Embracing the Wisdom of the Lunar Calendar ๐
Could a calendar help you align with the natural order and maintain physical and mental harmony? ๐
Yesterday was the Mid-Autumn Festival (ไธญ็ง่) in China and many other East Asian countries. For this occasion, we have a special guest, Joy from Pichinese, who will talk to you about one of her specialties: reading the Lunar Calendar.
ๅจ้ๆๅๅๅฎถๆๆณ็ๅฝฑๅไธ๏ผๅๅไธไป ๆฏๆถ้ด็่ฎฐๅฝๅทฅๅ ท๏ผๆดๆฏ็ๆดป็ๆๅ๏ผๅธฎๅฉไบบไปฌ้กบๅบ่ช็ถ่งๅพ๏ผไฟๆ่บซๅฟๅ่ฐใๅจๆฏๆฅ็ๅๅๆๅผไธญ๏ผใๅฎใๅใๅฟใ็ๅๅๅบไบ้ด้ณๅนณ่กกไปฅๅไบ่ก๏ผๆจใ็ซใๅใ้ใๆฐด๏ผ็็่ฎบใใๅฎใๅณๆฏๅ็ฅฅๆดปๅจ๏ผ้ๅฎๅปๅ็ๆๆใ่ใๅฟใๅๆฏ็ฆๅฟๆดปๅจ๏ผ่ฆ้ฟๅ ๅปๅ็ๆๆใ้่ฟ้ตๅพช่ฟไบๆๅผ๏ผไบบไปฌๅฏไปฅๅผๅฏผๆฐ็้กบ็ ๆตๅจ๏ผ้ฟๅ ไธๅ่ฐ็ๅ็ใ
ๅๅฎถ (rรบjiฤ): Confucianism, Confucian thought
ๆๅ (zhวnรกn): guide, manual, direction
ๅ่ฐ (hรฉxiรฉ): harmony, balanced, peaceful
ๅ็ฅฅ (jรญxiรกng): auspicious, lucky, favorable
้กบ็ (shรนnchร ng): smooth, flowing, unimpeded
Influenced by Taoist and Confucian thought, the lunar calendar is not just a tool for tracking time, but also a guide for living, helping people align with the natural order and maintain physical and mental harmony. Each day's guidance in the lunar calendar, with its recommendations on what is "favorable" (ๅฎ) and "unfavorable" (ๅฟ), is based on the theory of yin-yang balance and the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water). "Favorable" refers to auspicious activities that are suitable to carry out, while "unfavorable" refers to activities that should be avoided. By following these guidelines, people can promote the smooth flow of qi and prevent disharmony.
ไปฅ2024ๅนด9ๆ18ๆฅ็ๅๅๆๅผไธบไพ๏ผไปๅคฉ็ๅ็ฅฅๆดปๅจๅ ๆฌโ็ฅญ็ฅโใโๅบ่กโๅโๆซ้คโ๏ผ่ไธๅๅฉๆดปๅจๅๆฏโ่ฏธไบไธๅฎโ๏ผๅณๅปบ่ฎฎ้ฟๅ ๅ ถไปๆดปๅจใ่ฟ็ง็ป่ด็ๆดปๅจๅ็ฑป๏ผๅธฎๅฉไบบไปฌๆดๅฅฝๅฐ่งๅๅฝๅคฉ็ไปปๅก๏ผไปฅๆ่ทๅพ้กบๅฉไธๅนณ่กกใ
็ฅญ็ฅ (jรฌsรฌ): to offer sacrifices, worship, ritual offerings
่ฏธไบไธๅฎ (zhลซ shรฌ bรน yรญ): unsuitable for all activities, avoid all undertakings
็ป่ด (xรฌzhรฌ): meticulous, detailed, careful
For example, take the guidance for September 18, 2024, according to the lunar calendar. Auspicious activities for that day include "offering sacrifices," "traveling," and "cleaning," while the recommended inauspicious activity is "avoid all matters," meaning other activities should be refrained from. This detailed classification of activities helps people better plan their daily tasks to achieve smoothness and balance.
ๆฏไธๅคฉ็ๆๅผไธไป ๆถต็ไบๅ็ฅฅๅไธๅๆดปๅจ๏ผ่ฟๆไพไบๅฅๅบท่ดดๅฃซใๆฏๅฆ๏ผๅจไปๅคฉ็ๅๅ้ ่ฏปไธญ๏ผๅฅๅบทๅปบ่ฎฎไพง้ไบไบงๅๆขๅค๏ผๅผบ่ฐไบๆธฉๅ่ฟๅจ็้่ฆๆง๏ผๅฆ็ๅบ่้ป็ผใไบงๅ็ไผฝๅๆฃๆญฅใ่ฟไบๅปบ่ฎฎๆบไบไธญๅป็่ฎบ๏ผๆจๅจๅธฎๅฉไบงๅๅฅณๆง้่ฟ่ฐๅ ปๆขๅค่บซๅฟๅฅๅบทใ
ๆถต็ (hรกngร i): to cover, include, encompass
่ดดๅฃซ (tiฤshรฌ): tips, advice
ไบงๅ (chวnhรฒu): postpartum, after childbirth
็ๅบ่ (pรฉndว jฤซ): pelvic floor muscles
็ไผฝ (yรบjiฤ): yoga
่ฐๅ ป (tiรกoyวng): to nurse back to health, recuperate, restore
In addition to favorable and unfavorable activities, each day's guidance also includes health tips. For instance, today's lunar reading emphasizes postpartum recovery, highlighting the importance of gentle exercises such as pelvic floor exercises, postpartum yoga, and walking. These suggestions are rooted in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory and aim to help postpartum women restore their physical and mental health through proper care.
ๆญคๅค๏ผๆไปฌ่ฟไผๅฎๆๅไบซไธไบไธไธญๅป็่ฎบ็ธๅ ณ็้ฃ็ๅปบ่ฎฎๅ้ฃ่ฐฑ๏ผๅธฎๅฉๅคงๅฎถ้่ฟ้ฅฎ้ฃๆฅ่ฐ่ไฝ่ดจใๅขๅผบๅ ็ซๅใ่ฟไบๅฅๅบทๅปบ่ฎฎไธไธญๅฝไผ ็ปๅปๅญฆ็่ฎบ็ดงๅฏ็ธๅ ณ๏ผๆจๅจ้่ฟ้ฅฎ้ฃใ่ฟๅจๅ็ๆดปๆนๅผ็่ฐๆด๏ผไฟ่ฟๆดไฝๅฅๅบทๅ็ฆ็ฅใ
้ฃ็ (shรญliรกo): dietary therapy, food therapy
้ฃ่ฐฑ (shรญpว): recipe, menu
่ฐ่ (tiรกojiรฉ): to adjust, regulate, modify
ๅ ็ซๅ (miวnyรฌlรฌ): immunity, immune strength
็ฆ็ฅ (fรบzhว): well-being, welfare, happiness
Moreover, we regularly share dietary recommendations and recipes related to TCM theory, helping people adjust their constitution and boost immunity through diet. These health tips are closely tied to traditional Chinese medicine principles, promoting overall health and well-being through adjustments in diet, exercise, and lifestyle.
ๅๅ็ๆฅๅธธๆๅผไธไป ๆฏ่งๅ็ๆดป็ๅทฅๅ ท๏ผๆดๆฏไธ็งๆๅไผ ๆฟใ้่ฟ็่งฃๅนถๅบ็จๅ ถไธญ็ๆบๆ ง๏ผไบบไปฌๅฏไปฅๅจ็ฐไปฃ็ๆดปไธญๆพๅฐไธๅค่ๆบๆ ง็่ฟๆฅ๏ผ่ทๅพๅ ๅจ็ๅนณ่กกไธๅ่ฐใ
ไผ ๆฟ (chuรกnchรฉng): to pass down, inherit, carry forward
The daily guidance of the lunar calendar is not just a tool for planning life, but also a form of cultural heritage. By understanding and applying its wisdom, people can find a connection to ancient knowledge in their modern lives, gaining inner balance and harmony.
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Joy from Pichinese
(Antoine & Dorota for the editing)
