The Tongsheng mentioned here is the Yellow Calendar, or the Imperial Calendar, which is based on the Chinese lunar calendar and has many indicators of good and bad luck on that day. According to legend, the Huangli was created by Emperor Xuanyuan, so it is called the Huangli. It is also commonly known as "Tongshu" among the people. However, because the word "书" in Tongshu has the same pronunciation as the word "shu", it is also called Tongsheng to avoid taboos. The main content of the almanac is the date table of the twenty-four solar terms, daily good and bad luck, zodiac fortune, etc. Later, after generations of sages perfected it, the following principles were adopted for the day of marriage:
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