Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that chinese people consider
eclipses inauspicious. Is this true. Thanks

Dear Anon,
In the past, Chinese fear an eclipse. This was because, it means that the sun has been `swallowed up'. And the `world' became dark.
During the eclipse, they would use musical instruments and make sounds like clangs, beat the drums in the hope that the sun would `rise' again.
This was before Chinese astrologers had predicted and advised the Emperors of the forthcoming eclipse.
Once, it was known that the eclipse could be calculated and predicted, this `fear' of the sun got eaten up no longer worried the people.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 1/15/00 4:47:53 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that chinese
people consider
eclipses inauspicious. Is this
true. Thanks