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Layue

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Làyuè (Chinese: 腊月) 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 known as Shiwasu (師走, lit.'priests' busiest month').

Festival

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  • The Laba Festival is Layue 8.[1] The original definition of the Laba festival was the day of the winter sacrifice (simplified Chinese: 腊日; traditional Chinese: 臘日), and the date is the third Wùrì after the Winter Solstice.
  • The Preliminary Eve (Chinese: 小年) is Layue 23 or 24.
  • The New Year's Eve (Chinese: 除夕) is the last day of the year, Layue 29 or 30.

Events

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Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the 12th Qing emperor of China, issued the imperial abdication edict on Layue 25, 1911.

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ CGTN (January 12, 2024). "Layue, a joyful celebration in the run-up to Spring Festival". China Daily. Retrieved 12 June 2024.