What time is it in beginning of spring on 20 16?

2016 February 4th beginning of spring time 2065 438+06 Bing Shen Nian beginning of spring time: 17: 46: 00 (Gregorian calendar) February 4th "beginning of spring" folk customs "Welcome to Spring", "Fight Spring" and "Bite Spring".

"Cold goes with the night and spring comes at five o'clock." According to the astronomical almanac of China, the first "beginning of spring" among the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar will be ushered in on February 4th 17: 46. Experts say that beginning of spring is both a solar term and a festival. On this day, China people have beautiful customs of "welcoming the spring", "playing spring" and "biting spring".

"Spring Festival" is an important activity of China ancestors in the spring. Shang Jie, an expert in Tianjin folklore, said that in the past, local officials personally presided over sacrificial ceremonies to worship mang gods and placed a mud spring cow in front of the altar to pray for peace and prosperity. Later, Chunniu was invited to the official office as a "Spring Festival couplets".

On this day in beginning of spring, there is also the custom of "beating spring", that is, "whipping spring cattle" to "urge farming", which has typical farming characteristics. In addition, another important custom is "biting spring". In the past, "biting the spring" was to buy a radish to eat, because radish tastes spicy, which means that the ancients "bitten the grass roots and could do anything." Nowadays, "biting spring" mostly eats spring cakes and spring rolls.

Folklore experts say that these beginning of spring customs reflect people's attention to spring and agriculture, and also express their yearning and hope for a bumper harvest, harmonious life, economic prosperity, good luck and peace.