When is mid-spring?

Midspring, the second month of spring, is the second month of the lunar calendar.

Because it is in the middle of spring, it is called midsummer, which belongs to the two solar terms of the 24 solar terms: the fright and the vernal equinox. Sting is the third of the 24 solar terms. When the sun reaches 345 degrees, it will cross the Gregorian calendar on March 5-6. Sting reflects the phenomenon that natural creatures germinate and grow under the influence of rhythm changes.

Speaking of earthquakes, the sun's spirit rises, the temperature warms up, the spring thunder suddenly moves, the rain increases, and everything is full of vitality. Farming production is closely related to the rhythm of nature, and the shocking solar terms are of great significance in farming. Since ancient times, people in China have attached great importance to this solar term and regarded it as the beginning season of spring ploughing. It is the reflection of ancient farming culture on natural festivals.

Introduction of related solar terms

The vernal equinox, one of the 24 solar terms, is the fourth solar term in spring. The solar calendar reaches 0, and festivals are held on March 19~22 of Gregorian calendar every year. The vernal equinox is of great significance in astronomy, and the northern and southern hemispheres are equally divided day and night. After that, the direct position of the sun continued to move from the equator to the northern hemisphere, and the days in the northern hemisphere began to be longer than the nights.

The vernal equinox also has obvious characteristics in climate. It's warm, rainy and sunny at this time. The solar term of the vernal equinox refers to the position of the sun between 0 and15 of the yellow meridian, that is, from the vernal equinox to Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the solar calendar lasts from March 20th to April 5th, which was also called "day and night", "mid-spring moon" and "vernal equinox" in ancient times.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhongchun for the above contents.