When is the Spring Club Day in 2024?

Spring Club Day in 2024 is March 25th.

Spring Festival is one of the traditional folk festivals in China, which is usually celebrated on the fifth day after beginning of spring. This festival originated from the custom of offering sacrifices to the land gods in ancient spring, and it is one of the most important festivals in rural areas of China. During the Spring Festival, people will hold various sacrifices and celebrations to pray for a bumper harvest of grain and prosperous livestock in the coming year, which is also an important day for rural fair trade.

The Spring Festival in 2024 is scheduled for March 25th, and choosing this time point has certain cultural significance. Spring is the season when everything recovers, and March 25th has just passed the vernal equinox and solar terms. At this time, the temperature gradually rises and everything begins to grow. Choosing this time as the Spring Festival also means praying for a bumper harvest and good luck.

In addition, the date calculation method of Spring Festival is unique, and it is necessary to determine the fifth day after beginning of spring, so the date of Spring Festival will be different every year. This calculation method not only reflects the ancient people's attention to the harmony between the right place and the right time, but also reflects the thought of respecting nature and adapting to the right time in China's traditional culture.

The Historical Origin of Spring Club Day

The Spring Festival is on the first day of the second month of the lunar calendar, offering sacrifices to the land gods and praying for a bumper harvest. People are used to drinking Zhonghe wine and Yichun wine, saying that it can treat ear diseases, so people also call it "the wine for treating deafness". In Song Dynasty, Jae-Il Lee wrote in a poem: "Social people are not in the mood today, so he wants a bottle of wine for the deaf. Disturbed Yutang will want to pass and patrol vaguely to the third hall. "

The Spring Festival in February, also known as the Zhonghe Festival, is recorded in Guangji: "Caotang is used as neutralization wine, and hook seeds are sacrificed to pray for the New Year Valley". According to the book "Integrated Wine Department of Ancient and Modern Books" edited by Chen Menglei in Qing Dynasty, "During the Sino-Japanese Festival, wine was brewed in the middle, which was named Yichun wine".

There was no fixed date for "Spring Club Day" in ancient times, and the dates chosen in the pre-Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties were different. Yi said, "On the vernal equinox, mysterious birds will fly." He also said: "A woman can't get pregnant before a mysterious bird arrives." "When Momo thanked him for the first time, Shuang Yan just came." The Chronicle of Jingchu describes the situation of social sacrifice. On the Spring Festival, neighbors get together, hold a ceremony of offering sacrifices to the country, slaughter cattle and sheep and propose a toast. Build a shed under the club tree, sacrifice to God first, and then enjoy the wine and meat together. The above contents are for reference only.