"Calendar of "Taiwanese Customs and Superstitions”(Chapter I) by Alain Haudenschild
 
 
Western Calendar
Lunar Calender
Event &
Customs
Object of Worship
Explanation
1st day of 1st months
Chinese New Year, Inscriptions on the doorsFirecrackers
Origin of Customs: Taoist charms
Purpose: to drive away spirits
p.9
p.14.15
1st months, 9th day
Birthday of God of Heaven, sacrifices, candle sticks, burning of longevity money
Jade Emperor Chang I
p.16-18
1st months 13th day
Birthday of Kuan Yu, worshiped as idol primarily by business men
Kuan Yu
p.18-21
1st months, 15th day 
Lantern Festival
Origin: Three superstitious fairy tales
p. 16-24
2nd months 3rd day
Birthday of the God of Literature
Wen Chang, was a historic person; another tradition refers to Wen Chang as a spirit star. 
p.25-26
3rd months, between 1st and 10th day
Clear and Bright Festival, artemisia cake,
No god or spirit is worshipped on this day
p. 27-29
3rd months, between 3rd and 10th day
Cold Food Festi- val, the day be- foreClear and Bright Festival, cold spring rolls
Duke Chieh Tsu Tuei
p.29-31
3rd month, 23rd day
Ma-chus Birth- day, burn incense
Lin Mo, who lived at the time of the Sung Dynasty
p.32-33
5th month, 5th day, (also known as Double Fifth)
Fifth Day Festival,dragon boat races, hanging fragrant incense around the neck, sticking artemisia, banyan and sweet flag on the door- posts, noon-time water
In memorial of Chu Yuan, a his- torical person (343-285 B.C.) with a pure and loyal spirit. While introuble he lamentably commit suicide
p.33-38
5th month, 11th day
Birthday of the City God, casting of diving blocks, worshipped as if he were an earthly mandarin who administers justice
Book of Rites: During the Ming Dynasty the city god was given more honor and divided into classes.
p.39-42
7th month, 7th day
( also known as Double Seventh)
Birthday of the Weaving Maid, children below 16yrs pray to the Seventh Maid for protection; : thank- offering ( pig, sheep,Taiwanese- opera), prayer for beautiful workman-
ship meeting, 
This popular tradition belongs to the realms of fairy tales
p. 43-44
7th month, 15th day
Festival of the Hungry Ghosts, offerings to the de- ceased, slaughtering of pigs, Taiwanese operas.
deceased relatives
p. 45-49
8th month,15th day, 
Moon Festival
Prayer to the goddess of the moon, moon-cakes, enjoy- ing the moon on the night of the mid- au- tumn festival, thro- wing the embroidered ball
Goddess of the Moon
p.50-52
9th month, 9th day
Double Ninth
Mounting the Heights Festival, birthday of Chung-yang Ti-chun, Spread a festival, closing the doors, climb moun- tains, drink wine and make merry
The Ying Yang principle, belief in a superstitious fairy tale.
p.53-54
11th month
Winter Solstice Festival, winter festival dumplings ,
contracts concerning rent, buying, selling and mortgaging are signed, contracts end at this day or are ex- tended, after eating the Winter Festival dumplings..
Ancestors, gods,
worship, five kind of sacrifices, light incense and candles, set-off firecrackers, burn spirit money,, thanks to the gods and prayer for protection, prosperity and increase.
p. 55-56
12th month, 16th day 
Final Worship: Lavish worship, deli- cious food, invite em- ployees/people who help them, boss: to say who continues to work for him; to inform about salary increases.
The earth god
p.57
12th month, 24th day,
Sending off the Gods, worship, Gods horse, cleaning of the chimney, sweeping the house
The gods are sent off very early in the morning to ascend to heaven and report to the Jade Emperor
p.58-59
12th month, 25th day
The day the heavenly gods descend, dont demand a person to pay the debt or bor- row money from anyone; if he forgets, the other person may beat him.
The gods after people in place of earthly gods. There must not be one god present on earth, at this day. 
p.59
12th month,29th or 30th day
Marriage Month, so called adopted daughter most often at these days are gi- ven in marriage
The adopted daughters are given in marriage to escape calami- ties. Because of the approaching Chinese New Years these mar- riages are performed economically.
p.60-61

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