The traditional
Chinese lunisolar calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (also known as the Agricultural Calendar 曆; 农历; ''Nónglì''; 'farming calendar' Former Calendar 曆; 旧历; ''Jiùlì'' Traditional Calendar 曆; 老历; ''Lǎolì'', is a lunisolar calendar ...
divides a year into 24
solar terms (節氣). ''Xiǎoxuě'' () is the 20th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the
celestial longitude of 240° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 255°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 240°. In the
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years dif ...
, it usually begins around 22 November and ends around 7 December.
Pentads
*虹藏不見, 'Rainbows are concealed from view'. It was believed that rainbows were the results of yin and yang energy mixing; winter, being dominated by yin, would not present rainbows.
*天氣上騰地氣下降, 'The
Qi of the sky ascends, the qi of the earth descends'
*閉塞而成冬, 'Closure and stasis create winter'. The end of mixing between sky and earth, yin and yang, leads to the dormancy of winter.
Date and time
External links
* Gregory C. Eaves
Soseol (소설, 小雪), first day of snow Korea.net, 17 Nov 2016.
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Winter time