How did the old almanac come from? According to the lunar calendar

Whenever we get married or an elder in our family dies, people in our family will always habitually see some taboos and precautions in the old calendar books. These taboos are often considered to be very accurate representatives, but how did the old almanac create these?

The yellow calendar, or imperial calendar, is based on the lunar calendar in China, and many calendars indicate the good or bad luck of this day. According to legend, the Huangli calendar was created by Emperor Xuanyuan, so it is called the Huangli calendar, which is also commonly known as the "general book" among the people. However, because the word "book" and "lose" in Tongshu are homophonic, it is also called "Tong Sheng" because of taboo. The main contents of the Gregorian calendar are the schedule of the twenty-four solar terms, the good and bad luck of each day, the luck of the zodiac and so on. Various terms in the yellow calendar.

Agriculture depends on the weather, and when the weather is good, the harvest is not good. Over time, an almanac is formed, which arranges the years, months and days according to a certain calendar and provides relevant data. In feudal times, it was promulgated by the emperor, so it was also called "imperial calendar". In ancient times, the old yellow calendar covered information related to people's living habits and production methods at that time, and subjectively wanted to satisfy people's desire to promote prosperity and overcome disasters.

According to legend, the yellow calendar was created by Xuanyuan Huangdi, so it is called the yellow calendar. It came into being on the basis of the China lunar calendar, and is mainly used to guide farmers' farming season, so it is also called "lunar calendar". Its main contents are the schedule of the 24 solar terms, the good and bad luck of each day, the luck of the zodiac and so on. Details are as follows:

Monthly contents: the contents of the monthly calendar include: the size of the month; Monthly construction; Pay the festival, starting and ending this month; The value of the month; The orientation of the moon; The moon, stars, etc. Contains daily content.

Taboos in the Yellow Calendar are calculated according to the arrangement of gods and evil spirits by Chen Cong School. For specific methods, please refer to Jieji Frontier Defense Book. Chen Cong School, as its name implies, is related to astrology, but its subsequent development deviated from the actual astrology and adopted fictional stars, namely gods and evil spirits. Through the relationship between year, month and day, we can calculate the auspicious and evil spirits of this day. For example, today's Yihai Day, auspicious gods have virtue, and evil gods have monthly punishment.

If you get the evil spirit, you can infer today's taboos according to the evil spirit. Different gods and evil spirits have different functions. For example, "Bujiang" is an auspicious god, which is beneficial to marriage. If you don't marry, you should generally marry. However, "Chongyang" has a destructive effect on marriage. If today is an important day, it is not suitable for marriage. If there are many fierce people today, then everything is not suitable.