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In popular belief, Zhong Kui is a powerful guard against evil spirits, particularly on New Year’s Day and at the Double Fifth’s Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, when his image is hung in households to prevent occupants from being met with diseases or other misfortunes.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, celebrated by Chinese around the world on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year (September 17 this year), mooncakes are eaten in gluttonous quantities.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Another explanation for the way in which these predication charts work is based on the idea that the pregnant person's hormones change from lunar month to lunar month, either becoming more acidic or alkaline at various times.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 30 July 2024
End of Ramadan comes amid human turmoil in Gaza
Eid al-Fitr, the feast that ends Islam's fasting lunar month of Ramadan, is expected in Gaza on Wednesday, depending on a clear sighting of the moon, but there is little to cheer for Palestinians this year.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
In China, Lunar New Year spans from the first new moon to the next full moon, or the fifth day of the lunar month, Zhang previously told USA TODAY.
—Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Festive cakes and puddings are made on the 24th day of the last lunar month (February 3 in 2024).
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
However, due to the misalignment of the lunar month with the calendar month, approximately every 33 months, there is an opportunity for two full moons to occur within the same calendar month.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
According to Lunar New Year tradition, a big cleanup should be carried out in homes on the 28th day of the last lunar month, which falls on February 7 this year.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, celebrated by Chinese around the world on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year (September 17 this year), mooncakes are eaten in gluttonous quantities.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Another explanation for the way in which these predication charts work is based on the idea that the pregnant person's hormones change from lunar month to lunar month, either becoming more acidic or alkaline at various times.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 30 July 2024
End of Ramadan comes amid human turmoil in Gaza
Eid al-Fitr, the feast that ends Islam's fasting lunar month of Ramadan, is expected in Gaza on Wednesday, depending on a clear sighting of the moon, but there is little to cheer for Palestinians this year.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
In China, Lunar New Year spans from the first new moon to the next full moon, or the fifth day of the lunar month, Zhang previously told USA TODAY.
—Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Festive cakes and puddings are made on the 24th day of the last lunar month (February 3 in 2024).
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
However, due to the misalignment of the lunar month with the calendar month, approximately every 33 months, there is an opportunity for two full moons to occur within the same calendar month.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
According to Lunar New Year tradition, a big cleanup should be carried out in homes on the 28th day of the last lunar month, which falls on February 7 this year.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
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