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  • The Chinese Zodiac of 12 Earthly Branches (animals), which were used for counting hours and years;

  • Ten Heavenly Stems , which were combined with the 12 Earthly Branches to form a sixty-year cycle;

  • Twenty-four turning points (''jeolgi'' 節氣 절기) in the year, spaced roughly 15 days apart;

  • Lunar Months.


The Korean calendar traditionally counts years from 2333 BCE , the date of the legendary founding of Korea by Dangun .

Korea started using the Gregorian Calendar on 1 January 1896 due to Japanese influence. The lunar calendar is rarely used now in modern Korea except for the observation of traditional holidays (cf. Korean Lunar Festivals ) and the marking of birthdays by older Koreans.


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