Is the Year of the Animal counted from the second day in beginning of spring?

Of course, according to the zodiac signs of the old yellow calendar, the calculation should start from "beginning of spring", and the traditional horoscope of numerology also starts from "beginning of spring". In other words, beginning of spring is the beginning of the animal year.

The lunar calendar in China is a kind of "lunar calendar", that is, it is based on the sun and the moon, and the 24 solar terms reflect the cycle of the sun. The first and fifteenth days reflect the cycle of the moon. Before the Revolution of 1911, the first day of the Lunar New Year was called "New Year's Day" and beginning of spring was called "Spring Festival".

After the Revolution of 1911, the government of the Republic of China announced the abolition of the lunar calendar and the adoption of a new calendar (Gregorian calendar). Starting from 19 12, it is called Gregorian calendar 1 as "New Year's Day". 19 14 1 The government of the Republic of China issued a decree to rename the first day of the first lunar month as "Spring Festival", which has been in use ever since.