Twenty-four solar terms

The 24 solar terms are: beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Xiaoxia, Daxia, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, First Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold.

"Twenty-four solar term song": Spring rains shake the spring and clear the valley, and summer is full of heat. Autumn dew, autumn frost, little snow in winter and cold in winter. The two festivals remain unchanged every month, with a maximum difference of one or two days. The first half of the year is June 2 1 day, and the second half is August 23.

Beginning of spring, Changsha, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter are also called "four seasons". The Gregorian calendar is generally around February 4th, May 5th, August 7th and165438+1October 7th every year. "Li Si" indicates the beginning of the astronomical season. As far as climate is concerned, it is still in the last season. For example, the Yellow River Basin in early spring is still in the middle of winter.

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Beginning of spring is the first solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the Ganzhi calendar, also known as the beginning of the year, the beginning of spring and the solar terms in the first month. Beginning of spring is the first year of the year, and festivals are the first month. Beginning of spring is both the first year of the year and the beginning of spring.

Beginning of spring is calculated according to the ecliptic. When bucket handle points to the overcast, it is the beginning of spring solar term, that is, when the sun reaches longitude 3 15. Standing means "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. As one of the 24 solar terms, beginning of spring, like Changxia, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter, reflects the changes of the four seasons, which also means that a new cycle has begun.

The ancients attached great importance to sacrificial culture, and beginning of spring calculated it according to the ecliptic. In beginning of spring season, when the sun and everything are stung, everything recovers, which means that a new cycle has begun. On auspicious days of the ecliptic, activities of offering sacrifices and praying for the New Year are held to express worship, respect and awe of the gods and pray for a bumper harvest. After beginning of spring, the temperature rose and everything recovered, and the busy season of spring ploughing began all over the country.

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