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 ancient custom of offering sacrifices to the land gods in spring, and it is one of the most important festivals in rural 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 the choice of 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 increased and everything began 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 Club Day is unique, and the fifth day after beginning of spring needs to be determined, so the date of Spring Club Day 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 February in 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 cure ear diseases, so people also call it "deaf wine". Li in the Song Dynasty wrote in a poem: "Social people are not in the mood today and want a bottle of wine for the deaf. Disturbed Yutang will think about the past and vaguely patrol the third hall. "

February Spring Festival, also known as Zhonghe Festival, is recorded in Guangji: "Caotang is used as neutralization wine to sacrifice hook seeds 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, "On the Sino-Japanese Festival, Chinese people make wine, which is called Yichun wine".

"Spring Club Day" had no fixed date 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 until a mysterious bird arrives." "When Mo thanked for the first time, Shuang Yan just came." Chronicle of Jingchu Times describes the situation of social sacrifice. On the day of the Spring Festival, neighbors get together and hold a ceremony of offering sacrifices to the country, killing cattle and sheep and offering wine. Build a shed under the club tree, sacrifice to the gods first, and then enjoy the wine and meat sacrificed. The above contents are for reference only.