Interpretation of various terms of the yellow calendar, what does the yellow calendar mean

The Yellow Calendar, or Imperial Calendar, is based on the Chinese lunar calendar and has many calendars that indicate the good fortune and bad fortune of the day.

According to legend, the Yellow Calendar was created by Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, so it is called the Yellow Calendar. It is produced on the basis of the Chinese lunar calendar, and is mainly used to guide farmers in the cultivation timing, so it is also called the "lunar calendar". Its main content is the date table of the 24 solar terms, the daily auspicious and bad fortunes, and the zodiac fortune.

The role of the yellow calendar

The main content of the yellow calendar is the date table of the 24 solar terms, the daily auspicious and bad fortunes, and the zodiac fortune. That is, the ancient Chinese people recorded the joys and taboos of each day on the calendar as a guide to action. For example, it is not appropriate to break ground today, you can move tomorrow, you can set up a stove the day after tomorrow and so on.

The ancient Chinese calendar also included the movement of the sun, moon, and five stars, and the calculation of position; Determination of stars and moments in dusk and mid-day; Forecasts of solar and lunar eclipses, etc., are used to select auspicious days. In the Yellow Calendar, the White Tiger, Heavenly Punishment, Vermilion Bird, Heavenly Prison, Xuanwu, and Gou Chen are the six evil days of the underworld; In the Yellow Calendar, Qinglong, Tiande, Yutang, Siming, Mingtang, and Jinkui are the six auspicious days of the zodiac.

In the yellow calendar, except for the day, the dangerous day, the fixed day, the execution day, the completion day, and the opening day are auspicious; In the yellow calendar, the building day, the full day, the weekday, the breaking day, the closing day, and the closed day are the murders. To a certain extent, the ancient Chinese calendar of the old yellow calendar is a kind of work of compiling astronomical almanacs. It includes many important contents of ancient Chinese astronomy and is the crystallization of ancient scientific observation and research.

The Yellow Calendar, also known as the Old Yellow Calendar, the Imperial Calendar, Tongsheng, etc., is a kind of calendar that can display multiple sets of calendars such as the Gregorian calendar, the lunar calendar and the Ganzhi calendar at the same time, and attach a large number of rules and contents related to the auspiciousness and avoiding evil. The Yellow Calendar is a calendar promulgated by the Emperor, so people call the Yellow Calendar "Imperial Calendar".

After the Xinhai Revolution, the imperial system was overthrown, and the "imperial calendar" was rewritten as the "yellow calendar". The yellow calendar not only includes astronomical meteorology, seasonal seasons, but also contains some taboos that people have to abide by in their daily lives. The Yellow Calendar folk is also commonly known as "Tongshu". However, in Cantonese-speaking areas, because the word "book" in Tongshu has the same sound as the word "lose", it is also known as Tongsheng because of taboo avoidance.

The Yellow Calendar, according to legend, was created by the Yellow Emperor, so it is called the "Yellow Calendar". In ancient times, it was calculated and issued by the Qin Tianjian, so it was also called the imperial calendar. Its content guides farmers on the timing of farming, so it is also called the farmer's calendar.

Folk commonly known as Tongshu. However, because the word "book" in Tongshu is the same as the word "lose", it is also known as Tongsheng because of taboo avoidance. The Yellow Calendar is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, with many calendars that indicate the good fortune and evil of the day.

The main content of the yellow calendar is the date table of the 24 solar terms, the daily auspicious and bad fortunes, and the zodiac fortune.

Various terms in the almanac:

Sacrifice: Refers to the worship of ancestors and gods, etc.

Burial: Funeral ceremonies are held.

Marry: The day of the wedding.

Travel: traveling, etc.

Prayer: Prayer for blessings from the gods or the act of making a vow.

Groundbreaking: When building a house, the first time you start digging with a hoe. (mostly refers to the yang house) bed: refers to the placement of beds.

Consecration: After the Buddha statue is molded, it is enshrined in the upper position.

Nacai: A bride price is granted at the time of engagement.

Burial: The body is placed in a coffin.

Migration: moving, moving home.

Breaking the ground: The first time to dig the soil with a hoe (mostly referring to the Yin House).

Lift: Clean the house.

Moving in: Moving into a new home.

Build: Repair and build a house.

Planting: Planting crops.

Market open: The store is open for business.

Moving: Moving the coffin.

Betrothed: A type of engagement ceremony, commonly known as a small engagement.

Demolition: Demolition of the house.

Filing: The conclusion of various contracts to buy and sell each other.

Transaction: The act of entering into various contracts to buy and sell each other.

Ask for an heir: Pray to the gods for offspring. (mostly fingers begging for men).

Upper beam: Install a girder on the house.

Payment: purchase of property, purchase, debt collection, rent collection, debt collection, loans, grain warehousing, etc.

Foundation: When building a house, the first stone is placed in the wall foundation.

Jiao: A fasting ceremony to be held before the Jiao is built in a temple.

Appointment: Appointment.

Guanxuan: A coming-of-age ceremony held by men and women when they reach the age of 20 (Zhou and before) after the week and after the age of 15 for women.

Anmen: Place the front door frame.

Grave repair: Repair the grave.

Plaque: refers to the hanging of signboards or various plaques.

Bad wall: refers to the demolition of a house or fence.

Bathing: Bathing.

Teaching cattle and horses: It is the work of training cattle and horses.

Open ponds: dig wells and dig ponds.

In modern society, few people use the Yellow Pages, so few people know how to read the Yellow Calendar. Here are some terms for the yellow calendar. It is more accurate to look at the yellow calendar again.

Sacrifice: refers to the ancestral hall sacrifice, that is, to worship ancestors or temples, gods and other things.

Buried: Perform ceremonies, such as funerals.

Marriage: An auspicious day for a man to marry a woman and have a wedding.

Travel: refers to travel and sightseeing.

Prayer: Asking God for blessing or accomplishing something.

Transporting soil: When building, digging with a hoe for the first time.

Bed: It means to place a bed and a sleeper.

Consecration: After the Buddha statue is formed, it is offered to the superior.

Acceptance: Marriage ceremony and dowry award.

Incarnation: The meaning of putting a body in a coffin.

Relocation: refers to the relocation of residence.

Breaking the ground only refers to breaking the ground for burial, which is different from the breaking of the ground of general construction houses, that is, the breaking of the earth belongs to the Yin house, and the breaking of the earth belongs to the Yang house. Nowadays it has been abused in society. When choosing a day, be sure to appraise.

Dismissal: refers to laundry, house cleaning, disaster relief, etc.

Moving into a house: moving into a new house, the so-called "new house completion ceremony".

Architecture: refers to the construction and repair of the Yang Mansion.

Planting: The "harvesting" of the plant is the same as the "planting grass".

Opening: "opening" is opening, and the opening ceremony is the same as the opening ceremony. Including the start of business or construction at the beginning of the year; Open a new store, business, or factory.

Remove the coffin from the house during the funeral.

Engagement: A type of engagement ceremony, commonly known as engagement.

Demolition: The demolition of a building.

Record: Entering into various sales contracts with each other.

Transactions: Entering into various sales contracts with the other party.

Suke: Point to the deity and pray for an heir.

Upper beam: A beam mounted on the roof of a hollow building, mounted on the same horse.

Income collection: the basis of house purchase, purchase, debt collection, rent collection, debt collection, loans, grain storage, etc. When I built it, I dug it with a hoe for the first time.

Fasting: A fasting ceremony held before the temple is built.

Employment: Employment.

Relationship: A rite of passage for men and women who have reached the age of 20.

Door: Place the main entrance.