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Also known as zhēngyuè

Zhēngyuè () is the first month of the year in the Chinese calendar. In general, the Vernal Showers are in Zhēngyuè. The name comes from the annual morale-building rite () in ancient China.

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Within Vinony's link graph, 1st month is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to Qing dynasty, China and dog.

It is catalogued under the topic Chinese calendars.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

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Zhēngyuè () is the first month of the year in the Chinese calendar. In general, the Vernal Showers are in Zhēngyuè. The name comes from the annual morale-building rite () in ancient China.

Zhēngyuè 1 is the day of the rooster; Zhēngyuè 2 is the day of the dog; Zhēngyuè 3 is the day of the pig; Zhēngyuè 4 is the day of the goat; Zhēngyuè 5 is the day of the ox; Zhēngyuè 6 is the day of the horse; Zhēngyuè 7 is the day of the human.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “1st month” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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