What does widow's year mean?

First of all, let me explain to you what a blind year is. People call it "the year of blindness" because there is no "beginning of spring" and they think it is unlucky to get married. That is to say, in the whole lunar year, there is no beginning of spring called the year of blindness, and some people also call it the year of widowhood.

Calendar had a very strict system in ancient China, and the basic festivals in China were formed in the Han Dynasty, followed by corresponding solar terms around the corresponding agricultural production. The 24 solar terms in China are divided into these categories, which reflect the changes of the four seasons, such as the vernal equinox and the autumn equinox. Reflect the growth of crops, such as Xiaoman and Mangzhong; Reflect weather changes, such as severe cold and slight cold. Different types of solar terms have different customs and etiquette, and some festivals will also match the corresponding solar terms.

Widowhood years are actually calculated according to different calendars. To put it simply, in the past, China only used the lunar calendar to calculate dates. Later, in order to cooperate with the development of the whole world, we began to use double calendars, that is, there are both lunar calendars and solar calendars. Because the date is calculated in different ways, there will be no beginning of spring in some years. According to the analysis of 19, beginning of spring of 19 is on February 4th, but according to the lunar calendar, its beginning of spring is on February 30th of 18, which makes 19 have no beginning of spring.

In spring, the sun shines, everything recovers and begins to grow again. Only in beginning of spring can spring begin, so 19 is called "a year without spring". Some people call this year a "black year", and spring represents hope. Without the year of beginning of spring, there would be less natural hope, so there is a saying; In the year of widowhood, people think that the sun is the strongest in spring, and men represent masculinity. There is no masculinity without spring, so people think that women may become widows when they get married in such a year.

The so-called "two ends are not spring" is actually not very accurate, but is calculated according to different calendars, so there will be differences. "No spring" is not really no spring, but the calculation method of calendar is different. As for the different views of "spring-free year", "widowed year" and "black year", it is actually only in ancient times that people lacked some scientific and cultural knowledge, and some fantasies and speculations mentioned just did not have sufficient scientific basis.