What day is February 12 in the lunar calendar?

February 12 of the lunar calendar is the Flower Festival.

Flower Festival refers to the birthday of Chinese flowers, also known as Flower Festival, Flower Birthday, Flower Birthday and Vegetable Picking Festival. Popular in Northeast China, North China, East China, Central South and other places, it is usually held on the second day of February, February 12 or February 15 and February 25 of the lunar calendar.

"Flower Festival" has holiday customs such as catching butterflies in spring outing, planting flowers and digging wild vegetables, and making flower cakes. At the same time, this day is also called Daughter's Day. On this day, girls get together to play and make friends. Unmarried women love to admire red flowers and worship god, eat flower cakes and make flowers, praying that they are as energetic and beautiful as flowers. Since the Song Dynasty, Flower Festival has become a folk festival and one of the most important traditional festivals in China.

traditional custom

1, Bamboo God: It is said that the flower god is in charge of the growth of plants in spring and summer. Therefore, her worship is not limited to flower farmers, but also includes farmers who grow crops and fruits. There are many flower beds in the Yangtze River Delta. In the past, flower farmers in wuyue often offered statues of flower gods.

2. Planting flowers and arranging flowers: There is a folk custom of planting flowers. Folk plants flowers, literati plants bonsai, and flower arrangement is wine, which is fragrant and elegant. Flower arrangement is often seen in ancient paintings or imitations of Tang and Song Dynasties.

3. Sowing for a bumper harvest: This is a lucky day for flowers, just as Fang Fei is brewing. Every household sows all kinds of seeds, and it is said that "a hundred kinds of seeds" should be collected to pray for a bumper harvest. The method of prediction is simple: shelter from the rain under the sun, and sunny days bring good omen for the harvest of everything.