It might sound a bit confusing but here's a bit of details on what I would dub as "Mortal Khristmas". In the Chinese pantheon, one Elder God's birthday is celebrated on December 25 in the Lunar Calendar. So who's the celebrant of that special day? The Elder God would be known as Yu Huang Tai Zi (玉皇太子) which literally means Crown Prince of the Jade Emperor. He's the firstborn son of the royal couple Yu Huang Da Ti (玉皇大帝) and Wang Mu Niang Niang (王母娘娘) otherwise known as the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother of the West.
It's time to explain the cycle to why Mortal Khristmas will still be celebrated on February 10, 2018. It's simple. December 25, 2017 in the solar calendar is still November 8, 2017 in the Chinese calendar. A reason for this delay is because June of the Lunar Calendar entered into a two month cycle since it's a Lunar Leap Year for every three years. A month would extend itself because the Lunar Calendar only has 28-30 days to catch up with the Solar Calendar. February 10, 2018 is December 25, 2017 of the Lunar Calendar.
What should be interesting is that the next Lunar New Year would be on February 16, 2018. The next birthday of the Supreme Elder God would be on February 24, 2017 which both Mortal Khristmas and the Supreme Elder God's birthday both fall on a Saturday.
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