Why does 2025 in the lunar calendar have 384 days? When does the 2024-2025 academic year end in the lunar calendar?

Why does 2025 in the lunar calendar have 384 days?

2025 2025 in the lunar calendar having 384 days is a special phenomenon of the lunar calendar as it is a leap year in the lunar calendar. Instead of having 12 months as usual, 2025 in the lunar calendar will have 13 months to balance the discrepancy between the lunar and solar calendars. Thus, 2025 in the lunar calendar will have a leap month in June.

A normal year in the lunar calendar typically has only 354 or 355 days, whereas a solar year has 365 or 366 days. The discrepancy of about 10-11 days each year results in the lunar and solar cycles becoming unsynchronized over time. To address this issue, the lunar calendar will add a leap month every approximately 2-3 years.

The leap month helps the lunar calendar align with astronomical cycles and seasons of the year. Without the leap month, traditional festivals (like Lunar New Year) would gradually drift away from the seasons closely tied to the agricultural calendar and culture.

2025 in the lunar calendar has 384 days is not only an interesting phenomenon of the lunar calendar but also evidence of the ingenuity in time adjustment by our ancestors. The leap month in 2025 in the lunar calendar not only helps correct the discrepancies but also ensures that natural cycles and traditional festivals remain closely linked to human life.

The details of the months for 2025 in the lunar calendar are as follows:

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Why does 2025 in the lunar calendar have 384 days? When does the 2024-2025 academic year end in the lunar calendar? (Image from the Internet)

When does the 2024-2025 academic year in Vietnam end in the lunar calendar?

Under Article 1 of Decision 2045/QD-BGDDT 2024:

Issuance of the framework for the 2024-2025 academic year plan for preschool, general education, and continuing education nationwide:

1. The earliest school opening date is set 1 week before the official commencement ceremony. For first graders, the earliest start date is 2 weeks prior to the commencement ceremony.

2. The commencement ceremony is organized on September 05, 2024.

3. The first semester ends before January 18, 2025, and the school year is completed before May 31, 2025.

4. The recognition of completion of primary education and graduation from lower secondary education is conducted before June 30, 2025.

5. Enrollment for the first classes of all educational levels is completed before July 31, 2025.

6. The national high school exam 2025 is scheduled to take place on June 26 and June 27, 2025.

7. Other national-level exams are organized as per the Ministry of Education and Training’s guidelines and regulations.

Thus, the 2024-2025 academic year will end before May 31, 2025 which corresponds to before May 5, 2025 in the lunar calendar.

What is the age of students in the 2024-2025 academic yea in Vietnamr?

Article 28 of Education Law 2019 provides for the educational levels and entry ages as follows:

Educational levels and entry ages

1. Educational levels and age groups of general education are regulated as follows:

a) Primary education lasts for 05 school years, from the first to the fifth grade. The entry age for the first grade is 06;

b) Lower secondary education lasts for 04 school years, from the sixth to the ninth grade. Students must complete the primary educational programme before entering the sixth grade. The entry age for the sixth grade is 11;

c) Upper secondary education lasts for 03 school years, from the tenth to the twelfth grade. Students must complete the lower secondary educational programme before entering the tenth grade. The entry age for the tenth grade is 15;

2. Cases where schooling could be commenced at younger ages or at higher ages prescribed in clause 1 of this Article are as follows:

a) Commencing schooling at younger ages for students with early intellectual development;

b) Commencing schooling at older ages for students repeating classes, students living in areas with exceptional socio-economic difficulties, students belonging to ethnic minorities, disabled and handicapped students, students with physical or intellectual disadvantages, orphan students, students of poor households, students returning from overseas and other cases as prescribed by law.

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Thus, the age of students in the 2024-2025 academic year is as follows:

Note: This regulation does not account for cases of repeating a grade, entering at an older age, or skipping a grade...