muffin_99 Posted January 15, 2000 Share Posted January 15, 2000 Dear cecil,I read somewhere that chinese people considereclipses inauspicious. Is this true. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted January 15, 2000 Staff Share Posted January 15, 2000 Dear Anon,In the past, Chinese fear an eclipse. This was because, it means that the sun has been `swallowed up'. And the `world' became dark.During the eclipse, they would use musical instruments and make sounds like clangs, beat the drums in the hope that the sun would `rise' again.This was before Chinese astrologers had predicted and advised the Emperors of the forthcoming eclipse. Once, it was known that the eclipse could be calculated and predicted, this `fear' of the sun got eaten up no longer worried the people.Warmest Regards,Cecil Quote On 1/15/00 4:47:53 AM, Anonymous wrote:Dear cecil,I read somewhere that chinesepeople considereclipses inauspicious. Is thistrue. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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