1, the first sun in January
Shouyang is another name for January. People in China call January of the lunar calendar the first month. The Book of Rites and the Moon Order calls January "Meng Chunyue". In the month, the east wind thawed, the stinging insects began to tremble, the fish were frozen, the Tyrannosaurus Rex sacrificed the fish, and the swan goose came. There are many other names according to the flowering period, season, heavenly stems and earthly branches and so on.
2. February apricot moon
Apricot Moon is the nickname of February. In February, the earth is green, everything is revived, and apricot flowers are in bud, so February is called a beautiful name-Apricot Moon. "Red apricots make trouble in February", also known as Apricot Moon.
3. Peach Moon in March
There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Three months is a season, and spring ranks third, so March is called seasonal month. Peach blossom powder is ashamed in March, also known as Taoyue. Peach blossoms are in full bloom in March, beautiful and fragrant, which is naturally called "Peach Blossom Moon".
4. Plum blossoms in April
As far as seasonal climate is concerned, April is the rainy season, when plums are yellow and ripe, and it rains for a long time, so April is called Yue Mei. Also known as Xia Meng, Mitsuki, Yuyue, Lv Zhong, Early Summer, Maiyue, Huaiyue, Xiashou, Xiaxin and Yue Mei. The branches of everything are lush, and the locust tree has yellow and white petals. Some people call April "Huai Yue". In April, Sophora japonica is full of branches, also known as Sophora japonica.
May, May, May
May is called midsummer, noon, high moon, Wu Bin, Puyue, Liu Yue, Xingyue, midsummer, footwall and awn seed. The most commonly used name in May of the lunar calendar is midsummer, which ranks among the summers. The fifth day of this month is the Dragon Boat Festival. In the old society, farmers hung calamus leaves and mugwort leaves at the door to exorcise evil spirits, so May was called General Month.
Summer in June and June
June is called the last month of summer. At the same time, it is also called the last month, and month, forest clock, lotus month, late summer, dusk summer, Li Yue, late summer and summer. Lotus Moon and Summer Moon: It is hot on the third day of June, and many plants are listless under the scorching heat. Only the lotus in the lotus pond is graceful and full of vitality, so it is called "Fuyue" or "Lotus Moon".
7. Qiu Lan in July
There is an orchid that blooms in July in early autumn, so it is also called Qiu Lan and Autumn Moon. Also known as Qiu Meng, Shen Yue, Xiangyue, Yize, Guayue, Early Autumn, Qiu Tong, Tongyue, Blue Moon and Zhao Qiu. The first month of autumn is called new autumn. In ancient times, melons and fruits matured in autumn. "Millet beans harvest in autumn and store in winter", which is called melon month in July.
8. Eight months
Osmanthus fragrans is in full bloom in August, so it is called Gui Yue. At the same time, it is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, which includes Moon, Zhuangyue, Lu Nan, Guiqiu, Gui Yue, Qingqiu, Tuoyue, Ban Qiu and Lv Zhong. At this time, Hao Yixing Yi Shu explained, "The strong is great. August is full of yin, while "Yi" is strong and words are full. " Therefore, August is called a strong month.
9.chrysanthemum in September
September is called Juyue, and it is also called Qiu Ji, Shouyue, Xuan Yue, May, Juyue, Late Autumn, Cool Autumn, Sakamoto, Late Autumn and Canqiu. In September of the lunar calendar, thousands of trees are bleak and deciduous. Unique elegant and warm chrysanthemums give people vitality and warmth. "Chrysanthemum Moon" is regarded as synonymous with September by the world.
10, October spring
October is called Zichun, which is also called Meng Dong, Haiyue, YueYang, Ying Zhong, dew month, Winter, Early Winter, Early Winter, beginning of winter, beginning of winter and New Winter. October of the lunar calendar is named after the abundant dew in winter in Qiu Lai. Yangyue: October lotus shows the sun, also known as Yangyue. "The Biography of Ma Rong in the Later Han Dynasty" said: "As for the sun and the moon, the yin is harmful and the grass is exhausted."
1 1, November
Jia Yue is the laudatory name of November in the lunar calendar, because the grass in winter will spit out "green heads", so November is called Jia Yue. Also known as Midwinter, Ziyue, Gu Yue, Huangzhong, Frosty Moon, Leng Yue, Haoyue, Zhengdong and Pingyue. The Book of Rites and the Moon Order: "The moon in the middle of winter is called the long moon." Zheng Xuan's annotation is "Chang, still full." Therefore, the November of the lunar calendar is called the long month. In winter, November is called midwinter in turn.
12, December Ice Moon
Since ancient times, the December of the lunar calendar has been synonymous with ice and snow, so it is also called ice month and strict month. Also known as Ji Dong, Ugly Moon, Tuyue, Luda, Twelfth Moon, Late Winter, Yue Mei, Old Age and Old Age. Du Fu's poem "La Ri" said: "La Ri is warm all the year round, and it is completely frozen this year." In the Qin dynasty, December was designated as the twelfth lunar month, which was later used.