# Shiwasu

| Shiwasu |
| --- |
| Calendar | Japanese Lunisolar Calendar |
| Month number | 12 |
| Number of days | 29 or 30 |
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**Shiwasu** (師走) also known as Jūnigatsu (12月, *lit: 12th month*) is the 12th month of the Japanese Lunisolar Calendar. Normally the Great Cold, the 24th solar term is in this month.

The Chinese name is Làyuè (Chinese: 腊月). The name comes from the winter sacrifice, just as February.

## Festivals

* The Laba Festival is *Shiwasu* 8. The original definition of the Laba festival was the day of the winter sacrifice (simplified Chinese: 腊日; traditional Chinese: 臘日), and the date is the third *Wùrì* after the Winter Solstice.
* The Preliminary Eve (Chinese: 小年) is *Shiwasu* 23.
* The New Year's Eve (Chinese: 除夕) is the last day of the year, *Shiwasu* 29 or 30.

## Events

Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the 12th Qing emperor of China, issued the imperial abdication edict on *Shiwasu* 25, 1911.

## Births

* Emperor Go-Uda, the 91st emperor of Japan, *Shiwasu* 1, 1269
* Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first *shōgun* of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, *Shiwasu* 26, 1542
* Uemura Masahisa, a Japanese Christian pastor, theologian and critic of Meiji and Taishō periods, *Shiwasu* 1, 1857
* Imperial Noble Consort Shushen, an Imperial concubine of the Tongzhi Emperor, *Shiwasu* 1, 1859

## Deaths

* Yue Fei, Yue Yun, Zhang Xian, military generals who lived in the Southern Song dynasty, *Shiwasu 29 1141*
* Lu You, a prominent poet of China's Southern Song dynasty, *Shiwasu 29 1209*
* Emperor Go-Hanazono, the 102nd emperor of Japan, *Shiwasu 27 1470*
* Lê Uy Mục, the eighth king of the later Lê dynasty of Vietnam, *Shiwasu 1 1509*
* Yi Gwang-sik, a Korean politician and general during the Joseon dynasty, *Shiwasu 1 1563*

## Dates of Shiwasu

Dates of Shiwasu| Year | Start | End | Number of Days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | December 27 | January 25, 2009 | 30 days |
| 2009 | January 15, 2010 | February 13, 2010 | 30 days |
| 2010 | January 4, 2011 | February 2, 2011 | 30 days |
| 2011 | December 25 | January 22, 2012 | 29 days |
| 2012 | January 12, 2013 | February 9, 2013 | 29 days |
| 2013 | January 1, 2014 | January 30, 2014 | 30 days |
| 2014 | January 20, 2015 | February 18, 2015 | 30 days |
| 2015 | January 10, 2016 | February 7, 2016 | 29 days |
| 2016 | December 29 | January 27, 2017 | 30 days |
| 2017 | January 17, 2018 | February 15, 2018 | 30 days |
| 2018 | January 6, 2019 | February 4, 2019 | 30 days |
| 2019 | December 26 | January 24, 2020 | 30 days |
| 2020 | January 13, 2021 | February 11, 2021 | 30 days |
| 2021 | January 3, 2022 | January 31, 2022 | 29 days |
| 2022 | December 23 | January 21, 2023 | 30 days |
| 2023 | January 11, 2024 | February 9, 2024 | 30 days |
| 2024 | December 31 | January 28, 2025 | 29 days |
| 2025 | January 19, 2026 | February 16, 2026 | 29 days |
| 2026 | January 8, 2027 | February 6, 2027 | 30 days |
| 2027 | December 28 | January 26, 2028 | 30 days |
| 2028 | January 15, 2029 | February 12, 2029 | 29 days |
| 2029 | January 4, 2030 | February 2, 2030 | 30 days |
| 2030 | December 25 | January 22, 2031 | 29 days |
| 2031 | January 13, 2032 | February 10, 2032 | 29 days |