What month and day does Meng Chunwang refer to?

Meng Chun: refers to the first month of the lunar calendar. Jiwang refers to the sixteenth day of each month in the lunar calendar.

In ancient times, the twelve months of the year were called: Mengchun, Zhongchun, Jichun, Mengxia, Zhongxia, Jixia, Mengqiu, Zhongqiu, Jiqiu, Mengdong, Zhongdong, and Jidong. The months of each quarter are arranged in "Meng, Zhong and Ji".

The names given by the ancients based on the characteristics of the months also sound very poetic. January is the beginning of the year and is called the Dragon Boat Festival and the New Year. The New Year is also called the first month. In April, everything stretches out and grows branches and leaves. It is called Yu Yue, and Yu means stretching.

"Wang" means "looking at the sun", which refers to the fifteenth day of each month in the lunar calendar. "Ji" means the state reached (for example, "Ji Ji" in the Book of Changes)

Ji Wang is the 16th day of the lunar calendar. Indicates the day after the full moon.

In ancient books and documents, there are specific names for certain special days in a month. For example, the first day of each month is called "Shuo", the second day is called "Ji Shuo", "Si Po" or "Pan Si Po", the third day is called "Zai Sheng Ming" or "朏", and the eighth day is called "Heng" or " On the 14th day, "Ji Wang", on the 15th day, "Wang", on the 16th day, "Ji Wang" or "Sheng Po", "Zai Sheng Po", on the 17th day, "Ji Sheng Po", on the 22nd and 23rd "Xixian", the last day is "Hui" or "Ji Shuo".