What is the first solar term?

The first solar term is beginning of spring.

Beginning of spring marks the end of the closed winter and the beginning of 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. Speaking of beginning of spring, you can obviously feel the breath of early spring in the Tropic of Cancer (Cape Huang Chi) and its south. Because of China's vast territory, large span from north to south and different natural rhythms, "beginning of spring" is just spring for many areas.

Beginning of spring, the first of the 24 solar terms, stands for "beginning"; Spring represents warmth and growth. Twenty-four solar terms were originally formulated according to "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 the longitude of 365,438+05, it is the beginning of spring, and the festival is held on February 3-5 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. In the traditional concept, beginning of spring has auspicious significance.

Historical origin

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, also known as the first month, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, and the first day of the Lunar New Year. , meaning "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. In nature, the most striking feature of beginning of spring is that everything is beginning to show signs of recovery. Beginning of spring means that everything begins and everything renews itself, which means that a new cycle has begun. Beginning of spring is the beginning of spring, and the time sequence has entered spring. Although spring is still cold, winter has passed. Spring returns to the earth, everything recovers and nature is full of vitality.

Therefore, the ancients attached great importance to beginning of spring. In ancient times, there was a musical instrument to welcome spring. 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.