Taoist calendar

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chinese_calendar
gptkbp:basisFor lunisolar system
gptkbp:calendarYearLength 354 or 355 days (lunar year)
383 to 385 days (leap year)
gptkbp:features gptkb:Earthly_Branches
gptkb:Heavenly_Stems
sexagenary cycle
lunar months
solar terms
gptkbp:governs Taoist deity birthdays
Taoist festival dates
Taoist ordination dates
ritual fasting days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taoist calendar
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Yin-Yang_theory
astronomical observations
Five Elements theory
agricultural cycles
gptkbp:leapMonth added every 2-3 years
gptkbp:monthHeld gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
Zhengyue (正月)
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:China
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Winter_Solstice
gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
gptkb:Mid-Autumn_Festival
gptkb:Qingming_Festival
gptkb:Double_Ninth_Festival
gptkb:Ghost_Festival
gptkb:Heavenly_Stems_and_Earthly_Branches
sexagenary cycle
Gregorian calendar (conversion possible)
gptkbp:solarTerms 24 per year
gptkbp:structure 12 or 13 months per year
29 or 30 days per month
gptkbp:usedBy Taoist priests
Chinese farmers
Chinese astrologers
Chinese traditional doctors
gptkbp:usedFor astrological calculations
ritual timing
determining festival dates
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Chinese_folk_religion
gptkbp:usedUntil gptkb:Han_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nine_Emperor_Festival
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7