FESTIVALS, ANNIVERSARIES, &c.
Epiphany.
Septuagesima,.
Jan.
Jan.
6 | Whit Sunday....... May 19 Trinity Sunday.
11
May
18
Ash Wednesday... Feb. Easter Sunday..
5
Victoria born..
May
24
Ascension day....
Mar. May 1
23
Accession of Q. V. June
20
Advent Sunday.... Nov.
30
CHINESE FESTIVALS AND ANNIVERSARIES.
These are exceedingly numerous, and a few only of the principal ones can be here enumerated.
Jan. Feb.
6. Commencement of spring.
7. Newyear's day, a high day.
Feb. 21. Sháng-yuen, or Sháitang, the feast of lanterns.
April 5. Tsingming, festival of the tombs.
May
6. Commencement of summer.
June 9. Festival of dragon boats.
June 17. Summer solstice.
Aug. 8. Commencement of autumn.
Aug. 15. Yü lán, burning of paper clothes, &c.
Nov. 7. Commmencement of winter.
Dec. 22. Winter solstice.
The year 5606 of the Jewish era commences October 2d. The year 1261 of the Mohammedan era commences Jan. 10th. Ramâdan (month of Abstinence observed by the Turks) commences
September 3d.
ECLIPSES.
1. Of the Sun, May 5-6th, visible at Greenwich. 2. Of the Moon, May 21st, invisible at Greenwich. 3. Of the Sun, Oct. 30th, invisible at Greenwich. 4. Of the Moon, Nov. 13th, visible at Greenwich.
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