12th month
Sign in to saveAlso known as làyuè, end-of-year month, lunisolar 12th month, Preserved Month, Layue
Làyuè () is the last month of the year in the Chinese calendar. In general, the Great Cold, the 24th solar term, is in Làyuè. The name comes from the winter sacrifice, just as February. In Japan, the month is known as .
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- 1st month
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- 11th month
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Làyuè () is the last month of the year in the Chinese calendar. In general, the Great Cold, the 24th solar term, is in Làyuè. The name comes from the winter sacrifice, just as February. In Japan, the month is known as .
==Festival== The Laba Festival is Layue 8. The original definition of the Laba festival was the day of the winter sacrifice (), and the date is the third Wùrì after the Winter Solstice. The Preliminary Eve () is Layue 23. The New Year's Eve () is the last day of the year, Layue 29 or 30.
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