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When will beginning of spring end?

The beginning of spring time of 202 1 is February 3rd.

Beginning of spring is not only the first of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, but also divided from astronomy. In nature and people's minds, spring means warm weather and flowers. Spring also means that everything grows and farmers sow. The ancient book Qunfangpu explains to beginning of spring: "The foundation has also been established. Spring began and was established. " During the early spring, the temperature, sunshine and rainfall began to rise and increase. But all this is just a prelude to the arrival of spring in most parts of the country.

Beginning of spring is one of the important traditional festivals in China. "Li" means "start". Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always regarded beginning of spring as the beginning of the Meng Chun season. The so-called "a year's plan lies in spring" has been a traditional festival in beginning of spring since ancient times. China attaches great importance to it from the official to the folk, and it has a history of more than 3,000 years since beginning of spring ushered in the Spring. In beginning of spring, the Emperor personally led three officials and nine ministers, and the princes and doctors went to the eastern suburbs to welcome the Spring Festival and pray for a bumper harvest.

There are eight solar terms in Lu Chunqiu, including beginning of spring, Spring Equinox, Long Summer, Summer, beginning of autumn, Autumn Equinox, beginning of winter and Winter. These eight solar terms are the most important of the 24 solar terms. Mark the seasonal changes and clearly divide the four seasons of the year. Long summer is spring, beginning of autumn is summer, beginning of autumn is autumn, beginning of winter is winter and beginning of winter is winter.

Detailed explanation of solar terms

Beginning of spring is not only the first solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar, but also the beginning of spring is divided from astronomy. In nature and people's minds, spring means good weather and flowers. Spring also means that everything grows and farmers sow. Therefore, the poem "beginning of spring" says: "The east wind brings rain to drive the west wind, and the earth is sunny and warm. Su Meng wakes up everything, and farmers seek agriculture at the beginning. " (Heshui Zuo). In climatology, spring refers to the period when the average temperature is between 10℃ and 22℃. [ 1]

On this day in beginning of spring, "the sun and thorns are in harmony, and everything is spring". After beginning of spring, everything is full of vitality, and all the seasons have begun. There is an old legend that when spring comes, county officials will dig a hole in the land with local celebrities and then put feathers, chicken feathers and other light materials in the hole. At a certain time, the feathers and chicken feathers in the hole will float up from the hole. This moment is the beginning of spring, and people will set off firecrackers to celebrate, wishing the good weather and good harvest in the coming year.