Talk:The Emperor's Birthday

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天長節[edit]

"(I)t was called Tenchōsetsu (天長節?)(..)"

Can somebody add a translation for this please?--ospalh (talk) 11:18, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks. I guess. But now i'm confused. "The Emperor's Birthday (天皇誕生日, Tennō tanjōbi)" versus "Tenchōsetsu (天長節), or Emperor's Birthday". So what's the difference, and why was the name changed when both expressions mean the same thing?--ospalh (talk) 09:17, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tenchō Festival would work better. Tenchōsetsu parallels Chikyūsetsu (地久節), which marked the queen consort's birthday. The two terms originate from the phrase 天長地久, meaning "[as the] heavens [are] long [and the] earth [is] lasting", which refers to the enduring and timeless state of things. In this case, it was more literally applied to the (hopeful) longevity of the emperor/queen. The name Tenchōsetsu dates from the Tang Dynasty. --Euniana/Talk/Blog 16:10, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

two questions[edit]

a) what is Tenchosetsu? It is not used in the lead, and just sort of dropped into the 'ancient history'. b) How would Oct 13 be Nov 10 (Gregorian calendar) or October 10? 26th August Oct. 11? --142.163.195.93 (talk) 00:02, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Month Names[edit]

Using the Western names for the months in the lunisolar calendar is very confusing, for example "13 October (10 November, Gregorian calendar)" would be clearer as "13 Tenth Month (10 November, Gregorian calendar)" or "13 Jugatsu (10 November, Gregorian calendar)." Curmudgeonly Pedant (talk) 16:34, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]