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FESTIVALS, ANNIVERSARIES, &c.

Epiphany. Septuagesima.

Ash Wednesday.

Good Friday,.

Jan. 6

Ascension day....

May 13

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Jan. 31

Whit Sunday.

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Feb. 17

Trinity Sunday.

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Apri. 2

Easter Sunday....

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Accession of Victoria June 20 Ist Sunday in advent. Nov. 28

CHNESE TERMS.

Jan. 8.

Siáu-hán, 'little cold,'

15° in Capricorn.

Jan. 20.

Tá-hán, ‘great cold,'

in Aquarius.

Feb. 4.

Lih-chung, ‘spring begins,'

Feb. 19.

Yii-shwui, ‘rain and water,'

in Pisces.

Mar. 6.

Kin-chih, ‘insects excited,'

Mar. 21.

Ch'un-fun' 'vernal equinox,'

in Aries.

Apr. 5.

Tsing-ming, ‘clear & bright,'

Apr. 21.

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May. 6.

May. 22.

Kuh-yü, ‘grain-rain,'

Lih-hiá, ‘summer begins,' Siáou-mwan, ‘grain a lit. full,'

in Taurus.

in Gemini.

June 6.

Mang-chung, ‘grain spiked,'

June22. H = Hiá-chí, ‘summer solstice,

in Cancer.

in Virgo.

July 8.

Siáou-shú, 'little heat;'

July 23.

Tá-shú, ́great heat,'

in Leo.

Aug. 8.

Lih-tsiú, ‘autumn begius;'

Aug. 24.

Chú-shú, ‘cessation of heat,'

Sep. 8.

Peh-lú, ‘white dew,'

Sep. 24.

in Libra.

Oct. 24.

Ts-cúifun, autumnal equinox,'

Oct. 9.Hán-lú, ‘cold dew;’

Shwáng kiáng, 'frost decends,' Nov. 8. Lib-tung, 'winter begins,'

in Scorpio.

Nov. 23.

Dec.

Siau-şieuh, ‘little snow,' 8.Tá-sieuh, ‘great snow,'

in Sagittarius.

enters Capricorn.

Dec. 22. * # Tung-chí, ‘winter solstice,

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The year 5608 of the Jewish Era cemmences Ramadan, the Turk's month of abstinence,, The year 1264 of the Mohamm. Era

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