Tomorrow is the last of the twenty-four solar terms. It's cold, so this new round of twenty-four solar terms will begin again. Many people don't like winter, because winter is too cold, which has great restrictions on people's daily life. However, after the cold, the beginning of spring will soon be ushered in. The beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms and a symbol of the passing of winter and the coming of spring. So what day is the beginning of spring in 2019? The editor of this article will tell you.
When will spring begin in 2019
The time of the beginning of spring is different every year. According to astronomy, the beginning of spring is when the sun reaches the Yellow meridian 315-deg; On this day, the beginning of spring in 2019 is February 4. Monday is the same day as new year's Eve.
The meaning of spring
"Li" in the beginning of spring means "beginning". Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always taken the beginning of spring as the beginning of mengchun season. The so-called 'a year's plan lies in spring', spring is warm, birds and flowers; Spring is growth, ploughing and sowing.
Spring folk custom
Like many other festivals, the beginning of spring has many folk customs and celebrations and activities to welcome the spring. According to historical documents, the spring welcoming ceremony of all dynasties in China is grand and vast. Since the Zhou Dynasty, standing on the spring day to greet the spring is an important activity carried out by the ancestors on the spring day. It is also a spring celebration etiquette that emperors and ordinary people of all dynasties should participate in.
The origin of spring
The beginning of spring is not only the first of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, but also divided from astronomy. In nature and in people's mind, spring means warm wind, singing birds and fragrant flowers; Spring also means that everything grows and farmers sow. The ancient book "Qunfang spectrum" explains Lichun as: 'Li, Shi Jian also. Spring begins to build. " During the beginning of spring, the temperature, sunshine and rainfall begin to rise and increase. But all this is just a prelude to spring for most parts of the country.