Is 20 18 the year of widowhood?

20 18 lunar new year, that is, the first day of the first lunar month, falls on February 16, 20 18. After the solar term in beginning of spring, according to the folk tradition in China, 20 18 is considered as "widower's year".

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. Beginning of spring is divided from astronomy, that is, when the sun reaches longitude 3 15.

Beginning of spring is one of the important traditional festivals in China. "Li" means "start". Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always regarded beginning of spring as the beginning of the Meng Chun season. The so-called "one year's plan lies in spring", birds and flowers are fragrant, warm and fragrant; Spring is growth, cultivation and sowing.

It has been more than 3,000 years since beginning of spring celebrated the Spring Festival, and China attaches great importance to the Spring Festival from the official to the folk. When he was in beginning of spring, Emperor Tiandi personally led three officials and nine ministers, governors and doctors to the eastern suburbs to welcome the Spring Festival and pray for a bumper harvest. When you come back, you should reward the ministers and make a Bude order to show your kindness to the people. This kind of activity has influenced the common people and made it a national Spring Festival activity for generations.