上巳節
Chinese
festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (上巳節) | 上巳 | 節 | |
| simp. (上巳节) | 上巳 | 节 | |
Etymology
The name comes from the original definition of the date of the festival: it used to be held on the 巳 (sì) day(a day of the ancient ten-day cycle, similar to the modern week) in the 上旬 (shàngxún, “first ten days of a month”) of the third lunar month. Since the Han dynasty, the date was shifted to the third day of the third lunar month.
Pronunciation
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