彝族十月历与阴阳、五行、八卦

TEN MONTHS CALENDER OF YI NATIONALITY AND YINGYANG, WUXING, BAGUA

彝族太阳历一年10个月,一月36日,全午360日计,余5—6日为过年日。它测太阳运行定冬夏,观斗炳指向定寒暑。一年各月的日数整齐易记,季节准确,其科学性优于现行公历。《十月历》的月、季分雌雄的阴阳观,同我国古代的阴阳、五行、伏羲八卦互为渊源,是中华远古先民的智慧结晶,是世界文明史上古优秀文化的典型。现今对《十月历》的发掘和研究,可将中国文明史追溯上万年!

A solar year of Yi nationality calender has ten months, and each month has 36 days. The total number of days in a year is scheduled to be 360 days sharp, and the remaining 5 or 6 days is spared for Guonian,a yi festival similar to spring festival.The four seasons are determined according to the solar motions, and winter and summer are felt through changes in the Dipper's pointed direction. The equal number of days in each month which facilitates remembering and the accuracy of season division indicate that the yi calender is better than the current calender we now use.The months and seasons of the ten-month calender are named Cixiong based on Yingyang viewpoint, which is closely related to Yingyang, Wuxing, Fuxibagua practised in ancient China.This not only reflects the cryatalized wisdom of our distant predecessors,but also presents an excellent example of ancient cultures in the world civilization history.The present recognization of and research on the tenmonth calender can trace the civilization history of China back over ten thousand years earlier.