
Hi iPunter, there are two Chinese festivals that are determined by solar calendar (the rest are by lunar calendar), namely Qingming (equivalent to Good Friday) around 5th April and Dongzhi (equivalent to Christmas if according to your idea of slight variation ....) around 22nd Dec.
Hi iPunter, Too busy so did not log onto this platform until today. I have been observing the movement of the sun since primary school. Seen it in Chinese Almanac as well. For detail understanding of calendars, you can log onto http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/calendar/calendar-talk-SP-handout.pdf
Here's to health, wealth, and everything else!
Health makes all things possible,
Wealth makes all things work,
Love makes all things beautiful,
May all of you have all 3 in this new year 2007 !
Kalau ada kawankawan... tuantuan dan puanpuan... abangabang dan adekadek membaca di-sini, kita sekarang mencakap-nya untuk awak...
Selamat Hari Raya !...
Terimah kaseh. (senyum-senyum)
Wishing everybody a Happy New Year. May 2007 bring even more profits than 2006!!
Good afternoon founders, gurus and fellow forumers of sharejunction, today is the last trading day for yr 2006, I wish you all a Happy new Year 2007. Hope all "Tua Tua Huat" in the year of pig and May the Lord bless you and your loveds ones with good health, wealth and peace.
"Gong Xi Fa Cai" "Selamat Tahoon Baroo" "Happy New Yeer" "x@#!? # &%<?$"... :)
Happy NY to all!
Happy New yr to all!..
relatively new here..but hope i can make an impact to pple here to profit from gd analysis n insider info..keke
Happy New Year to all.
Last trading day of the 'old year' as we usher in a New Year 2007. Happy New Year to all fellow forum pals. Wishing all another wonderful and profitable trading year ahead.
Happy New Year to All , and wish all make more money in stock market. And very importantly, STI to shoot up past 3000 mark!
Happy New Year to one an all.
Time to make new resolutions.
And mine.........
Time to watch 3000-STI
Time to ponder the next high
and of course don' t wait for the next 'TIME'
Cheers and many merry makings!
To All the Great Gals n Guys here.......my token of appreciation:
Time to say 2006 goodbye
Time to stop our sobs and sighs
Time to appreciate rainbows in the sky
Time to kill the bear and give the bull more life
Time to celebrate, dear gals and guys
Time to watch our share prices rise
Time to make more money in life
Time to retire richer in style
Tommorow is the last trading day of 2006.
I wish that it ends on a high note!
Happy New Year to all ShareJunction members!
I wish that it ends on a high note!
Happy New Year to all ShareJunction members!
SporeGuy...
Just to put the record straigh following your post...
X'mas is a date chosen and fixed by the ancient astronomers, otherwise known as wise ones, for the purpose of celebrating the a birth of a symbolic 'son' of the earth. So they were probably aware of any minor astronomical variations of the apparent positions of the sun from year to year. And this is the reason why 25th December was chosen as the fixed date of the birth of the "Saviour" as an entity.
In this regard, it is interesting to note that a further celebration along the same astronomical lines will be coming in April, which is the Resurrection.. And this is not a fixed date, but a variable one which falls on different dates every year. But more about this at the appropriate time.
Just to put the record straigh following your post...
X'mas is a date chosen and fixed by the ancient astronomers, otherwise known as wise ones, for the purpose of celebrating the a birth of a symbolic 'son' of the earth. So they were probably aware of any minor astronomical variations of the apparent positions of the sun from year to year. And this is the reason why 25th December was chosen as the fixed date of the birth of the "Saviour" as an entity.
In this regard, it is interesting to note that a further celebration along the same astronomical lines will be coming in April, which is the Resurrection.. And this is not a fixed date, but a variable one which falls on different dates every year. But more about this at the appropriate time.
Now I've no other wishes but only one :
I wish that all our wishes come true and in 2009 we all can 'migrate' to Sentosa and become Sentosans ...hahahaha...! Cheers.
Ni hao...
Zhu ni xin nian kuai le... Fa da cai.. Fan shi dou shun shun li li.
Hao ma? ... :)