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Why is November called Winter Moon?

Question 1: Why is November in the lunar calendar also called "Winter Moon"? The date of the lunar calendar is not fixed, but the winter solstice is always 1 1 month, so 1 1 month is called "winter month". In ancient China, the solstice in winter was very important and was regarded as a grand festival. There is a saying that the winter solstice is as big as a year, and there is a custom to celebrate it. "Han Shu" said: "The sun shines on the winter solstice, and you are long, so congratulations." People think that after the winter solstice, the days become longer and longer and the sun rises. This is the beginning of a solar cycle and an auspicious day, which should be celebrated. The Book of Jin records: "On the winter solstice of Wei and Jin Dynasties, people from all over the world celebrated ... its appearance was not as good as that of Zheng Dan." Explain the ancient emphasis on the winter solstice. Now, some places still celebrate the winter solstice as a festival. The northern region has the custom of slaughtering sheep and eating jiaozi and wonton from winter solstice, while the southern region has the custom of eating glutinous rice balls and long noodles from winter solstice on this day. There is also the custom of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors in winter solstice in various regions. )

Question 2: What is the winter moon? The winter month is November of the lunar calendar.

Another name for lunar month

January: the first month, the end of the month, the month, the beginning of the year, the lunar year, the early spring, Meng Chun, Xinzheng;

February: Life Month, Yueru, Li Yue, Apricot Month, Han Xiang and Midspring;

March: Silkworm Moon, Peach Moon, Same Moon, Ji Chun, Xiao Chun, yuanshi county, Liang Tao, Sakura Bamboo Shoots;

April: Yuyue, silver moon, Yue Mei, Qinghe, Early Summer, Xia Meng, Zhengyang and Zhu Ming;

May: Gaoyue, Liu Yue, Puyue, Midsummer, Yu Zheng and Tanaka;

June: Heyue, Jiaoyue, Heyue, Xia Yue, Fuyue, Jingyang and late summer;

July: Meet, Blue Moon, Liang Yue, Hanging Moon, Qiao Yue, Qiu Meng, Early Autumn, Early Autumn;

August: Zhuangyue, Gui Yue, Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhengqiu, and Shangzhong;

September: Xuan Yue, Juyue, Qingnvyue, Qiu Ji, Poor Autumn, Copy Autumn;

October: cloudy moon, bright moon, first month, Xiaoyangchun, early winter, fine winter, Meng Dong;

1 1 month: Ji Yue, Changyue and Midwinter;

December: painting month, waxing month, twelfth month, seasonal winter, twilight winter, remnant winter, late winter and Jiaping month.

Question 3: Why is November in the lunar calendar called Winter Moon? In ancient times,165438+1October 65438+February 65438+1October was classified as winter, February, March and April as spring, May, June and July as summer, and August and September as autumn.

Question 4: What is the nickname of each month? Similar to the lunar calendar 1 1, it is called "winter moon" and the lunar calendar 12 is called "twelfth moon". January: the first month, the end of the month, Xinzheng, the beginning of the year, jiayue.

February: Apricot moon, beautiful moon, mid-spring, the moon is like Hunchun.

March: peach month, season month, late spring, late spring, silkworm month.

April: Maiyue, silver moon, Yue Mei, early summer, Yuyue and Chunyang. May: midsummer, Liu Yue, Puyue, high moon and mid-day.

June: The last month of summer, the summer of Xia Yue, Jiaoyue, Lianyue and Mu.

July: new autumn, Zhao (sound zhào, start) autumn, blue moon, hanging moon.

August: Mid-Autumn Festival, Gui Yue, Zhuangyue, Upper Middle School and Chun Zhu.

September: dusk, gathering moon, frost, rotten moon and sunny moon.

October: early winter, early winter, dew month, sunny month.

1 1 month: winter solstice, auspicious month, Jiaxu month, long month and long month.

1February: seasonal winter, remnant winter, twelfth month, frozen month and severe cold month.

Question 5: 1 1 What month is it called? November of the lunar calendar, commonly known as the winter month, is the month where the "winter solstice" is located in the 24 solar terms, so it is called the "winter month".

Among thousands of years of traditional civilizations in China, there are Winter Moon, Mid-winter, Gu Yue, Late Moon, Early Moon and so on.

Question 6: Why is November in the lunar calendar also called the winter moon? In ancient times,165438+1October 65438+February 65438+1October was classified as winter, February, March and April as spring, May, June and July as summer, and August and September as autumn.

Question 7: Is the winter month in the lunar calendar 165438+ October or 65438+ February? November of the lunar calendar is the "winter month", also known as lucky month, long month and mid-winter. If the December of a year is represented by twelve earthly branches, it is also called "Zi Yue" and "Qi Zi".

Question 8: 1 1 month is called which month? November of the lunar calendar, commonly known as the winter month, is the month where the "winter solstice" is located in the 24 solar terms, so it is called the "winter month". Among thousands of years of traditional civilizations in China, there are Winter Moon, Mid-winter, Gu Yue, Late Moon, Early Moon and so on.