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Calendar Query for the Leap Sixth Month in 1960

The time of the Leap Sixth Month in 1960: July 24, 1960 —— August 21, 1960;
The Leap Sixth Month is a common leap month in the Chinese lunar calendar, but its frequency and interval are not fixed. Over time, the frequency of the Leap Sixth Month will gradually decrease from its peak. Normally, the Leap Sixth Month occurs every 19 years (such as 1960 and 1979), but sometimes it occurs every 38 years (such as 1835 and 1873). There are also cases where the interval between the Leap Sixth Months is more than 19 years but less than 38 years (such as 1987 and 2017, with an interval of 30 years, or 2810 and 2837, with an interval of 27 years).

What are the customs and culture of the Leap Sixth Month?

(1) Avoid moving graves
In some parts of China, there is a custom of avoiding moving graves during the leap month, saying that the leap month is an extra month, and during this month, the gates of hell are not open, so people who pass away during this month should be buried in the next month.
(2) Women drink "Leap Month Tea"
In the Wuyi Mountain area, there is a custom of drinking tea during the leap month, and it is mainly women who drink tea, while men cannot participate. Only women have the right to attend. The tea banquet is hosted by village women in turn, and invited female guests from nearby villages are invited to join. At the "tea banquet," tea replaces alcohol, and people take turns serving tea to each other, chatting while drinking, which can help build emotional connections and promote harmony among neighbors.
(3) Give parents "Leap Month Shoes"
""Leap Month shoes, leap month wear, the elderly live a thousand years." In some regions, during a leap year or leap month, children should buy their parents a pair of shoes to repay the kindness of raising them and wish their parents good health and safety. In some areas, daughters who have married out should buy shoes for their mother during the leap month. (4) Give mother pig's feet and noodles
In Taiwan, there is a custom during the leap month: daughters who have married out need to buy a pair of pig's feet and noodles for their mother in the family. Usually, it's two front pig's feet and six strands of noodles, with red silk threads and spring flowers tied on the noodles.
(5) Parents give daughters umbrellas and banana fans
In some places in China, parents also give their daughters umbrellas and banana fans during the leap month. It symbolizes that the parents are the daughter's umbrella, blessing the daughter to have children soon, bring wealth to the husband's family, and have both wealth and offspring.
(6) Worship the Land God
In some areas, there is a custom of worshiping the Land God during the leap year. There is no need to invite a master, but it is necessary to gather the old, middle-aged, and young generations of the local community to perform a "main and auxiliary machine" - a kind of divination ritual, to determine the instructions of the Land God, and pray for smooth progress throughout the year.
(7) Return to the parents' home for the "Leap Month Meal"
"The Leap Month Meal" is also called the "Sixth Relatives Meal." During leap years or leap months, the parents invite their married daughters back to the family to have a meal together. When the parents are alive, they are invited by the parents; when the parents are deceased, they are invited by the brothers.