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Chinese calendar

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Chinese calendar
n.
The traditional lunisolar calendar of the Chinese people, based on 24 seasonal segments each about 15 days long. An intercalary month is occasionally necessary to reconcile the lunar year with the solar year.


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They meet once a year on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month on the Chinese calendar on a bridge made of magpie wings over the Silver River.
The equipment helps if any staffers want to join the company-sponsored Dragon Boat team when the festival comes around in July, around the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar.
History and information--the Chinese calendar [cited 2003 Dec].
 
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