Vietnamese traditional calendar
E381215
The Vietnamese traditional calendar is a lunisolar system used to determine festivals, holidays, and agricultural cycles in Vietnam, adapted from the Chinese calendar but incorporating local cultural and historical elements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese traditional calendar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3720635 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vietnamese traditional calendar Context triple: [traditional Chinese calendar, influenced, Vietnamese traditional calendar]
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A.
traditional Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar system that combines lunar months with solar terms to guide festivals, agriculture, and daily life in Chinese culture.
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B.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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C.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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D.
Javanese calendar
The Javanese calendar is a traditional lunisolar timekeeping system from Java that blends indigenous, Islamic, and Hindu-Buddhist elements and is used to mark cultural and religious events.
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E.
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a traditional solar-lunar calendar used primarily in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide to determine festivals, agricultural cycles, and auspicious dates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vietnamese traditional calendar Target entity description: The Vietnamese traditional calendar is a lunisolar system used to determine festivals, holidays, and agricultural cycles in Vietnam, adapted from the Chinese calendar but incorporating local cultural and historical elements.
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A.
traditional Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar system that combines lunar months with solar terms to guide festivals, agriculture, and daily life in Chinese culture.
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B.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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C.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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D.
Javanese calendar
The Javanese calendar is a traditional lunisolar timekeeping system from Java that blends indigenous, Islamic, and Hindu-Buddhist elements and is used to mark cultural and religious events.
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E.
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a traditional solar-lunar calendar used primarily in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide to determine festivals, agricultural cycles, and auspicious dates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
traditional calendar system ⓘ |
| alignmentMethod | solar terms based on the Sun’s longitude ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
feng shui date selection
ⓘ
horoscope reading ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Vietnamese Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhism in Vietnam
folk religion in Vietnam ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lunar months
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
|
| countryUsedIn |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| determinesDateOf |
Tết Hàn Thực
ⓘ
Spring Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Tết Nguyên Đán
Tết Trung Thu ⓘ Tết Đoan Ngọ ⓘ Ullambana Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Vu Lan festival
ancestral death anniversaries ⓘ communal house festivals ⓘ |
| eraNameUsed |
Bảo Đại
ⓘ
surface form:
Bảo Đại era
Khải Định ⓘ
surface form:
Khải Định era
Tự Đức era ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
leap month
ⓘ
lunar month ⓘ solar term ⓘ |
| hasLocalFeature | use of Cat instead of Rabbit in zodiac ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy |
Lê dynasty
ⓘ
Lý dynasty ⓘ Nguyễn dynasty ⓘ Tran dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Trần dynasty
|
| influencedBy |
traditional Chinese calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese calendar
|
| leapMonthRule | insertion of leap month to keep lunar year aligned with solar year ⓘ |
| localAdaptationOf | Sinosphere lunisolar calendars ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
ngày
ⓘ
năm âm lịch ⓘ tháng âm lịch ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural planning
ⓘ
astrological practices ⓘ determining public holidays of lunar origin ⓘ determining traditional festivals ⓘ selecting auspicious dates ⓘ |
| usesCycle |
10 Heavenly Stems
ⓘ
sexagenary cycle ⓘ
surface form:
12 Earthly Branches
sexagenary cycle ⓘ |
| usesZodiac | Vietnamese zodiac ⓘ |
| zodiacAnimals |
Cat
ⓘ
Dog ⓘ Dragon ⓘ Goat ⓘ Horse ⓘ Monkey ⓘ Ox ⓘ Pig ⓘ Rat ⓘ Rooster ⓘ Snake ⓘ Tiger ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vietnamese traditional calendar Description of subject: The Vietnamese traditional calendar is a lunisolar system used to determine festivals, holidays, and agricultural cycles in Vietnam, adapted from the Chinese calendar but incorporating local cultural and historical elements.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.