Gregorian calendar September 22, 2023
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. After the Revolution of 1911, the imperial system was overthrown and the imperial calendar was rewritten as the Yellow Calendar. The yellow calendar not only includes astronomy, meteorology, seasons and seasons, but also contains some taboos that people should abide by in their daily lives. Its content guides the farming opportunity of working farmers in China, so it is also called peasant calendar, and the yellow calendar is also commonly known as the general book among the people.
Gregorian calendar and auspicious choice
China's traditional selection technology was quite mature as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties. At that time, the contents recorded in Japanese books were not only related to daily activities such as marriage and travel, but also related to military events such as attack and sending troops. In addition to calculating calendars and observing astronomical phenomena, official astronomical institutions in past dynasties were also responsible for selecting objects. For example, the duties of civil servants in the Eastern Han Dynasty include offering sacrifices, mourning and marrying to other countries.
Later, in the official astronomical institutions, there was a department to deal with this kind of affairs. In Song and Yuan Dynasties, it was called Sanshi Division, and in Qing Dynasty it was called Missed Division. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the responsibilities of this department were: building the inner and outer palaces, seeing the mountains and rivers, urging marriage, choosing auspicious days, adjusting the quality of pots, managing the entrance of the building, worshiping the suburbs, and setting the direction of special schools. On the surface, it is more complicated than the Eastern Han Dynasty.