People in Europe used to celebrate New Year's Day on March 25. In 153 BC,Romans(罗马人) started using January 1 as the beginning of the New Year. In China, the solar calendar New Year's Day started ……

.Dec 13 has been set as National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre (大屠杀) Victims. In 1937, this was the first day of the 40-day massacre.The National People’s Congress (NPC) approved the two new ……

, the solar calendar New Year's Day started in 1912. That year, China changed from thelunar calendar(阴历... day of spring. The celebration lasted for 11 days. The Romans kept up Babylonian new year customs ……

month of the lunar calendar. The dragon is said to wake up from its winter hibernation (冬眠) on that day... calendar (阴历). This is because Chinese people believe doing so puts a curse (诅咒) on one’s maternal ……

每天都来用日历吧，它教会我们珍惜时间。词数 100 建议阅读时间 4分钟I LIKE to use a calendar (日历). It reminds (提醒) me that time is gold, and I should make full use of it.Every day I tear (撕) a page out of the calendar. That means ……

will celebrate this day with tasty moon cakes, big dinners and moon-watching. Each year, the actual date... calendar (阴历). Like the Gregorian calendar (公历), a Chinese lunar year has 12 months, but each month lasts ……

solstice (冬至) on December 21 – is based on the ancient Mayan calendar. The Mayan empire, which was situated in modern-day Mexico and Central America, was at its strongest between AD 250 and 900 ……

of these record the movements of the sun, the moon and the planets, including the 365-day solar calendar, the 584... Maya calendar. This year is a big year. The famous Maya calendar found earlier – the Long Count ……

. Throughout history, this extra day has held different meanings in different cultures.Calendar explainerA leap year is a year in the Gregorian calendar with one extra day added to the end of February, making ……

*calendar for 2014 falls short of their expectations, says Yu Deqing from The Beijing News.The holiday calendar has caused many disputes in recent years because it does not meet employees’ needs. Companies ……

节). It falls on the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which is said... on the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which is said to be the birthday ……

calendar: Around 1. __________, Egyptians used a calendar that was 2. __________ days long. Egyptian... to make the bodydry.Historical sites (历史古迹)*Egypt is well known for its pyramids. According to National ……

, 2012 is the last day of the cycle on the “Long Count” Mayan calendar. Maya was an ancient... end on December 21 this year. That’s because that they believe that day is the last day of the Mayan ……

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DOUBLE Ninth Festival (重阳节) is a special day for your grandparents. This holiday is on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar (农历). This year it is on October 7. On this holiday ……

. This traditional time of celebration, the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls...共婵娟).” Make time for tennis as stars come to ChinaOct 2What will you do during the National Day holiday ……