ;Note=4th Chines lunar month #-2698
21.4.+1Nm+7Dy  =Buddha's Birthday (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=8th day 4th Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
21.4.+1Nm+13Dy =Fire God (±1 day moon observation)          ;Note=14th day 4th Chinese lunar month #-2698
21.4.+1Nm+16Dy =T'ai Shan, goddess of Midwifery (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=17th day 4th Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}

;               =Dragon Moon                                    ;Note=new moon 5th Chinese lunar month #-2698
;               =Dragon Boat Festival (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=Double Five Day, 5th day 5th Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
;               =Mugwort Day (±1 day moon observation)          ;Note=5h day 5th Chinese lunar month #-2698
;               =Tin Hau, Mother of the Sea Dragon, goddess of the sea (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=8th day 5th Chinese lunar month #-2698

24.6.+1Nm      =Lotus Moon (±1 day moon observation)            ;Note=new moon 6th Chinese lunar month #-2698
24.6.+1Nm+5Dy  =Airing the Classics (±1 day moon observation)   ;Note=6th day 6th Chinese lunar month #-2698
24.6.+1Nm+22Dy =Horse-god (Mawang) (±1 day moon observation)    ;Note=23rd day 6th Chinese lunar month #-2698
24.6.+1Nm+23Dy =Thunder-god (Leigong) (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=24th day 6th Chinese lunar month #-2698
24.6.+1Nm+24Dy =Five Tiger Spirits (Wuhushen) (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=25th day 6th Chinese lunar month #-2698

25.7.+1Nm      =The Moon of the Hungry Ghosts (±1 day moon observation)  ;Note=new moon 7th Chinese lunar month #-2698
25.7.+1Nm+6Dy  =Valentine's Day/Daughter's Day (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=Chi Hsi Festival/Seven Sisters Festival/Night of Sevens, 7th day 7th Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
;25.7.+1Nm+6Dy  =Tiu Chen (Laying Down Needles), Weaver Woman (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=7th day 7th Chinese lunar month #-2698
25.7.+1Nm+14Dy =Ghost Festival/Spirit Festival (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=15th day 7th Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
;25.7.+1Nm+14Dy =Chung Yuan, Moon of the Hungry Ghosts (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=15th day 7th Chinese lunar month #-2698

24.8.+1Nm      =Harvest Moon (±1 day moon observation)       ;Note=new moon 8th Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
24.8.+1Nm+14Dy =Mid-Autumn Festival/Moon Festival (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=15th day 8th Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
24.8.+1Nm+16Dy =God of Thieves (±1 day moon observation)     ;Note=17th day 8th Chines lunar month #-2698
24.8.+1Nm+26Dy =Birthday Confucius (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=27th day 8th Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}

23.9.+1Nm      =Chrysanthemum Moon (±1 day moon observation)  ;Note=new moon 9th Chinese lunar month #-2698
23.9.+1Nm+8Dy  =Chong Yang Festival (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=Double Ninth Festival, 9th day 9th Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}
;23.9.+1Nm+8Dy  =Chrysanthemum Day (±1 day moon observation)   ;Note=9th day 9th Chinese lunar month #-2698
23.9.+1Nm+14Dy =God of Wealth (±1 day moon observation)       ;Note=15th day 9th Chinese lunar month #-2698

;               =Kindly Moon (±1 day moon observation)               ;Note=new moon 10th Chinese lunar month #-2698
;               =Delivering Winter Clothes (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=1st day 10th Chinese lunar month #-2698
;               =Five Mountain Spirits (±1 day moon observation)     ;Note=6th day 10th Chinese lunar month #-2698
;               =Xia Yuan Festival (±1 day moon observation)         ;Note=xiàyuánjié, 15th day 10th Chinese lunar #-2698 month #-2698 {h}

23.12.-1Nm      =White Moon (±1 day moon observation)          ;Note=new moon 11th Chinese lunar month #-2698
23.12.-1Nm      =Shutting Up Windows (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=1st day 11th Chinese lunar month #-2698
23.12.-1Nm+14Dy =Moon Overhead (±1 day moon observation)       ;Note=15th day 11th Chinese lunar month #-2698
22.12.-1Nm+16Dy =Birthday of the great Buddha (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=Buddha Amitabha, 17th day 11th Chinese lunar month #-2698 {h}

21.1.-1Nm+7Dy  =Bitter Moon (±1 day moon observation)             ;Note=new moon 12th Chinese lunar month
21.1.-1Nm+7Dy  =Sacrifice Eighth Gruel (±1 day moon observation)  ;Note=8th day 12th Chinese lunar month
21.1.-1Nm+19Dy =Sweeping the Ground (±1 day moon observation)     ;Note=20th day 12th Chinese lunar month #-2697
21.1.-1Nm+22Dy =Kitchen God Festival (±1 day moon observation)    ;Note=xièzào, 23th day 12th Chinese lunar month #-2697 {h}
21.1.+1Nm-1Dy  =Eve of Chinese New Year (±1 day moon observation) ;Note=Last day of the last month #-2697 {h}


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