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What time and minutes will the spring be in 2024

Lichun 2024 is the 25th day of the Lunar month on the lunar calendar, and the Gregorian time is February 4, 10:42:21 pm.

Lichun (立春), the first of the twenty-four solar terms in the lunar calendar.2024 Lichun is an important solar term in the lunar calendar and the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. It marks the beginning of spring, and people look forward to the gradual receding of winter's cold and the imminent arrival of spring flowers. The date and time of the Lichun season varies from year to year, and the arrival of the Lichun season means that the cold winter will soon be over and the warmth of spring will soon be upon us.

In traditional Chinese culture, Lichun is regarded as an important festival, and people perform special rituals and activities on this day to pray for a good harvest and good luck in the coming year. The traditional Chinese Lunar Calendar is a calendar based on the moon's orbital cycle, which is different from the Gregorian calendar. A month in the Lunar Calendar usually lasts 29 to 30 days and there are 12 months in a year. The Gregorian calendar, on the other hand, is based on the sun's cycle and has 365 or 366 days in a year.

Calculating the Date of Spring Rising

Based on the lunar calendar, the date of spring rising in 2024 will be February 4th. This day marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. People will perform some celebrations on this day, such as worshipping ancestors, putting up couplets, and eating traditional Chinese New Year food. In China, people perform rituals to honor their ancestors to express their respect and gratitude to them. People also put up couplets, red lanterns and firecrackers to celebrate the arrival of spring.

Lichun is also the day before the traditional Chinese New Year, when people make preparations, such as cleaning their houses and preparing New Year's goods. All these activities symbolize the beginning of a new year, in which people hope to have good luck and happiness. The beginning of spring marks the passing of the cold winter and the coming of the hope of spring. In traditional Chinese culture, spring is seen as a new beginning and people look forward to a new year that will bring good luck and a good harvest.