Interpretation of various terms in the Yellow Calendar

Gregorian calendar: It is an international calendar, also called solar calendar, and also called national calendar or new calendar in China. It is related to the earth's orbit around the sun, which is the solar calendar. Gregorian calendar starts from 65438+ 10 month 1

Example: 2013 65438+1Friday, October 4th. (The last two examples are based on this date, and Taiwan Province Province also uses the year of the Republic of China, that is, 102).

Lunar calendar: according to the standard, it should be called summer calendar, also called Han calendar. It is a calendar based on the periodic change of the moon phase and the law of the earth's orbit around the sun (that is, the change of seasons throughout the year). This is a kind of lunar calendar. The lunar calendar begins on the first day of the first month.

Example: Renchennian 1 1 23rd of the month. Some perpetual calendars are marked as "Lunar Year" to avoid confusion with official calendars. )

Regarding the chronology, it must be explained here that the lunar calendar can be traced back to the constitutional calendar of the Qing Dynasty, when the imperial chronology was adopted. In the late Qing Dynasty, the Chinese League led by Sun Yat-sen adopted the Yellow Emperor Calendar. It was not until the success of the Revolution of 1911 that representatives suggested that the calendar year of the Yellow Emperor was not conducive to the integration with the international calendar, so they decided to use the western calendar (solar calendar). The use of the Yellow Emperor era ended here. There is only one option left in the summer calendar, which has been used to this day. For a long time, many experts and scholars have put forward suggestions to restore the calendar of the Yellow Emperor. The advantages are: firstly, it can avoid confusion with the official calendar; Secondly, it is more conducive to enhancing national cohesion; Third, it can record the calendar continuously and gradually like the year of A.D. ..

Stem-branch calendar: also known as solar calendar and Jiazi calendar, it is a calendar that marks the year, month, day and time with 60 groups of different branches and earthly branches, which is basically perfect in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is divided into twelve months by twenty-four solar terms, each month contains two solar terms, there is no leap month, and the old one is the tropic of Capricorn, which is a solar calendar. Beginning of spring is the first year of the official calendar.

For example, in the year of Renchen, the month of Renzi and the day of Wu Geng. (If some almanac does not have a Gregorian calendar year and a Gregorian calendar year, use Five Tigers Escape Year and Five Rats Escape Day to push it out. )

The trunk calendar has always been the most important part of the yellow calendar, because the skill of choosing good luck is only related to the trunks and branches of the year, month and day. In order to increase the accuracy of techniques and create astronomical phenomena, the selectors of later generations emphasized that the month in the paving rules is from the beginning of the solar term of the current month to the beginning of the solar term of the next month. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhang Yuxi said: When choosing a day, the solar terms of the month should be correct, and the gas should be daily calendar. This year is too old: this year is too old.

Year-old Chong: This year is the year-old Chong in the zodiac.

Chronology of trunk and branch: It is a part of the trunk and branch calendar, or in line with the lunar calendar, using heavenly stems and earthly branches's method. Such as Wu Jianian or Wu Jianian in the lunar calendar.

Flying Star: The purple and white nine stars that entered China that year. Some will match a flying star map of Jiugong in the fleeting time.

24 solar terms and delivery time:

The 24 solar terms, namely beginning of spring, Rain, Surprise, Spring Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Slight Summer, Great Summer, beginning of autumn, Early Summer, Millennium, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Early Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold, are all based on the sun's ecliptic.

Seventy-two wait:

The weather lasts for five days, 365 days a year (73 days on average). In order to correspond to the 24 solar terms, it is stipulated that three days are one day (gas) and a year is 72 days.

Each climate corresponds to a phenological phenomenon called "waiting". The "weather" of weather should include abiotic and biotic. The former includes "the water begins to dry up", "the east wind thaws", "the rainbow begins to see" and "the ground begins to freeze". The latter includes animals and plants, such as "the swan goose comes", "the tiger begins to make love", "Ping begins to live", "Bitter vegetable show" and "the peach blossom begins to bloom".

The seventy-two changes originated very early and played a certain role in agricultural activities. Although some phenological descriptions are not so accurate and some are unscientific, they still have certain reference value for understanding the climate and its changes in ancient North China. Because the initial unit of phenology at that time was small and the actual climate and region were quite different, it was difficult to be widely used. Now that the phenology of the Yellow River basin has changed, the phenology of other areas is even more different. We must constantly develop phenology and formulate a new natural calendar, otherwise it is impossible to mechanically copy ancient books.

Several dragons control the water:

According to the date of the first day of the first month of each year (Chen is a dragon). For example, the fifth day of the first month is called "Five Dragons Governing Water", and the sixth day is called "Six Dragons Governing Water", and so on. It is said that the more dragons, the less rainfall, and the less dragons, the more rainfall. Since ancient times, there has been a proverb among the Han people that "it doesn't rain when there are many dragons".

A few cows are ploughing the land;

The first ugly day of each year (ugly is a cow) is on the first day of the first month, that is, "a few cows plow the field." The more cattle, the better. The more, the better.

Shen Nian orientation map and explanatory text:

Take Wu Geng in 1990 as an example, and its text description is as follows: (1) Ding Youbing, the sixth son of the fifth son of Jimao, a traditional sacrificial victim, avoided murder when he was buried; On 1999, the third evil spirit occupied Dingba Mountain from Fanhairenzi in northern Huang Wu, avoiding all other mountains. Putting Wang Mingqing said that the heavenly stems belong to gold, the earthly branches belong to fire, and Yin Na belongs to earth. Years of virtue are in Geng, and years of virtue are in B. ...

The first circle in the middle and outward of the annual orientation map is the annual orientation map of nine planets, and the taboo of "Huang Wu" and "D" in the text description of the above example comes from the application of this annual orientation map of nine planets.

The second circle is the twenty-four mountains (see the article "Twenty-four Mountains"). The third and fourth laps are Nian Shen, who travel all over the country with their age. In the previous example, "three evils in the north in a year" refers to the three evils in the north, such as robbing the sea, sitting in evil without promise, and being abandoned. Month size: the Gregorian calendar is as big as March and as small as April. The lunar calendar is as big as April and as small as leap April.

Every night (for example, 1989 in December, every night is).

The orientation of the moon demon (take December of 1989 as an example, the orientation of the moon demon is the east).

Calendar of the main branch: It is a part of the calendar of the main branch, and the month is recorded by heavenly stems and earthly branches's method. Like Ben Yin Yue. Speaking of monthly supply construction.

Moon Star: The flying star of Ryutsuki. (Take December of 1989 as an example, the moon star nine purple).

The auspicious gods "Wang Ri", "Yao An", "Post Horse" and "Queen of Heaven" and the evil spirits "Moon Break" and "Sky Fire" all belong to the gods of the moon system. Its contents mainly include: Gregorian calendar date; Zhou; Seasons of the day (such as the first quarter moon, the twenty-four solar terms, the new moon, various festivals, etc.). ); Good luck that day, fierce; The first few days of the lunar calendar; The days of drying branches; Xing Wu, Yin Na; Gossip; Daily divination; Worth nine planets; 28 stars; Twelve straight; Should be avoided on the same day; Rush to that day; Fetal god day; Good luck, bad luck, etc. Briefly as follows:

Date of support: such as Jiazi Day, Ugly Day and Bingyin Day.

Good or bad luck of that day: All the evil spirits on duty, such as the broken year, the broken moon, the new moon, the four departures and the four wonders, are unlucky days, no matter what other evil spirits are nearby. The rest of the days are judged to be safe or auspicious according to the twelve constellations (the twelve gods of the zodiac), the twenty-eight stars and various evil spirits.

Twelve satellites: construction, separation, charging, leveling, determination, holding, breaking, danger, success, combination, opening and combination;

Twenty-eight stars: horns, cymbals, houses, dustpans at the end of the heart, etc. (Refer to the article auspicious day and twenty-eight stars);

Yin Na's five elements: the words "gold" and "fire" or "gold in the sea" and "fire in the furnace" are placed on the branches of the sun.

"Celestial officials are in the morning", "Western trial at noon", "Rilu Shenshi", "Tianyi Youshi" and "Fuwei Xingshi". These are the contents of the immortals when the sun is dry, and those hours when the sun is dry that day are precious. Due to the limited space of the "Yellow Calendar", only one of them is listed.

The appropriateness and taboo of the day: inferred from the twelve constellations, the twenty-eight stars and your gods and evil spirits in the day.

Only when the auspicious gods are close to each other can there be auspicious gods.

A: Something suitable for today.

Avoid evil spirits: you should stay away, something bad will happen to you.

Avoid: things you shouldn't do today.

Sacrifice: refers to the worship of ancestors and gods.

Burial: Hold a burial ceremony.

Marriage: the day of marriage.

Travel: Traveling abroad, etc.

Blesser: One who prays for God's blessing or wish.

Breaking ground: when building a house, digging with a hoe for the first time. (mostly referring to yangzhai)

Install a bed: refers to placing a bed.

Opening: After the Buddha statue is shaped, it is dedicated to the upper position.

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

Embarrassment: put the body in the coffin.

Relocation: move, relocate.

Break ground: dig with a hoe for the first time (especially a shady house)

Clear: Clean the house.

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.

Deal: a matter of buying and selling each other.

Seeking heirs: pray to the gods for future generations. (mainly for men)

Liang: Liang house.

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

Start with the foundation: when building a house, the first stone is placed in the foundation of the wall.

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

Position: Take office.

Coronation: A rite of passage for men and women who have reached the age of 20 (a few weeks ago). In a few weeks, women will be 15 years old.

Anmen: Place the front door frame.

Grave repair: grave repair.

Hanging plaque: refers to hanging signs or various plaques.

Bad wall: refers to the demolition of houses or walls.

Bath: Take a bath.

Teaching cattle and horses: refers to the work of training cattle and horses.

Open pond: dig wells and dig ponds.

Peng Zuji: It refers to not doing something on a certain day or at a certain time on a certain day in heavenly stems and earthly branches, otherwise something will happen.

Rushing evil spirits on that day, such as "rushing monkeys is evil in the north" and "rushing chickens is evil in the west".

Chong: The earthly branches collide, namely meridian, ugly, Shen Yin, You Mao, Chen Xu and Hayes, and then the twelve earthly branches are matched with the zodiac, namely rat, ugly cow, silver tiger, hairy rabbit, dragon, snake, afternoon horse, sheep, monkey and chicken. Therefore, every Children's Day, and noon rush, are "rushing horses"; Yin Ri and Shen, or "Running Monkey" Huang Li, set up this section to tell people not to choose those days that conflict with their genus.

Shame: In the daily direction of the shaman era, it is inappropriate to break ground, build, move, trade, enter the grave, bury and start saving. You should try to avoid shaman's age, pay attention to the direction of shaman's age, and avoid doing anything in this direction to avoid accidents.

Niansha: She often lives in the four seasons and becomes "Yin Qi of the four seasons". She is so vicious that she can March in the sky. She is not allowed to drill, camp or move where she is. If you accidentally violate this point, your offspring and livestock will be hurt. However, the location of the old evil spirit is easy to find. From the second day, due south, retrograde east, one person a day, four days a week, and so on.

However, those who violate the age of the perpetrator should also avoid or not do the above things. The traditional beliefs of the Han people are also used to the procedure of "dying" to pray for all the best in the year.

The "Purple and White Nine-Star Square" of that day: that is, flying stars. There are also the moon, the sun, Venus, Apollo, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and nine phalanxes.

Today's god

Xia Yuan: Today's image

Palm day is too old: today palm day is too old.

Fetal God Dominates/Daily Fetal God: In ancient legends, there has always been a so-called "Fetal God", and the items of "Fetal God" can be seen in farmers' calendars. According to the folk custom of Han nationality, the life of fetus is dominated by the god of fetus, which leads to many taboos, such as restricting the delivery of pregnant women, avoiding social activities such as weddings, funerals and celebrations, and taking more rest to reduce the risk of miscarriage.

Daily fetal position is different, which can be inferred from daily heavenly stems and earthly branches. Traditionally, the establishment and movement of fetal position must be forbidden to avoid damaging pregnancy and dystocia. Pregnant women are also not allowed to move furniture and knives and scissors, because moving around will make the "fetal god" unhappy and make the delivery not smooth. "Fetal God" said that although it is a legend and superstition of Han folk tradition, women should be cautious and have a good rest when they are pregnant in October. If they lose their baby's life because of miscarriage or premature birth, it will be a great pity for pregnant women!

Auspicious God's occupation/Auspicious God's orientation: XiShen, God of Wealth, God of Wealth, and your God's direction.

Five elements: gold, wood, water, fire and earth. The five elements are the most basic elements of the universe, and they also represent the five changes and personalities of everything in the universe, the evolution of the four seasons and the movement of the sun and the moon.

Gold, the center of cohesion, has the power of convergence, sharpness and cutting.

Wood, spreading in all directions, has the power to grow, flourish and outward.

Water flowing downwards has the power of flowing, freedom and downward.

Fire, expanding upward, has the power of light and heat, expanding upward.

When the earth moves from one side to the other, there is a heavy, mixed and inward force. "five times at noon" and "five times at dawn". For starting from the sun, please refer to the article Good Times.

Good luck and bad days: the words "zi ping, ugly luck and yin evil" are all based on the Japanese gods (Rilu, Xishen, Wubu, etc.). ), Sun God (twelve gods of the underworld, such as Sun Sword, Sun Peace, Sun Horse, Sun Break, Sun Disaster, Sun Punishment, Qinglong, Tang Ming, Sky Patrol and Suzaku), etc.

Ji Shi: Ji Shi.

Fierce time: ominous time.