Abstract
The Use of the Eight-Year Cycle in the Early Malay Calendar
Highlights
The relationship between man and nature occurs when people try to understand natural phenomena, including changes in the seasons and the natural signs as a guide for human survival
This paper will discuss the special codes of the calendar in the Malay World, which are based on the marking of the seasons
As the use of the year’s alphabet in the eight-year cycle is said to have special characteristics in the Hijri calendar of the Malay World, the analysis is carried out to investigate the use of cycle as a method of error adjustment in the number of days in the Hijri calendar
Summary
The relationship between man and nature occurs when people try to understand natural phenomena, including changes in the seasons and the natural signs as a guide for human survival. The signs of the seasons are used as a guide or a sign of the times to record the occurrence of a particular event. The earliest date, both in the Malay World and in most human civilizations, used distinctive known symbols. The symbols for these ancient dates used familiar objects from their surroundings which could be collectively understood. The sun is used as a measurement of a period for the solar calendar due to the influence of the Earth’s rotation and seasonal changes. According to the Javanese/Islamic calendar, as modified by Sri Sultan
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