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When does spring begin?

Beginning of spring time in 2020 is: February 4, 2020 17: 03, 12 seconds.

Beginning of spring, as the first of the "twenty-four solar terms", is the beginning of a year in the official calendar, the beginning of everything, and represents the beginning of everything and the meaning of self-improvement. The "Twenty-four solar terms" were originally determined by the rotation direction of bucket handle, the Big Dipper, which rotates circularly and is closely related to the twenty-four solar terms.

Beginning of spring has different customs in different places. For example, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there is a custom of sending spring cattle. In other places, the rural areas put pictures of spring cattle on the drawing paper of the main room, which is now called the living room. If you pay attention, the "Spring Cattle Map" is usually printed on the traditional lunar calendar. In farming society, cattle are important means of production. When spring comes, it's up to cows to work. Cattle are very important to farmers and friends. Everyone wants to have a prosperous family, so they posted a photo of the spring cow.