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Chinese Calendar and Jews Calendar
By admin | December 30, 2008
Chinese Im-lek Calendar
Calendar of Im-lek (meaning “year of moon” or the lunar calendar) is used by Chinese communities since 551 BC. It was the year when Kung Fu-Tzu (Confucius) was born. New Year (Xin Nian) is occurred on 21 January to 19 February. Same as the Saka calendar, the beginning of each month is when the moon is off. Therefore, Im-lek date is a day (sometimes two days) faster than the date of Hijriyya Calendar.
Im-lek calendar has cycles of 12 years which are marked by the name of animals: rat, buffalo, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. To fit back with the sun’s position, years of buffalo, dragon, horse and chickens have 13 months. These twelve animals are respectively influenced by five “elements”: earth, metal, water, wood, and fire. Each “element” will take effect for two years. Year of Pig 2558 is affected by Fire (Fire-Boar) began on February 18, 2007.
Since February 7, 2008, we entered the year cycle of 2559-2570 Im-lek (2008-2019 CE), which covers the years 2559 Rat-Land, Land-Buffalo in 2560, Tiger-Metal 2561, 2562 Metal-Rabbit, Dragon – Water in 2563, 2564 Water-Snake, Horse-Wood in 2565, Goat-Wood in 2566, Monkey-fire in 2567, Chicken-fire in 2568, 2569 Land-Dog, and Pig-Land in 2570.
Jews Calendar
The Jews use the calendar of Anno Mundi (Year of the World), which started counting years since 3760 BC. It was the year of heaven and earth creation based on the Book of Genesis according to the faith of the Jews. New Year (rosh ha-shanah = “head of year”) occurred in the beginning of autumn (September or October). Same as the Hijriyya Calendar, its beginning of month is marked by the emergence new moon cycle. The names of months are Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tebet, Shebat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Ab, and Elul. To fit back with the sun’s position, in every three years, it is added by the intercalation month of Adar Sheni (Second Adar).
The most important Feasts for the Jews is Pesakh or Easter (means “through; free”), which is 14th Nisan. It is the day of exemption for the sons of Israel, which led by Moses, ater hundred years of the Pharaoh’s slavery in Egypt. On the day of Easter in 14th Nisan, the Jews are recommended to slaughter animals such as sheep.
The Christians also celebrate the Easter, but they have a different meaning namely human redemption from sin. They do not slaughter sheep because they consider Jesus as the “Easter lamb” who has sacrificed. Although the Christian people now use their own Christian calendar, they still use Jewish calendar to determine Easter Day. At first, The Christian Easter is coincided with the Jews Easter, 14th Nisan. Since 325 CE, through the Council of Nicea (now is Iznik in Turkey), the Easter is determined on Sunday after 14 Nisan, to match with the celebration of ancient Roman Easter.
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