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Why are there lunar years with no Lập Xuân solar term?
Because the calendar makers of old added 7 leap months to the lunar calendar every 19 years to keep it in step with changes in the weather. Within any 19 years there will be 7 years with no Lập Xuân solar term, 7 years with two Lập Xuân days and 5 years with one. For example, the year Giáp Thìn 2024 had no Lập Xuân solar term because Lập Xuân fell on the 25th day of the twelfth month of the preceding year Quý Mão.
From the article “The Twenty-Four Solar Terms: Why the Solar Calendar Lives Inside the Lunar Almanac, and Why It Ties to Farming”
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When Does Xuân Phân (Spring Equinox) Begin and What Customs Mark It?
Xuân Phân, the fourth of the 24 solar terms, starts on 20 or 21 March in Vietnam time. Exact dates to 2030, its three pentads and the customs around it.
When Does Thu Phân Begin and What Customs Mark It? A View from Sui Shi Guang Ji and Calendrical Science
Thu Phân, the 16th of the 24 solar terms, begins on 22 to 24 September as the Sun enters the Thọ Tinh station. Its calendar roots and customs, explained.
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms: Why the Solar Calendar Lives Inside the Lunar Almanac, and Why It Ties to Farming
The 24 solar terms are seasonal markers tied to Earth's orbit around the Sun, used as a farming guide in the lunar almanac.
Converting Lunar Dates to Solar Dates: What the Calculation Is Based On, and Why It Is Not a Fixed Addition and Subtraction Table
Lunar to solar conversion uses no fixed addition table. It relies on the new moon point, major solar terms and legal time zones, so it differs year by year.
What is Tiết khí?
Solar terms are 24 markers dividing the year by the Sun's position on the ecliptic, used in East Asian calendrics to determine seasons and festivals.
What Is Tam Nguyen Cuu Van? Why 180 Years Divide Into Three Nguyên and Nine Vận, and How Vận 9 (2024 to 2043) Differs From Vận 8
Tam Nguyen Cuu Van splits 180 years into three nguyên of 60, each holding three 20-year vận, with the vận turning at Lập Xuân.
When Does Lập Xuân Begin and What Customs Mark It?
Lập Xuân, the first solar term of the year, falls on 3 or 4 February (4 February in 2026). How it is calculated, why it changes the year, and its customs.
Building the Four Pillars of BaZi from birth date and time: the year pillar changes at Lap Xuan, the month pillar changes at the solar term, the day pillar follows the 60-cycle, and the hour stem is derived from the day stem
BaZi's Four Pillars from birth date and time: the year pillar turns at Lap Xuan, the month at solar terms, the day runs the 60-cycle.
What Is Mang Chủng Solar Term, When Does It Begin, and What Customs Are Observed?
Mang Chủng is the 9th of the 24 solar terms, usually starting around June 5 or 6 as Tiểu Mãn ends. Its meaning, calendar role, and customs explained.
What Is Hàn Lộ Solar Term, When Does It Begin, and What Customs Does It Have?
Hàn Lộ is the 17th of the 24 solar terms, beginning around October 8 when the Sun reaches 195 degrees. Learn its meaning and customs.
What Is Vũ Thủy, the Rain Water Solar Term, When Does It Start, and What Customs Does It Have?
Vũ Thủy, second of the 24 solar terms, marks damp rain and warming soil after winter. This explains its dates, meaning, and folk customs.
Tam nguyên and the 18 Ju of Qimen: How to Derive the Ju Number from Solar Terms According to the Source Texts
Tam nguyên splits each solar term into three five-day spans, each with one Kỳ Môn cục. The 24-term table follows the Hiệp kỷ biện phương thư.
How Ba Tu Major Cycles Are Set: Why They Run Forward or Backward by Gender and the Yin Yang of the Year Stem, How the Starting Age Is Counted from Days to the Nearest Solar Term (Three Days to One Year), and How to Read a Ten Year Major Cycle Together with the Annual Cycle Against the Useful God
Ba Tu major cycles are set by gender and the yin yang of the year stem, with starting age counted from days to the nearest solar term at three days per year.
Why two calendars give different lunar dates for the same solar day, and where time zones come in
Two calendars can give different lunar dates for the same solar day because they use different legal time zones, such as Vietnam at UTC+7 and China at UTC+8.
Is the Lunar Calendar Science or Superstition? Two Layers of One Calendar, the Computable Astronomy and the Day-Selection Layer Added Later
Lunar dates, leap months and solar terms are verifiable astronomy, while auspicious days and lucky stars are a later day-selection layer.
What Is Đại Tuyết, When Does It Begin, and What Customs Are Observed?
Đại Tuyết, the 21st solar term, begins at solar longitude 255 degrees, usually on 7 December, opening the Tý month. Start times 2025 to 2030, Vietnam time.
Keo Hanh Thien Pagoda Festival (Xuan Hong, Ninh Binh, formerly Xuan Truong, Nam Dinh): the Ninth Month festival, rituals and folk games
Keo Hanh Thien Pagoda Festival in Ninh Binh falls in mid-Ninth lunar month, honoring Zen Master Duong Khong Lo with boat racing and folk games.
How Did Lý Bí Launch His Uprising and Found the Kingdom of Vạn Xuân in 544?
Lý Bí (Lý Bôn) rose against the Liang, drove out the governor and took the throne in 544, founding Vạn Xuân and opening the Early Lý period.
How early 20th century Vietnamese consulted fortune tellers, picked auspicious days, and practiced mediumship: rereading Phan Ke Binh, Diguet, and Nguyen Van Huyen
Three early 20th century recorders found fortune telling, day selection and mediumship widespread in northern Vietnam, each seeing them differently.
Beyond Wang Shan Wang Xiang and Shang Shan Xia Shui: Fu Yin, Fan Yin, He Shi, Lian Zhu San Ban Gua and Qi Xing Da Jie in the Xuan Kong Flying Star Chart
Fu Yin, Fan Yin, He Shi, Lian Zhu San Ban Gua and Qi Xing Da Jie: how each forms on the Xuan Kong Flying Star chart and why it is auspicious or inauspicious.
Tran Temple Seal Opening Ceremony - a spring ritual praying for peace
Discover the meaning, rituals, and sacred moments of the Seal Opening Ceremony at Tran Temple in Nam Dinh, a beautiful cultural tradition of early spring.
Five Elements Generating, Controlling, Checking and Transforming: Why Does Excessive Generation Harm, and What Are Counter-Generation and Counter-Control?
Why too much generation harms in the Five Elements, what counter-generation and counter-control mean, and how Uyên Hải Tử Bình states the rule.
The Second Black Star in Xuan Kong Flying Stars: Auspicious and Inauspicious Meanings
The Second Black Star (Ju Men) in Xuan Kong Flying Stars governs illness, disputes and misfortune, yet can turn to wealth under favorable configurations.
The Kin Pang Then Festival of the White Thai: An Early-Spring Rite of Then Practitioners
Kin Pang Then is the early-spring rite of the White Thái, led by Then masters to thank the spirits and their disciples; it is held in Mường Lay, Điện Biên.
Roóng Poọc Festival: The Spring Plowing Ritual of the Giáy People in Sa Pa
The Roóng Poọc Festival of the Giáy people in Sa Pa is a spring plowing ritual with the Neu tree, nem con, tug of war and plowing contests.
Kieu Fortune Telling at Tet: When the Tale of Kieu Becomes a Message of New Year Luck
Kieu fortune telling at Tet uses verses from Nguyen Du's Tale of Kieu to predict outcomes. A randomly opened verse is read as an omen for the year.
Six White Star in Xuan Kong Flying Stars: Auspicious and Inauspicious Meanings and Remedies
The Six White Star in Xuan Kong Flying Stars: its origin, auspicious and inauspicious meanings, palace influences, and remedies when it brings misfortune.
The Seven Red Star (Thất Xích) in Xuan Kong Flying Stars: Auspicious and Inauspicious Meanings
The Seven Red Star (Phá Quân) in Xuan Kong Flying Stars: its origins, five-element nature, and its auspicious and inauspicious meanings.
The Eight White Star in Xuan Kong Flying Stars: Auspicious and Inauspicious Meanings and Applications
The Eight White Star in Xuan Kong Flying Stars: its Earth element nature, meanings across periods, and practical feng shui uses.
Cho Cui Temple Festival and the Death Anniversary of Saint Hoang Muoi (10th day of the 10th lunar month) in Nghi Xuan, Ha Tinh: who is worshipped, what the festival includes, and how Cho Cui Temple differs from Ong Hoang Muoi Temple in Nghe An
The Cho Cui Temple Festival in Nghi Xuan, Ha Tinh honours Saint Hoang Muoi and the Three Holy Mothers, and differs from Nghe An's Ong Hoang Muoi Temple.
Tam Bich Star in Xuan Kong Flying Stars: Auspicious and Inauspicious Meanings and How to Resolve
Tam Bich (Zhen Mu) in Xuan Kong Flying Stars brings disputes and loss, yet can favour authority and fame when combined well.
How to Read a Moving Line Transforming into a Changed Line in Liu Yao: Hoi Dau Sinh, Hoi Dau Khac, Hoa Tien Than, Hoa Thoai Than, Hoa Khong, Hoa Pha, Hoa Mo, Hoa Tuyet, Phuc Ngam and Phan Ngam
In Liu Yao, a moving line and the changed line it turns into are read as a pair, producing hoi dau sinh, hoi dau khac, hoa tien than, hoa thoai than and more.
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Romantic lyric poet, a prominent figure of the Thơ mới movement, dubbed the 'Ông hoàng thơ tình' of Vietnamese poetry
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A famous female poet with the poems Sóng, Thuyền và biển, Gió Lào cát trắng, Tự hát; posthumously awarded the Hồ Chí Minh Prize in literature and the arts.
Phan Châu Trinh
Patriot, initiator and leader of the Duy Tân (Modernisation) Movement in the early twentieth century
Phan Mạnh Quỳnh
Singer-songwriter, famous for the song 'Vợ người ta' and for compositions about the countryside and community
Phan Bội Châu
Patriotic scholar, founder of the Duy Tân hội, initiator of the Đông Du movement
Bùi Xuân Phái
Painter, famous for paintings of the old quarter of Hà Nội
Hoàng Xuân Vinh
The first and only Vietnamese shooter to win an Olympic gold medal, at Rio 2016
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