*"The Gate of Wonders: The Mysterious Springless Year of 2024"**
In the tapestry of time, the mysterious springless year of 2024 is quietly coming. It is not accidental, but follows an ancient and profound law, which is the result of the wisdom of our ancestors, who added 7 leap months to every 19 years in order to balance the four seasons of the year and make the spring and autumn of the lunar year distinct.
For the year 2024, it is a special portal, a bridge between reality and mystery. In this year, we will face the challenge of a springless year, but this does not mean the boredom of life or the loneliness of a widow. Rather, it is a reminder to re-examine life and think about how to sow hope and reap dreams in a springless season.
In the mouths of the older generation, the year-free spring has also been given a special meaning. They believe that the meteorological changes of the year are closely related to people's daily lives. As the saying goes, "There is no spring in Jiachen, and there is no sky in the dogs", which seems to indicate that we will face some unknown challenges this year. However, it is these challenges that give us the opportunity to grow and the opportunity to find opportunities in the midst of difficulties.
So, on the question of whether 2024 is suitable for marriage, I don't think it is a year that you must not get married. Rather, it is a year that requires us to look at life from a fresh perspective. Getting married is not only to conform to the law of the year, but also to find a sincere feeling, a love that can accompany us through the wind and rain and share the joys and challenges of life.
"Double Spring Year" and "Widow's Year":
Did you know?All around us, there are two peculiar phenomena: "double spring year" and "no spring year". For example, the Year of the Pig in 2019, the Year of the Ox in 2021, the Year of the Dragon in 2024, and even the Year of the Goat in 2027 are all springless years. Older generations believe that such a year may bring more rain.
So, what is the "Year of the Widow"?The so-called "Year of the Widow" refers to the year in which there is no beginning of spring in the entire lunar year. Why is this so?In our traditional culture, Yang represents a man and Yin represents a woman. The arrival of spring symbolizes new beginnings and growth, and if there is no solar term for the beginning of spring throughout spring, then people will think that it is a yang energy that has not arrived. For human beings, no yang means that there is no male to combine with, only "less yin", which naturally makes people think of those who have lost their partners - widows.
In the beginning, people only called the year without the beginning of spring as the "widow year", but as time passed, the word "widow" was extended to "widow", so many people called the "year of widows" the "year of widows". However, in fact, this is just a statement made up by some old people in the folk.
So, why do rural elderly people think that 2024 is the "Year of the Widow" and not suitable for marriage?That's because they believe that the Spring Festival in 2024 is on the 10th day of the first lunar month, and the beginning of spring is on the 25th day of the lunar month, which is the last day of the lunar year. This means that there is no solar term for the beginning of spring in this year, so they consider 2024 to be a "year without spring", that is, a "widow's year".
However, in reality, whether it is a "double spring year" or a "no spring year", whether it is a "widow's year" or other years, it is only a part of our traditional culture, and there is nothing mysterious or special about it. We just need to live each day according to our own wishes and plans. In the vast countryside, the elderly believe that marriage is a lifelong event and one of the four traditional happy events. Therefore, they always attach great importance to those important wedding days. They will pick an auspicious day and look forward to witnessing the young man tie the knot on that special day.
And the solar term of "Beginning of Spring" is also of far-reaching significance to the older generation. Spring is "Shaoyang", which symbolizes vitality and hope, and is a symbol of good luck. As a result, "spring" has also become a symbol of population growth. In ancient wisdom, we see that our ancestors closely linked the "beginning of spring" with fertility. If spring is not fully respected, anger will not flourish, and the absence of spring means "childlessness".
Because of this, there is a popular saying among the people: "If there is no spring in a widow's year, it is not suitable to get married". This sentence is actually a deep respect for marriage, and it is also a popular concept formed in folklore that the older generation believes that the "widow's year" is not suitable for marriage. However, does this notion really make sense?
Judging from the "Ganzhi Chronicle" left by our ancestors, as well as scientific explanations, we will find that there is no basis and scientific reason for not getting married in the "Widow's Year". Because the first day of the first lunar month is set as the Spring Festival in the ** period, and before that, the real Spring Festival is the "beginning of the Spring Festival" in the 24 solar terms, and there is no "no spring year" and "widow's year" in the Gregorian calendar year at that time.
Finally, I want to say: whether two people can get married, the most important thing is actually whether they really love each other and whether their parents sincerely bless each other. As long as you choose the right day, then every day is a good day. Therefore, the folk saying that the "widow's year" and "no spring year" are not suitable for marriage are naturally wrong. And in the year of Jiachen in 2024, of course, you can get married.
This is what I understand as the rural elderly's view of marriage, they value tradition, respect nature, and their wisdom and experience are integrated into the bits and pieces of life. For us young people, we should understand and respect these traditions, and at the same time, we should have our own independent thinking and judgment. After all, getting married is a big deal and needs to be treated with care.