| 1 | 日食必发生在朔日，即农历的初一（朔）。这是因为只有在那一天，月亮才会出现在太阳与地球之间的连线上，这样才有可能使月球挡住太阳而形成日食。 This is because only in that day, the moon will appear in the Sun and the connection between the Earth, so will it be possible to block the sun and the moon formed the solar eclipse. | |
| 2 | I will bring an end to all her joy, her feasts, her new moons, her sabbaths, and all her solemnities . | |
| 3 | Shuori solar eclipse will occur in that first day of the Lunar New Year (New Moon). | |
| 4 | 唐代的日食记录，通常包括朔日干支、日食宿度、食分及起讫时刻等信息，总体以《新唐书天文志》的记载较为准确和完整，但脱漏失载的情况仍然存在。 The record of solar eclipse in the XINTAGN SHU TIAN WENZHI is more accurate and complete on the whole, but cases of missing still exist. | |
| 5 | The custom of gift-giving on Christmas began with the Roman festivals of Saturnalia and Kalends . |
