What was May called in ancient times?

The ancients called May Gaoyue, Puyue, Midsummer, Chaoxia, Liu Yue, Yuyue, Wu Mi, Tanaka and Midsummer.

On the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May, many people hang calamus and mugwort leaves on their doors to ward off evil spirits. So May is also called "Puyue".

May is the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar year, and it is a big month. * * * There is 3 1 day. "May" is also called "high moon". In the northern hemisphere, May is the third month of spring. There are two solar terms this month: Long Summer and Xiaoman. The festivals in May mainly include: May 1st International Labor Day, May 4th Youth Day and Mother's Day.

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Note: Supplementary nicknames of ancient months in China:

1 month-first month, first month, February, last month, musicians from Meng Chun, Zheng Yue, Kazuki Watanabe, early spring and Xinzheng.

February-Female Month, Apricot Month, Midspring, Yue Ling, Yueru, Li Yue and Han Chun.

March-Yue Mei, Tao Yue, Li Yue, Silkworm Yue, Tongyue, Yue Ji, Xiao Chun, Mi Yue, Sakura Bamboo Shoots and Tao Lang.

April-Yuyue, Huaiyue, Xia Meng, silver moon, Yue Mei, early summer, Zhengyang, Zhu Ming and Qinghe.

May-Gaoyue, Liu Yue, Puyue, Midsummer, JUNG WOO and Tanaka.

June-Lotus Moon, Fu Moon, Late Summer Moon, Dan Moon, Cross Moon, Xia Yue and Silence.

July-phase month, spirit month, frost month, Qiu Meng, blue month, cool month, melon month, early autumn, early autumn.

August-Zhuangyue, Gui Yue, Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Zheng Zhi and Shanghai High School.

September-Xuan Yue, Juyue, Qiu Ji, Poor Autumn, Bianqiu, Qingnvyue.

10 —— Sunny Moon, Mengdong, Mingyue, Early Winter, Kaidong, Zhengyangyue and Xiaoyangchun

November-Jia Yue, Midwinter, Chang Yue

1February-Tuyue, twelfth lunar month, Jidong, twelfth lunar month, dusk winter, remnant winter, late winter, Qixi, Jiapingyue.

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