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What is the basis of the yellow calendar? Is the almanac really useful? Or a feudal superstition?

The yellow calendar, also known as the old yellow calendar, the imperial calendar and the children's calendar, etc. , is a kind of almanac that can display Gregorian calendar, Lunar calendar, Ganzhi calendar and other calendars at the same time, and has a large number of rules and contents related to seeking good fortune and avoiding evil.

The main contents of the Gregorian calendar include: twenty-four solar terms, avoiding bad luck, rushing evil, combining evil, radio, dry branches, twelve gods, on duty, fetal gods, stars, moon phases, evil spirits, jealousy of Peng Zu, six evils, nine planets, fleeting time, traditional Chinese medicine, mysterious nine planets, week, zodiac, orientation and so on.

The popularity of almanac for thousands of years reflects the uncertainty of people's life in China. In general, there are many things about good or bad luck, or life customs. Although it is an unpretentious popular publication in every era, China people's profound belief in the concept of choosing auspicious dates has long restricted many social activities in time and space.

In modern times, the main contents of the Gregorian calendar are: Gregorian calendar, lunar calendar and trunk calendar, which are taboos such as auspiciousness, evil spirits, evil spirits, combined harm, singing, trunk and branch, twenty-four solar terms, twelve gods, duty on the day, fetal gods and Peng Zu;

Liu Yao, nine planets, fleeting time, Tai Sui, Sanyuan Jiuyun, nine planets in Kong Xuan, XiShen, the god of wealth, the week, the zodiac, the azimuth and so on. That is, people in ancient China recorded their daily likes and dislikes on the calendar as a guide to action.

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