Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - "The east wind brings rain and the west wind, and the earth is sunny and warm."

"The east wind brings rain and the west wind, and the earth is sunny and warm."

Preface to Spring Scenery means that the prelude of a year begins with the beginning of spring.

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms. Standing means "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. Twenty-four solar terms were originally formulated on the basis of "variable stars". When the bucket handle of the Big Dipper points to the shade, it is beginning of spring. At present, solar terms are determined according to the longitude of the sun. When the sun reaches longitude 3 15, it will be the beginning of spring, and the festival will be held from February 3 to 5 of the Gregorian calendar every year. In the era of cadres and branches, silver moon is spring, beginning of spring is the beginning of a year, and beginning of spring is the beginning of everything, which means all self-renewal, which means the beginning of a new cycle.

Beginning of spring marks the end of the winter when everything is hidden and begins to enter the warm and sunny spring. In nature, the most striking feature of beginning of spring is that everything is beginning to show signs of recovery. As far as beginning of spring is concerned, you can obviously feel the breath of early spring in the Tropic of Cancer (Huangchi Jiao Jiao) and its south. Due to China's vast territory, large span between north and south, and different natural rhythms, the "beginning of spring" in many areas is only a prelude to spring, and everything has not yet recovered, and it is still in the winter when everything is hidden.

Twenty-four solar terms are the product of ancient farming civilization, which occupies an extremely important position in China's traditional farming society. Before the Qin and Han Dynasties, the customs and cultures of the north and the south were different. In some places, the first day of the lunar calendar is not the first day of the lunar calendar, but beginning of spring and beginning of spring have 24 solar terms.