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Most Asian countries followed Chinese Luna calender called 時憲暦 in Chinese characters (Idk how to write this in English). China, Korea and Vietnam followed this calender.
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That’s wrong! Before 1813, Vietnam (At that tine call Dai Nam) used 大統暦 法(in Vietnamese: Đại Thống lịch pháp - Lịch=reki=calendar) which is different from 時憲暦.
After 1813, Dai Nam used “Lịch Hiệp Kỷ” (I’m sorry, I don’t know how it is written in Chinese. Because Vietnam doesn’t use Chinese character for a long period).
Vietnamese modern lunar calendar is different from Chinese one. One evidence: The Vietnamese Tết 2007 is February 17, but the Chinese New Year 2007 is February 18. In 1984, the difference between Vietnamese and Chinese Lunar Calendar was up to 1 month.
時憲暦 was introduced in China in Quing Dynasty by Adam Schall (a westerner) in 1644 and still being used in China now. What make different from 時憲暦 to other Lunar Calendar is the distribution of Solar Terms (二十四節気). Before 1644, the Solar Terms was distributed regularly along year.
I believe that the Tenpo reki used the same method of 時憲暦. Because in Japanese modern Calendar, the Solar Terms (Ushui, Kanro, Geishi, Kokku, Shimofuri, Shuubun…) is not different to Chinese ones. I would be wrong if the Solar Terms in Modern Japanese Calendar use Chinese Solar Terms instead of inheriting Tenpo reki.
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Do you know why only Japan takes different attitude from Vietnamese and Koreans toward Luna calender?
As I said, Luna calender and Chinese calendar (Chinese Luna calender) are different.
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If Japanese have their own Lunar Calendar (not Chinese) why didn’t they continue using it for their traditional festivals. When I told Vietnamese “Don’t use Lunar Calendar for our festival. Because it is from China”, people said “No! Our Lunar Calendar is not Chinese one. The Lunar Calendar originated in South, and Chinese inherited it.
What is different from Japanese thinking and Vietnamese thinking here?
Vietnamese: Don’t throw it (Lunar Calendar) away! It is very Vietnamese. It is not Chinese.
Japanese: Throw it (Tenpo reki) away! It is very Japanese. It is not Chinese.