Snakes in Chinese mythology of the Han dynasty, which claimed to rule with the protection of water and the north. Although the Black Warrior (Xuan Wu) is generally depicted as a snake entwining around a turtle, sometimes they are viewed as two separable generals. In Chinese culture mythologized snakes and snakelike beings have various roles, including the calendar system, poetry, and literature. In Chinese culture, years of the Snake are sixth in the cycle, following the Dragon Years, and recur every twelfth year. The Chinese New Year does not fall on a specific date, so it is essential to check the calendar to find
Chinese calendar kingdom near Samarkand), and is the most-used system in modern China. Months are defined by the time between new moons, which averages days. Instead of using half-days to balance months with the lunar cycle, every other month of the year has 29 days (short month, ) and the rest have 30 (long month, ). Years start on a long month and alternate. A 12-month-year using this system has 354 days, which would drift significantly from the tropical year. To fix this, traditional Chinese years have a 13-month year every other year. The 13-month version has the same alternation of long