Birthday refers to both the day of a person’s birth and the anniversary of a person’s birthday. In China, the birthdays of the elderly and children are generally more important, and the birthdays are a family gathering every year.
There are two different calendars for birthdays in my country. One is the Gregorian calendar, which is what people usually call the solar calendar; the other is the lunar calendar, which is what people usually call the lunar calendar. However, the dates of the solar calendar and the lunar calendar do not overlap, which leads to everyone having a solar calendar and a lunar calendar birthday.
So, when celebrating your birthday, should you celebrate it according to the birthday of the solar calendar or the birthday of the lunar calendar? What are the requirements? Let’s take a look together below.
What is the difference between the lunar calendar and the solar calendar
The so-called lunar calendar refers to the lunar calendar. It is the traditional calendar of our country, and it also has the name of Xia calendar and Han calendar . It refers to the length of the sun returning to the year, and there will be twenty-four solar terms. In general, it is a very scientific but relatively complex set of calendars.
Gregorian calendar refers to the Gregorian calendar. It is a set of calendars introduced to my country by Western countries and is relatively common in the international arena.
Gregorian calendar is the full name of Solar calendar . It is a calendar that determines the time when the earth orbits the sun for one week. The current internationally common Gregorian calendar is the Gregorian calendar. The full name of the lunar calendar is the lunar calendar, which is a calendar determined by the cycle of the moon orbiting the earth. The Hejila calendar used in Arab history books, which is called the Hilar calendar, is actually also a lunar calendar.
Yin and Yang Gregorian is characterized by taking care of the changes in the moon's profit and loss, and taking care of the cold and summer solar term. What my country now calls the lunar calendar is actually a kind of yin and yang calendar.
lunar calendar in astronomy mainly refers to a calendar arranged according to the moon phase cycle of the moon. It uses the moon orbiting the earth for one week (using the sun as the reference object, the actual moon runs for more than one week) as a month, that is, a calendar with synodic moon as the basis for determining the calendar month, and a year is twelve calendar months.
The months and dates of the Gregorian calendar are well in line with the position of the sun on ecliptic . According to the date of the Gregorian calendar, the changes in the cold and warm seasons can be clearly seen in the year. But in every month, the new moon, the two strings of the moon cannot be seen.
. Are children celebrating their birthdays? Are they celebrating the "lunar calendar" or "galaxy"? Parents don’t care, they pay great attention to
In our traditional culture, the lunar calendar is generally the main focus. There are even some elderly people who use the "birth date and horoscope" to calculate their children's future destiny.
Moreover, our more important festivals are mainly based on the lunar calendar. Wedding and funerals are also the lunar calendar. Therefore, when "birthday" is a highly concerned day, you will naturally feel that celebrating the lunar calendar seems more formal, which is in line with our tradition.
Follow the tradition, celebrate the lunar birthday
If it is based on customs and habits, it is celebrate the lunar birthday, and traditional Chinese festivals are based on the lunar calendar. If there are elderly people at home, you will know that the elderly calculate the time based on the lunar calendar. They celebrate their lunar birthdays themselves, and they also use the lunar calendar to record the birthdays of their descendants.
So, if family members pay attention to traditional culture, we can choose to celebrate our lunar birthdays, and at the same time let children understand traditional national cultural knowledge and feel the charm of traditional culture.
Golden birthday is more convenient
In fact, in daily life, it is more convenient when you mention the birthday of the month and day. Compared with the lunar calendar, there is no need to make repeated calculations, etc. Just remember directly what month and day it is, so the birthday date is easier to remember directly, and there is no need to worry about remembering the birthday date.
So if you celebrate your Gregorian birthday, it will be more convenient than celebrating your lunar birthday. Many parents will celebrate their Gregorian birthdays for their children in order to reduce trouble. The child himself also likes to celebrate his birthday in the Gregorian calendar because he knows that his birthday is here when he looks at the numbers written on the calendar.
In fact, no matter whether you choose to celebrate your lunar birthday or your solar birthday, it has little impact on your child. Many enlightened parents will celebrate their children twice a year. No matter which one they choose, as long as the child is safe and happy, happy, and grows up healthily.
Therefore, there is no need to worry about whether the child celebrates the lunar birthday or the solar birthday. In addition, the child must be very happy on his birthday, but while he is happy, he should not forget his gratitude to his parents. The day when the baby is born is also the most painful day for the mother, so the most grateful thing to celebrate his birthday every year is your mother, thanking her for her fertility.
What should children pay attention to on their birthdays?
. Choose a good cake with good quality
butter is divided into animal cream and vegetable cream. Vegetable cream is artificial, and its main ingredients are palm olive oil and corn syrup . The beautiful "appearance" of vegetable cream comes from food coloring, and the flavor of milk in vegetable cream comes from artificial spices.
. Animal cream is a natural milk extract, also known as whipped cream, light cream . Milk has higher nutritional value and higher price and cost. Therefore, try to choose animal cream for your baby, which is more beneficial to your health.
.Safe
Because children like to play, they will inevitably fight each other at banquets, so when choosing a party location, you must consider safety issues. If it is indoors, pay attention to the edges and corners of the furniture.
If you are outdoors, please try to avoid playing in places like lakes, rockery and other places. The most important thing is that no matter where you are, adults should always be vigilant when playing.
. You cannot waste it extravagantly and waste it. Although the birthday cannot be ignored, don't waste it too much. First of all, parents should establish a correct consumption concept for their children and correctly understand the meaning of their birthdays. They should not spend more money, but should pay more attention to the sense of rituals for their birthdays rather than money.
mode should be prepared as much as possible based on the characteristics of your family and financial ability. Warm and happy family gathering is the most meaningful birthday party theme.
extension - How to cultivate children's traditional cultural awareness?
. Reading of Chinese classics
You can buy books on traditional cultural education for your children, such as "Mencius", "Confucius ", "Laozi" and other series of Chinese classics. Every morning, you ask your children to read a paragraph, or ten minutes and twenty minutes, read one, read the next one, read it again, do it again.
Children often don’t know what they mean. Whenever they encounter this convenient problem, they can give their children an example to explain. They are usually required to learn from the ancients, learn their way of doing things, etiquette in dealing with people, etc.
. Traditional moral education festival
When various festivals come, while emphasizing the "daily and life-oriented education", traditional festival celebrations can also be organized around traditional festivals such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival.
In this type of activity, children should pay attention to allowing them to actively participate and experience the joy of the festival in the activities. At the same time, they should pay special attention to taking various methods to let children understand the origin of these festivals and then understand their cultural connotations. Children can actively find information related to these festivals and participate with their parents.
