Perpetual calendar beginning of spring in 2023

In 2023, the solar terms in beginning of spring are February 4, 2023 10: 42 and 2 1 sec on the Gregorian calendar, and on the 14th Saturday of the first month of the lunar calendar.

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 change of the stars". When the bucket handle of the Big Dipper points to the shade, it is beginning of spring. In the era of cadres and branches, silver moon is spring, beginning of spring is the beginning of a year, and beginning of spring means the beginning of everything and self-renewal, which means a new cycle has begun. 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 when everything is hidden. In nature, the most striking feature of beginning of spring is that everything is beginning to show signs of recovery. All the way to beginning of spring, you can obviously feel the breath of early spring in the Tropic of Cancer (Huangchi Jiao Jiao) and its south area.

The custom of beginning of spring

Welcome to spring. Beginning of spring is the beginning of spring, and the time sequence enters spring. At this time, although the spring is chilly, the cold winter has passed, spring returns to the earth, everything recovers, and nature is full of vitality. Therefore, the ancients attached great importance to beginning of spring, and had the instrument of welcoming the spring.

Beat spring cattle. Whipping spring means beating spring cattle, also known as "whipping spring cattle" and "whipping local cattle". Beginning of spring smashed mud and spring cattle, which is the heritage of farming civilization. Through the custom of beating spring cattle, we remind farmers that spring has arrived, so we should sow food in time and pray for a bumper harvest, national prosperity and people's safety.