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What does it mean to build in a traditional month?

Monthly construction generally refers to the twelve branches, such as Kuozi, Kuchou and Yin Jian. "Sword" represents the direction of the top of the bucket handle of the Big Dipper.

In ancient astronomy, bucket handle, the Big Dipper, was called the "sword", and the year was divided into twelve years in the trunk and branch calendar, and bucket handle rotated in turn and was called the "sword of December". 1February is a solar month based on 24 solar terms.

Tai sui is an astrology discipline founded in the era of the yellow emperor, also known as "the discipline of taking pictures" At the age of 60, the operation cycle is based on the branch and branch chronology of 60 Jiazi. Tai sui Shen corresponds to 60 jiazi, a total of 60, one on duty every year. Tai sui is the person who was on duty that year, and is called "Tai sui".

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Liyue is different from the lunar calendar (Wang Shuo, divided into the fifteenth day of the first month). The lunar calendar is a combination of yin and yang, and the first and fifteenth days are lunar calendars. The solar terms are about the relationship between the sun and the earth and belong to the solar calendar.

Orders in December are not divided according to the first day of the lunar month, but according to festivals, namely beginning of spring, Jingzhe, Qingming, Long Summer, Mangzhong, Xiaoshu, beginning of autumn, Bailu, Hanlu, beginning of winter, Heavy Snow and Slight Cold (festivals in the 24 solar terms).

As the beginning of silver moon, Uzuki, Chen Yue, Mitsuki, wuyue, Yue Wei, Shen Yue, Youyue, Yuan Yue, Haiyue, Ziyue and Ugly Moon. Although the lunar calendar is in the same month, if the festival is in the middle of the month, the month before the festival is the month of last month, and the month after the festival is the month of next month. There are twenty-four solar terms in a year, which are divided into twelve sections and twelve gases.

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