Events Related to Historic Monuments in Hội An in the Year of the Dragon

Among the twelve zodiac animals corresponding to the Twelve Earthly Branches (Thập nhị Địa chi: Tý, Sửu, Dần, Mão, Thìn, Tỵ, Ngọ, Mùi, Thân, Dậu, Tuất, Hợi) in the traditional cultural worldview of the Vietnamese people, the dragon (Thìn, Sino-Vietnamese: Long) occupies the fifth position. It is a mythical creature and one of the Four Sacred Creatures (Tứ linh: dragon, kylin, turtle, phoenix). In the lunar calendar, the third month is the Month of the Dragon. Dragon months and Dragon years, according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches system, include: Giáp Thìn, Bính Thìn, Mậu Thìn, Canh Thìn, and Nhâm Thìn. Each sexagenary cycle lasts sixty years (Lục thập hoa giáp). The Year of the Wood Dragon (Giáp Thìn) 2024 runs from 10 February 2024 to 28 January 2025 in the Gregorian calendar.

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