Why is the Spring Festival in 2022 so late?

As we all know, the Spring Festival is a popular traditional festival in a year, and it is also a grand legal festival. During the Spring Festival, people will go home for the Spring Festival and prepare all kinds of new year's goods, which is quite lively. So why is the Spring Festival in 2022 so late? Let's take a closer look!

Why is the Spring Festival in 2022 so late? The Spring Festival is fixed on the first day of the first lunar month, but its date in the solar calendar is "erratic". Shi Zhicheng, a member of the Chinese Astronomical Society and director of the Tianjin Astronomical Society, said that in the Gregorian calendar, one revolution of the earth around the sun is the year of return, with 365 days in a normal year and 366 days in a leap year. The traditional lunar calendar in China is based on the full moon and the lack of the moon. A month is about 29.5306 days, with 12 new moons, 354 days or 355 days, which is about 1 1 day different from the tropical year. The accumulated amount in three years exceeds one month.

If the days between the lunar calendar and the solar calendar continue like this, it is inevitable to celebrate the Spring Festival in summer. In order to keep the Spring Festival time in Gregorian calendar relatively stable, the adjustment method is to arrange 13 months in some years, and there are two identical months, which need to be "leap". The rule of "Lileap" is based on 24 solar terms.

If there is no leap month in the last year of the lunar calendar, then the Spring Festival next year will come "early", otherwise, the Spring Festival will be "late". As the upcoming Year of the Pig in the lunar calendar is a normal year, the Spring Festival in 2022 will be "advanced". Similarly, the Chinese boxer Rat will have a "leap moon" in the coming year and will be "late" for the Spring Festival in 2022.

Spring Festival holiday in 2022 The holiday time for the Spring Festival in 2022 is from February 1 1 day to February 17 (including normal work and rest on February 7 and February 20, 2022). The Spring Festival in 2022 is the first day of the New Year.

The Spring Festival is a festival symbolizing the New Year. Generally speaking, the Spring Festival will be held at the end of 1 or early February. Considering that there are many office workers and students, it is not too late.

What are the customs during the Spring Festival? 1. Set off firecrackers.

Firecracker is one of China's special products, also known as "Firecracker", "Firecracker" and "War". There is a folk saying that "firecrackers are set off", that is to say, the first thing every household does when they open the door during the Chinese New Year is to set off firecrackers, and the beep of firecrackers will be used to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year.

2. stick grilles and Fuzi

During the Spring Festival, people like to post all kinds of paper cuts at home and abroad, which is what we often call window grilles. Generally, the window decoration is mainly red, which not only sets off the festive atmosphere, but also integrates decoration, appreciation and practicality. The word "Fu" is used to flatter and symbolize auspiciousness and happiness. In addition to good wishes, the home is decorated with red and colorful colors.

3, paste couplets

Spring Festival couplets, also known as Fu Tao, Spring Posting, Couplets, Couplets, etc. , are neat couplets, simple layout, delicate writing. They are unique literary forms in China. During the Spring Festival, every family will choose a pair of red couplets to stick at home, adding a festive atmosphere to the festival. This custom originated in the Ming Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty, the ideological and artistic quality of Spring Festival couplets had been greatly improved. Liang Zhangju's monograph Spring Festival couplets discusses the origin of couplets and the characteristics of various works.

Step 4 hang new year pictures

The custom of hanging New Year pictures during the Spring Festival has existed since ancient times. This is still the custom of many traditional families. New Year pictures are an ancient folk art in China. They reflect people's simple customs and beliefs, and place their hopes on the future. Black and thick New Year pictures add a lot of prosperity and joy to thousands of families.

5. Happy New Year

On New Year's morning, people put on their most beautiful clothes and then go out to visit relatives and friends. There are many ways to pay New Year greetings. There are many ways to pay New Year greetings to each other, such as family leaders leading some people to pay New Year greetings; Some colleagues invited several people to pay New Year greetings. Some people get together to congratulate each other, which is called "collective New Year greetings".