People who often look through the calendar will find that next year will be leap month , which means there are two lunar second months, and there are 384 days in the whole year of the lunar calendar.
Why does it mean " leap month "? In order to calculate time, people invented the lunar calendar, solar calendar (Gregorian calendar) and lunar calendar. The so-called lunar calendar is a calendar arranged based on the moon phase cycle. The so-called lunar calendar is a calendar formulated based on the cycle of the sun's revolution. The so-called lunar calendar is also called the yin and yang calendar (called the Xia calendar in ancient times), which is the lunar calendar and the solar calendar.
A lunar calendar synodic moon (the period of the moon orbiting the earth earth relative to the sun) is an average of 29.5306 days, 354 days or 355 days in 12 months a year. The year of the solar calendar (the time the sun goes through from the vernal equinox to the ecliptic equinox to the vernal equinox) is about 365.25 days, so the difference in one year is about 11 days, and the accumulated timetable for 3 years will exceed 1 month. In order to coordinate the number of days between the lunar calendar and the solar calendar year and prevent the lunar calendar from being disconnected from the four seasons of the return year, the lunar calendar will have to be added to one month every 2 to 3 years, and the added month is the "leap month".
The current method of setting leap in the lunar calendar is "seven leap leap 19 years", that is, in the 19th year of the lunar calendar, there will be seven leap year (one leap year 13 months), and there will be 12 ordinary years (one 12 months). As for which month to place the leap month, this needs to be determined by the twenty-four solar terms related to the return year. The twenty-four solar terms consist of 12 solar terms and 12 middle qi. The average separation between the middle qi and middle qi in is nearly one day longer than that of a lunar calendar . The lunar month without middle qi is called the leap month of the previous month.
Since the time of the twenty-four solar terms is fixed, the year of the leap month is 13 months, so the phenomenon of " Double Spring Year " may occur. So is 2023 a Double Spring Year?
Is 2023 a "double spring year"?
The so-called "double spring year" does not mean that there are 2 springs in a year, but that there are 2 "beginning of spring" solar terms in a year. The beginning of spring is both fixed on February 3 and 5 of the Gregorian calendar, but the corresponding lunar calendar time is different. On February 4, 2023, the corresponding lunar calendar time is , 14th of the first lunar calendar ; in 2024, the same is 4th of the first lunar calendar, but the corresponding lunar calendar time is 25th of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the twelfth of the
As mentioned above, the direct reason for the Double Spring Year is the emergence of a leap month (one month in the year). If the "Double Spring Year" appears in the lunar calendar of that year, the next year will often be " without Spring Year ", that is, there is no Spring Festival in the next year. is like 2023. However, the first day of the first lunar month in 2024 is February 10, and the beginning of spring is February 4, which is the first lunar month, which directly ushers in the Rainwater solar term. Therefore, 2024 is the "no spring year" in the lunar calendar.
It is not difficult for smart friends to find that the "Double Spring Year" will be celebrated earlier (the New Year is celebrated before the beginning of spring), while the "No Spring Year" will be celebrated later (the New Year is celebrated only after the beginning of spring).
So what is the saying of "Double Spring Year"? Let’s see what the farming proverb says
1. Two springs are sandwiched in one winter, and ten cow pens are nine empty
The so-called “two springs are sandwiched in one winter” means that the year was the “double spring year”. The two spring years will have two “beginning spring” phenomena in the year, and there is a winter in the middle.
"Nine of ten cow pens are empty" means that extremely cold weather may occur, and even old cows that resist the freezing may be frozen to death. Although this is an exaggerated description, it directly indicates that the weather is very cold in winter.
Therefore, the old saying "two springs and one winter, nine out of ten cow pens" means that if it is a "double spring year", then the weather in winter that year may be very cold. We must prepare for the cold of livestock and the anti-freezing of crops in advance. In winter, we can prepare enough forage for livestock in advance, and we can cover crops with straw mats or spray antifreeze to enhance the crop's ability to overwinter.
The old saying also says "Two springs a year, the hairy one is as expensive as gold." It means that due to the cold winter, there will be a shortage of forage and livestock may starve to death, so the price of livestock will rise.
is the old saying accurate? We can pay attention to the climate in winter 2023.
. Two springs and one winter, loess turns into gold
The old saying means that if you encounter a "double spring year", then the grain will be a bumper harvest in that year.
As mentioned above, winter will be very cold in the two spring years. Cold winter may be uncomfortable for people, but it is beneficial to grain production. It is usually rainy and snowy in winter. The old saying goes, "In winter, wheat covers three layers of quilts, and sleeps with steamed buns next year." Rain and snow for many days can not only alleviate drought, but also freeze to death the pests and bacteria that overwinter in the soil, which can reduce the occurrence of crop pests and diseases in the next year. Therefore, cold winter is conducive to a bumper grain harvest.
Summary, in order to coordinate the contradiction between the return year and the lunar year, the lunar calendar adjusted the total number of years of the two through the " leap method ". The leap month will appear every two or three years, which is a very common phenomenon. Next year is the "double spring year". According to the instructions of our ancestors, it will be very cold next winter. Do you think the old saying makes sense?
