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What month is spring?

What month is spring? Generally speaking, it refers to the first month of the lunar calendar or around the beginning of spring, usually from February to March in the solar calendar.

Beginning of spring refers to the beginning and entry of spring. China/kloc-the custom of 0/8 years old. The north is called receiving gods. Fujian, Taiwan Province and other places are the most popular. This day is the first day of the first month of the summer calendar, but the time is different every year. According to the emperor's calendar, people in China usually break dead branches before dawn. The spring breeze awakens everything and is full of vitality.

Spring introduction:

Spring is one of the four seasons, between beginning of spring and Long Summer, including solar terms such as beginning of spring, rain, fright, vernal equinox, Qingming and Grain Rain. Spring represents warmth and growth. In spring, the qi of yin and yang begins to change, and everything germinates and grows with the rise of yang. Spring is a period of alternating winter and summer monsoon, with cold air and warm and humid air alternating.

As far as solar terms are concerned, spring in China begins in the beginning of spring (February 2-5) and ends in the long summer (May 5-7). In Europe and America, spring begins at the vernal equinox in China and ends at the summer solstice. In Ireland, February to April is designated as spring.

At present, the method of "waiting for average temperature" proposed by modern scholar Zhang Baokun is often used to divide the four seasons in China. Taking the five-day average temperature as the standard, the five-day average temperature after winter passes 10℃ and begins to enter spring. When the temperature is higher than 22℃, it means the end of spring and the beginning of summer.

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