Eight Trigrams Diviner in Pujiang, 1998

1368 It was the 1 st year of the Hongwu 洪武 (Overflowing Martiality) reign period of the reigning emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang) of the Great Ming. It was also the28 th year of the Zhizheng (Perfect Correctness) reign period of the reigning emperor/khan of the Great Yuan (Toghon Temur) was the wu-shen 戊申 year.

February Is the 22nd day of the 1st moon of the Wu-zi 戊子 year, the year of the rat 鼠, the 10th day of the beginning of Rain Water 雨水 yǔshuǐ “climactic period”(jieqi 節氣 ), the second of the 24 climactic periods. Another 6 days until the Awakening of Insects 啓蟄 qǐzhé period begins. 2nd day of third week It is 13 days after the Lantern Festival (1/15) Today is the Wu-xu day 戊戌 This year there will be 12 months –(two years ago there were 13 months – there were two 7th moons (months)

DateEnglish NameChinese NameRemarks2008 month 1 day 1 Chinese New YearChinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春節 chūnjié Family gathering and festivities for 3–15 daysFeb 7 month 1 day 15 Lantern Festival 元宵節 yuánxiāojié TangyuanTangyuan eating and lanterns Feb 21 Apr 4 or 5 [1] [1] Qingming FestivalQingming Festival (Clear and Bright) 清明節 qīngmíngjié Tomb sweepingApr 4 month 5 day 5 Dragon Boat Festival 端午節 duānwǔjié Dragon boatDragon boat racing and zongzi eatingzongzi Jun 8 month 7 day 7 Night of Sevens 七夕 qīxī For lovers, like Valentine's DayAug 7 month 7 day 15 Ghost FestivalGhost Festival (Spirit Festival) 中元節 zhōngyuánjié Offer tributes and respect to the deceasedAug 15 month 8 day 15 Mid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) [1] [1] 中秋節 zhōngqiūjié Family gathering and moon cake eatingSep 14 month 9 day 9 Double Ninth FestivalDouble Ninth Festival (Double Yang) 重陽節 chóngyángjié Mountain climbing and flower shows Oct 7 month 10 day 15 Xia Yuan Festival 下元節 xiàyuánjié Pray for a peaceful year to the Water GodNov 12 Dec 21 or 22Winter Solstice Festival 冬至 dōngzhì Family gatheringDec 21 month 12 day 23 Kitchen God Festival 謝灶 xièzào Worshipping the kitchen god with thanksJan 30 [1] [1] Qingming Festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox), usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendarwinter solsticeApril 5Gregorian calendar

Climactic periods (jieqi 節氣 ) 24 periods of 15 days Starts with the Beginning of Spring (2/4) Ends with Big Cold (1/22) Anchored by spring and autumn equinoxes (fen 分 ), summer and winter solstices ( 至 )