The Gregorian calendar begins in the spring of 2023.

In 2023, the solar terms in beginning of spring will be on February 4, 2023 10: 42, 2 1 sec in Gregorian calendar, and on Saturday, the 14th day of the first month of the lunar calendar.

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms. Standing means "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. Twenty-four solar terms were originally formulated on the basis of "variable stars". When the bucket handle of the Big Dipper points to the shade, it is beginning of spring. 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 meaning.

Beginning of spring marks the end of the winter when everything is hidden and begins to enter 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. As far as beginning of spring is concerned, you can obviously feel the breath of early spring in the Tropic of Cancer (Huangchi Jiao Jiao) and its south.

The custom of beginning of spring

Welcome to spring. Beginning of spring is the beginning of spring, and the time sequence enters spring. At this time, although it is still chilly in spring, the cold winter has passed, spring has returned to the earth, everything has recovered, and nature is full of vitality. Therefore, the ancients attached great importance to beginning of spring, and had the instrument of welcoming the spring.

Beat spring cattle. Whipping spring means beating spring cattle, also known as "whipping spring cattle" and "whipping local cattle". Beginning of spring smashed the mud spring cattle, which is the heritage of farming civilization. Through the custom of beating spring cattle, remind farmers that spring is coming, sow in time, pray for a bumper harvest in one year, make the country prosperous and the people safe.