What are the solar terms?
Beginning of spring introduced:
Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms. Standing means "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. Twenty-four solar terms were originally formulated according to the changes of stars. When the bucket handle of the Big Dipper points to the shade, it is beginning of spring. At present, solar terms are determined according to the longitude of the sun. When the sun reaches longitude 3 15, it will be the beginning of spring, and the festival will be held from February 3 to 5 of the Gregorian calendar every year.
In the era of cadres and branches, silver moon is spring, beginning of spring is the beginning of a year, and beginning of spring is the beginning of everything, which means all self-renewal, which means the beginning of a new cycle. In the traditional concept, beginning of spring has auspicious meaning.
Beginning of spring marks the end of the winter when everything is hidden and begins to enter the warm and sunny spring. In nature, the most striking feature of beginning of spring is that everything is beginning to show signs of recovery. As far as beginning of spring is concerned, you can obviously feel the breath of early spring in the Tropic of Cancer (Huangchi Jiao Jiao) and its south.
Due to China's vast territory, large span between north and south, and different natural rhythms, the "beginning of spring" in many areas is only a prelude to spring, and everything has not yet recovered, and it is still in the winter when everything is hidden.
Historical origin:
Beginning of spring, the first of the 24 solar terms, is also known as the first month festival, New Year's Day, New Year's Day and New Year's Day. Standing means "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. In nature, the most striking feature of beginning of spring is that everything is beginning to show signs of recovery. Beginning of spring is the beginning of all things and the meaning of all self-renewal, which means that a new cycle has begun.
Beginning of spring is the beginning of spring, and the time sequence enters spring. At this time, although it is still chilly in spring, the cold winter has passed, spring has returned to the earth, everything has recovered, and nature is full of vitality. Therefore, the ancients attached great importance to the beginning of spring, and there was a tool to welcome spring in ancient times.
Twenty-four solar terms are the product of ancient farming civilization, which occupies an extremely important position in China's traditional farming society. Before the Qin and Han Dynasties, the customs and cultures of the north and the south were different. In some places, the first day of the lunar calendar is not the first day of the lunar calendar, but beginning of spring and beginning of spring have 24 solar terms.
The beginning of New Year's Eve is of great significance to the traditional farming society. Major celebration activities, such as ancestor worship, praying for New Year's blessings, exorcising evil spirits and avoiding disasters, saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new year, are all held around the Spring Festival. This series of festivals not only constitutes the framework of the New Year's Eve Festival in later generations, but also retains its folk function to this day.