The Origin of China's Yellow Calendar

The yellow calendar, or imperial calendar, is based on the lunar calendar in China, and many calendars indicate the good or bad luck of a day.

According to legend, the Yellow Calendar was created by Emperor Xuanyuan, so it is called the Yellow Calendar, which is also commonly known as the "General Book" among the people. However, because the word "book" in Tongshu is homophonic with the word "lose", it is also called "Tong Sheng" because it is taboo.

The main contents of the Gregorian calendar are the date table of the twenty-four solar terms, the good and bad luck of each day, the fortune of the zodiac and so on.

Various terms in the yellow calendar:

Sacrifice: refers to the worship of ancestors and gods.

Burial: Hold a burial ceremony.

Marriage: the day of marriage.

Travel: Traveling abroad, etc.

Blessing: Pray for the gods to bless something that may be wished.

Breaking ground: When building a house, hoes were first used for digging.

Anbed: refers to placing a bed.

Opening: After the Buddha statue is shaped, it is enshrined in the upper position.

Nakai: When she got engaged, she got an engagement fee.

Embarrassment: put the body in the coffin.

Relocation: move, relocate.

Breaking ground: refers to burying the dead.

Clear: clean the room.

Move into a house: move into a new home.

Build: repair and build houses.

Planting: planting crops.

Opening: The store is open for business.

Move: Move the coffin.

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

Demolition: Demolition of houses.

Filing: signing various contracts to buy and sell each other.

Transaction: sign various sales contracts with each other.

Seeking an heir: pray to the gods for future generations.

Beam: a beam house.

Collecting money: buying a house, purchasing goods, collecting accounts, collecting rent, collecting debts, lending, and warehousing grain.

Began to lay the foundation: when building, digging with a hoe for the first time.

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

Position: taking office.

Coronation: a rite of passage for men and women who have reached the age of 20.

Anmen: Place the front door frame.

Grave repair: repair the grave.

Hanging plaque: refers to hanging signs or various plaques.