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lunar calendar

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[loon-er kal-uhn-der] / ˈlun ər ˈkæl ən dər /

noun

plural

lunar calendars
  1. a calendar based on the phases of the moon, so that each month corresponds to one complete cycle of moon phases.

  2. lunisolar calendar.


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The Hungry Ghost festival, celebrated by Buddhists and Taoists across Southeast Asia, centres on a belief that the spirits of the dead return to Earth during the seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar.

From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2021

On every day of the Lunar calendar, it seems there’s nothing quite as all-American some good Chinese food.

From Time • Feb. 8, 2016

Lunar calendar in Mexico, 297; in China, 297, 298.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia