Pure Brightness or Qingming in Chinese, the fifth solar term of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on April 4th this year. It reveals a sense of mourning, a lively atmosphere of spring and even a sense ...

Children paint kites at a primary school in Deqing County of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 20, 2025. Spring Equinox, or Chunfen in Chinese, the fourth solar term in the Chinese ...

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After the Spring Equinox, the fourth solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar which falls on March 20 this year, temperatures are rising and flowers are in full bloom across the country ...

Spring Equinox, or Chunfen in Chinese, the fourth solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on March 20 this year. (Photo: Xinhua) Students paint colorful eggs at a primary school in Binhai ...

Villagers stage "sheep catching," an intangible cultural heritage, in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 22, 2025. Tajik Autonomous County of ...

The rotation of the moon and other planets provides a natural rhythm and framework for understanding time, nature and human ...

As Iranians celebrate the Persian New Year, explore the fascinating calendars still used around the world—shaped by sun, moon ...

For the year 2025, the spring equinox fell on March 20, and the subsequent full moon, known both as the 'Pink Moon' or ...

The Evolution of Calendar Astrology ... including the Chinese and Islamic civilizations, relied on lunar calendars based on the Moon's phases. â Solar Calendars: The Egyptians created solar ...