Circular diagram of Chinese calendar marking 72 microseasons, beginning with the winter solstice dongzhi 冬至

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1. eileen chengyin chow (chowleen@zirk.us)'s status on Thursday, 22-Dec-2022 05:55:42 JST eileen chengyin chow

   「以冬日至，致天神人鬼。」

   “On the winter solstice, we honor the gods in the heavens and the ghosts among us.”

   -The Rites of Zhou 周禮 (2nd century BCE)
   
   Dongzhi 冬至, rather than the new year, traditionally marked the starting point of the year’s microseasons with 9x9 days of winter.

   This has been a long year — years — of ghosts.
   May the days ahead bring more light.
   #chinese #wintersolstice #冬至 #everynightapoem