The traditional
Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (also known as the Agricultural Calendar 曆; 农历; ''Nónglì''; 'farming calendar' Former Calendar 曆; 旧历; ''Jiùlì'' Traditional Calendar 曆; 老历; ''Lǎolì'', is a lunisolar calendar ...
divides a year into 24
solar terms (节气/節氣).
''Shuāngjiàng'', ''Sōkō'', ''Sanggang'', or ''Sương giáng'' () is the 18th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the
celestial longitude of 210° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 225°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 210°. In the
Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around October 23 and ends around November 7.
The western holiday of
Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...
occurs in this solar term.
Pentads
*豺乃祭獸, '
Dholes make offerings of the beasts'
*草木黃落, 'The plants yellow and shed leaves'
*蟄蟲咸俯, 'All insects go
dormant
Dormant, "sleeping", may refer to:
Science
*Dormancy
Dormancy is a period in an organism's life cycle when growth, development, and (in animals) physical activity are temporarily stopped. This minimizes metabolic activity and therefore helps ...
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Date and time
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shuangjiang (Solar Term)
Autumn
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