December 2006

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December 2006


Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat

					1	2

3	4	5 15th/10th mo.	6	7 Great Snow	8	9

10	11	12	13	14	15	16

17	18	19	20 1st/11th mo.	21	22 Winter Solstice	23

24	25	26	27	28	29	30

Holidays and Observances:

1: World AIDS Day.

3: International Day of Disabled Persons.

5: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development.

10: Human Rights Day.

12: Commemoration Day of Xi'an Incident.

13: Commemoration Day of Nanjing Massacre.

20: Anniversary of Macao Special Administrative Region

22: Winter Solstice, the earliest of the 24 seasonal division points falling on December 22 or 23 on the Gregorian calendar. In ancient China, it was believed that as the days grow longer, young, positive things become stronger and stronger. Chinese families usually celebrate it by eating dumplings or eating a dish made of red beans and glutinous rice to drive away ghosts and evil spirits.

25: Christmas Day.

26: Birthday of Mao Zedong.

29: International Day for Biological Diversity

Notes:

1. In the traditional calendar, the new moon indicates the first day of a lunar month; the full moon marks the 15th day.

2. Dates in red are official holidays. To give workers three week-long holidays during the year, the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding or following the extended holiday are official workdays. In 2005, there are official work weekends in February and October, and one divided between late April and early May.

3. The 24 Seasonal Division Points:

	Order & Name of Seasonal Division Point	Sun's Position at Ecliptic	Gregorian Calendar Date
Spring	1.Beginning of Spring 2.Rain Water 3.Waking of Insects 4.Vernal Equinox 5.Pure Brightness 6.Grain Rain	315掳 330掳 345掳 0掳 15掳 30掳	4 or 5 February 19 or 20 February 5 or 6 March 20 or 21 March 5 or 6 April 20 or 21 April
Summer	7.Beginning of Summer 8.Grain Budding 9.Grain in Ear 10.Summer Solstice 11.Slight Heat 12.Great Heat	45掳 60掳 75掳 90掳 105掳 120掳	5 or 6 May 21 or 22 May 6 or 7 June 21 or 22 June 7 or 8 July 23 or 24 July
Autumn	13.Beginning of Autumn 14.Limit of Heat 15.White Dew 16.Autumnal Equinox 17.Cold Dew 18.Frost's Descent	135掳 150掳 165掳 180掳 195掳 210掳	7 or 8 August 23 or 24 August 7 or 8 September 23 or 24 September 8 or 9 October 23 or 24 October
Winter	19.Beginning of Winter 20.Slight Snow 21.Great Snow 22.Winter Solstice 23.Slight Cold 24.Great Cold	225掳 240掳 255掳 270掳 285掳 300掳	7 or 8 November 23 or 22 November 7 or 8 December 22 or 23 December 5 or 6 January 20 or 21 January

Traditional Chinese Festivals