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What is the meaning of "Suzaku must use the Phoenix symbol system" in the Yellow Calendar?

Suzaku is a fire in the south and a fierce day in the underworld. It is appropriate to make this mistake on auspicious days and windy waters. When choosing a date, if you have to do something on Suzaku Day, you must use the Phoenix symbol system. Generally, when going to a temple (Taoist temple), please wear a phoenix symbol, or ask the mage to draw a phoenix symbol to wear. So you can do things on Suzaku Day.

Because the south is Suzaku, it is also called the Seven Nights of Suzaku in the South. In China ancient geomantic omen, it was called Muan Jing, Ghost Golden Sheep, Swertia liutu, Stellar Horse, Zhang Yuelu, Winged Fire Snake and Lumbricus. The patron saint of Taoism, one of the four elephants. The four elephants are Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu, which are collectively called the Four Gods or Four Spirits.

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For thousands of years, the almanac has been the best-selling book among the people in China! There is no sign of being eliminated by the times. Even after the Republic of China, under the impact of scientism, ordinary books continued to be published, which is really a big difference in the history of publishing. For example, Taiwan Province Province prints about five or six million yellow calendars every year. About two-thirds of the almanac and general books in Taiwan Province are claimed to have inherited the "Jichengtang" general books in Hong Chao and Fujian two hundred years ago; The source of Hong Kong's popularity is Shu Tong of Luo Chuanlie, the "Taoist Temple" in Guangdong.

Many modern people have a deep dependence on the Gregorian calendar. Scholars believe that the popularity of the Huangli calendar for thousands of years reflects the uncertainty of people's lives in China. Generally speaking, this book contains many contents related to good or bad luck or life customs. Although it is an unpretentious popular publication in every era, China people's belief in the concept of choosing auspicious dates has long restricted many social activities (such as land reclamation, funeral celebrations and even election registration).