Terminology Analysis of Traditional Yellow Calendar in China

In modern society, few people use the yellow pages, so few people know how to read the yellow calendar. The following are some terms of the yellow calendar. It is more accurate to look at the almanac.

Sacrifice: refers to the ancestral temple sacrifice, that is, offering sacrifices to ancestors or temples, gods and other things.

Bury: To hold a ceremony, such as a funeral.

Marriage: an auspicious day for a man to marry a woman and hold a wedding.

Travel: refers to travel and sightseeing.

Prayer: To ask God to bless or complete something.

Earthmoving: when building, digging with a hoe for the first time.

Bed: It means a bed and a sleeper.

Opening ceremony: after the Buddha statue is formed, it will be dedicated to the superior.

Acceptance: wedding ceremony and dowry reward.

Incarnation: the meaning of putting the body in the coffin.

Relocation: refers to the relocation of residence.

Breaking ground only refers to breaking ground for burial, which is different from breaking ground in general buildings, that is, breaking ground belongs to yin house and breaking ground belongs to yang house. Now it has been abused in society. When choosing a date, you must determine it.

Dismissal: laundry, house cleaning, disaster relief, etc.

Entering the house: that is, staying in the new house, the so-called "new house completion ceremony."

Architecture: refers to the construction and repair of Yang Mansion.

Planting: The "fruit harvest" of plants is the same as "planting fields and peace".

Opening: "Opening" means opening, and so does the opening ceremony. Including starting business or starting work at the beginning of the year; Open a new store, enterprise or factory.

Move the coffin out of the house during the funeral.

Engagement: a kind of engagement ceremony, commonly known as engagement.

Demolition: The demolition of a building.

Filing: conclude various sales contracts with the other party.

Transaction: conclude various sales contracts with the other party.

Seek: point to the gods and pray for the heirs.

Upper beam: a beam installed on the roof of a building, riding on the same horse.

Income collection: the basis of house purchase, purchase, account collection, rent collection, debt collection, loan, grain storage, etc. I dug with a hoe for the first time when I built it.

Fasting: a fasting ceremony held before the temple was built.

Inauguration: Inauguration.

Love: a rite of passage for men and women over 20 years old.

Door: Place the main entrance.