此老虎累呢？

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Challenges & Opportunities

挑戰與機遇

挑戰與戰機

虎年 初一

大年初一

• 春節 or 立春 the "Beginning of Spring", the first of the twenty-four solar terms, around February 3rd, 4th, or 5th — marking the first day of spring — according to the Chinese calendar.
• 初一十五 the first and fifteenth days of a month in the Chinese calendar (days of sacrifice offering and prayers for blessings)
• 二十四節氣 Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”:

Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)

Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)

Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)

Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)