What's the difference between Tibetan calendar and lunar calendar?

Tibetan calendar is widely used by Tibetans.

The lunar calendar is widely used by the Han nationality and most ethnic minorities.

2. Solar terms and seasons are divided in different ways.

In the division of solar terms and seasons in Tibetan calendar, solar terms are calculated according to the fixed point of the sun, and then the solar terms and seasons are determined by combining the data of various birds, animals and plants in Tibetan areas.

The cycle of the lunar phase in the lunar calendar is the length of the lunar month. Add "twenty-four solar terms" to the main calendar, and refer to the length of the tropical year, and set leap months as the average calendar year to match the tropical year.

Tibetan calendar (Tibetan:? ) refers to the traditional calendar of Tibetans in China.

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Advantages of the lunar calendar:

1, the lunar calendar belongs to the lunar calendar, considering the relationship between the sun, the moon and the earth. The monthly calendar is a fixed calendar, which has the characteristics of astronomical calendar and can well correspond to various astronomical phenomena.

The lunar month has only 29 days and 30 days, which is stipulated by the date of the new moon. Human factors are small and it is not easy to change at will.

3. The beginning of a year has a strong astronomical significance, and it has the astronomical significance of the year of the sun and the moon.

4. Lunar calendar reflects the traditional culture of China where man and nature live in harmony.

5. The chronology of the trunk and branch and the chronology of the ecliptic are recycled, because they contain solar terms, which is very helpful to divide the seasons, and because they contain the moon phase, they also reflect the influence of tides, eclipses and moons on the climate.

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