What is the meaning of leap April in 2020 (is 2020 a leap month? )

Yesterday, the calendar showed that 2020 was a leap April. What does this mean? What does it mean to leap into April in 2020? Let's take a look!

What does it mean to leap into April in 2020?

There will be leap in April, 2020, which is a special phenomenon in China lunar calendar and has no practical significance.

There is no 13th month in the traditional lunar calendar in China. According to the calendar rules, a leap month repeats the same month after February to October, and the repeated month is a leap month. For example, the leap month after April is called leap April. From the frequency point of view, leap April is a common leap month, which usually occurs once every 8 years or 1 1 year, and once every 38 years at the longest.

When is leap April in 2020?

May 23, 2020 began to enter leap April.

The month of the leap month is determined according to the laws of the lunar calendar, mainly according to the coincidence with the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. In 2020, according to this rule, leap April begins to enter on May 23rd, which is a normal calendar phenomenon and has no special significance.

What month is leap April in 2020?

May and June 2020.

In the Gregorian calendar, the earth revolves around the sun once, with 365 days in a normal year and 366 days in a leap year. The traditional lunar calendar in China is based on the moon's profit and loss cycle, that is, 12 months is 354 days or 355 days, which is less than the Gregorian calendar 1 1 day.

In order to solve the contradiction between the two, the ancients adopted the method of setting up a "leap moon". In the lunar calendar, it is the seventh leap in the nineteenth year. Every two to three years, you must add another month. The extra month is called "leap month". This year is just a leap April, and the date is between May and June.

What do you need to buy in April 2020?

There is a tradition of buying shoes in leap April. If you want to inherit traditional culture, you can buy shoes for your family.

Folk have "leap moon shoes, leap moon shoes, leap moon old people live 1000 years old." It is said that in some areas, children should buy a pair of shoes for their parents in leap years and leap months to repay the kindness of parenting and pray for their parents' health and safety. In some areas, in the year of leap month, married daughters should buy shoes for their mothers and wish them a long life. But sending shoes to parents is filial piety and has the needs of traditional customs. I suggest you buy shoes for your parents in leap April to get off to a good start.