August 24, 2024, lunar calendar

On August 24, 2024, according to the Gregorian calendar, it is advisable to start a business and settle down, but not to get married and get a license.

The yellow calendar, also known as the old yellow calendar, the imperial calendar and the children's calendar, etc. , is a kind of almanac that can display Gregorian calendar, Lunar calendar, Ganzhi calendar and other calendars at the same time, and has a large number of rules and contents related to seeking good fortune and avoiding evil. The main contents of the Gregorian calendar include: twenty-four solar terms, avoiding bad luck, rushing evil, combining evil, radio, dry branches, twelve gods, on duty, fetal gods, stars, moon phases, evil spirits, jealousy of Peng Zu, six splendors, nine planets, fleeting time, traditional Chinese medicine, mysterious nine planets, weeks, zodiac signs, directions and so on.

Almanac is a code of conduct followed by ancient emperors, and it is a calendar promulgated by the emperor, so people call it the imperial calendar. It was not until the Revolution of 1911 overthrew the imperial system that the imperial calendar was rewritten into the yellow calendar. The Gregorian calendar includes not only astronomy, meteorology, seasons and seasons, but also some taboos that people should abide by in their daily lives. Its content guides the farming opportunities of working farmers in China, so it is also called the peasant calendar. The Gregorian calendar is also commonly known as the general book among the people.

Contemporary development

For more than 1000 years, the almanac has been the best-selling book among the people in China, showing no sign of being eliminated by the times. Even after the Republic of China, under the impact of scientism, almanac continued to be published, which is really a big difference in the history of publishing. For example, there are about five or six million yearbooks printed in Taiwan Province Province every year. About two-thirds of the almanac and general books in Taiwan Province are claimed to have inherited the general book of Jichengtang in Hong Chao, Fujian Province two hundred years ago, and the source of Hong Kong customs is Luo Chuanlie's general book of Chongdaotang in Guangdong Province.

Many modern people have a deep dependence on the Gregorian calendar. Scholars believe that the popularity of the Gregorian calendar for thousands of years reflects the uncertainty of China people's lives, and the general books contain a lot of contents related to good or bad luck or life customs. Although it belongs to unpretentious popular publications in every era, China people are convinced of the concept of auspicious choice, which leads to the long-term restriction of many activities in society in time and space.