65438+ Is February a big month or a small month?
65438+February is1February in the Gregorian calendar, which is a big month, and * * * has 3 1 day. The December of the lunar calendar is called the twelfth lunar month. The twelfth lunar month is also called "twelfth lunar month" in traditional folk. December is the last month of the year, commonly known as the end of the year, with more than 30 names such as Ladong, Poor Dong, December, Ice Moon, Yuyue, Polar Moon, Qingsi, Sudong and Dalu. Among them, people are most familiar with and familiar with the twelfth lunar month.
Characteristics of 65438+ February:
65438+ February is the end of the year. Judging from the 24 solar terms, there are two solar terms: "heavy snow" and "winter solstice". "Heavy snow" is a colder solar term than "light snow". Folk believe that if it snows on the day of the "heavy snow" solar term, it indicates that "snow will be auspicious"
"Winter Solstice Day" is a very important solar term. It has the shortest day and the longest night. According to the theory of Yin and Yang in TCM, the arrival of "Winter Solstice" is a solar term in which Yin Qi rises and falls and Yang Qi begins to rise. After the "winter solstice", the temperature dropped significantly and it was freezing.
La Worship tradition in 65438+ February;
December is another name for the end of December. In ancient times, there were many nicknames for the moon, and each nickname had a different meaning. /kloc-at the end of 0/2, the weather is dry and there is little rain, so it is suitable to use wax to make dried meat. Therefore, at the end of December, there were other names such as "twelfth month" and "twelfth month". As the end of1February is in the transition period from the old to the new, this is a month with many sacrifices. Because this month is called "twelfth lunar month", the sacrifices held in this month are called "La Worship".
"Zuo Zhuan" contains: "The great event of a country lies in respecting peace and glory." It shows that sacrifice is very important in ancient times. As early as the pre-Qin period, some parts of China had the custom of offering sacrifices at the end of the twelfth lunar month, while La Worship aimed at offering sacrifices to ancestors and gods. Don't drink Laba porridge on this day. Laba Festival, a popular Buddhist festival in La Worship at the end of the year, shares the word "La" in the name of the festival, but the connotation of the festival is different.