Countries that use the lunar calendar

The lunar calendar is a calendar adopted by Islamic countries and regions, also known as hijri. It takes the new moon as the basic unit of the calendar. Odd months are 30th, even months are 29th, twelve months are a year, and ***354 days. In fact, there are about 354.38+0 days in the twelve lunar months. In order to make the beginning of the month and the New Year start from the day when the waning moon appears, the following leap method is adopted in the hijri calendar: every 30 years is a cycle, and 1 1 leap day is set. 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 18, 2 1, 24, 26 and 29 years are leap years. 65438+ February of leap year is 30th, * * * 355. Muharram began on the day when Muhammad moved from Mecca to Medina, that is, in July of 16, that is, in 622.

In Asian countries, not only China uses the lunar calendar, but also South Korea, Singapore and other countries.