What are Qǐshì Měizhōu 启示 每周?
Qǐshì 启示 means: "Revelation, it can also mean Illumination. In this sense, it is the explanation of the hidden or metaphysical teachings of the Dào Dé Jīng 道德 經 (Tao Te Ching), written by the Great Enlightened Lao Zi.
The Dào Dé Jīng 道德 經, consists of two books, although it is taken as one, of 81 chapters.
The Book of Dáo 道, begins in chapter 1 through chapter 37.
and the Book of Dé 德 (Power, Virtue, Strength), from chapter 38 to chapter 81.
Měizhōu 每周, means: weekly, since since time immemorial, the Daoist Sages, met on the last day of the week of the Chinese lunar calendar, in the temples to explain and reveal to the people, the secrets contained in this sacred scripture.
Chinese New Year
These teachings began on the first day of the Chinese New Year 農曆 新年 Nónglì Xīnnián, "New Year of the Agrarian Calendar" - better known as the Spring Festival 春节, 春節, Chūnjíe, with chapter 1 of Dáo
It begins on the first day of the first lunar month 正月, zhēng yuè.
The Chinese New Year falls on the day of the new moon closest to the day equidistant between the winter solstice 冬至 ， Dōng zhì, (between December 21 and 23) and the spring equinox 春分 ， Chūn fēn, (between the March 20 and 21) from the northern hemisphere.
That day equidistant between those two dates falls on a date that is approximately 45 days after the winter solstice, and 45 days before the spring equinox.
In the calendar of the 24 solar stations 二十 四 节气 ， èr shí sì jiéqì of the year, that equidistant day is called "Beginning of Spring" 立春 ， Lì chūn.
The Chinese New Year is first set on a new moon day (lunar calendar); But the 24 solar stations are fixed on the basis of the position of the sun in the zodiac (solar calendar).
Therefore both days often do not fall on the same date; and the equidistant day is the New Year's day only if that day is the day of the new moon; otherwise, the day of the new moon closest to the date indicated will be taken as New Year's Day.
The beginning of spring is called in the Chinese tradition lichun 立春, "beginning of spring."
To know the start date of the year, we must find the day of the new moon closest to lichun 立春, lìchūn.
Chinese Month Names
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar that is based on the calculation of the movements of the Moon and the rotation of the earth around the Sun. The Chinese calendar has 12 or 13 lunar months per year, and is between 20 and 50 days per behind the Gregorian calendar.
It has been used since ancient times to set the rhythm of daily life, rituals and festivals and is still used today in rural areas to plan the days of sowing or harvesting, but also for important events or activities.
How the Chinese Calendar Works
The Chinese calendar may seem very strange and complicated if you are new to it, but it basically only counts the cycles of the moon from one "spring" (Chinese New Year) to the next.
The Chinese calendar is based on lunar cycles or phases of the moon. Chinese months begin with a new moon and have a full moon on the 15th. Since a new moon arrives approximately every 29½ days, Chinese calendar months always have 29 or 30 days.
(Days: In the Chinese calendar, a day begins at midnight, but traditionally people considered sunrise as the beginning of a day.)
In China today, the Gregorian calendar is officially used and generalized, introduced with the founding of the ROC in 1912, but the ancient lunar calendar is followed to determine the days of traditional festivals, such as the Chinese New Year. and Mid-Autumn.
Some use it to celebrate birthdays and even for agriculture (when to plow, plant, harvest, etc.) and how the Chinese view the four seasons.
The Chinese calendar is still popular with the Chinese for the Chinese horoscope and for choosing auspicious days for weddings, funerals, relocations, etc.
Chinese Lunar Calendar Months and Days:
Month Language Chinese Pinyin Spanish
1 正月 Zhēngyuè Starting Month
2 杏 月 Xìngyuè Apricot Month
3 桃 月 Táoyuè Peach Month
4 槐 月 Huáiyuè Month of Sófora
5 蒲 月 Púyuè Month of Cálamo
6 荷 月 Héyuè Month of Lotus Flower
7 巧 月 Qiǎoyuè Skills Month
8 桂 月 Guìyuè Month of Osmanthus
9 菊 月 Júyuè Chrysanthemum Month
10 阳 月 Yángyuè Month Yang
11 冬 月 Dōngyuè Winter Month
12 腊月 Làyuè Month Preserved
The days of the week in Chinese are formed by adding the word "week" plus the number to which the day corresponds, thus Monday, in its literal translation into Chinese would be "week one"; Tuesday, "week two"; and so on. The word week can be found in two forms: xīng qī (星期) or zhōu (周). The exception is Sunday, which is not "week seven" but is formed with rì (日), "day" or "sun"
1. Sunday xīng qī rì 星期日 zhōu rì 周日
2. Monday xīng qī yī 星期一 zhōu yī 周一
3. Tuesday xīng qī èr 星期二 zhōu èr 周二
4. Wednesday xīng qī sān 星期三 zhōu sān 周三
5. Thursday xīng qī sì 星期四 zhōu sì 周四
6. Friday xīng qī wǔ 星期五 zhōu wǔ 周五
7. Saturday xīng qī liù 星期六 zhōu liù 周六
In ancient Daoist temples, the first Saturday close to the first day of the Chinese New Year begins with the reading and teachings of Chapter 1 of Dào Dé Jīng 道德 經, dividing the 81 chapters into 48/49 Saturdays of the year.
