The beginning of spring, also known as beating spring, is a very important festival. There is a folk saying that "Lichun is one year older", which means that with the arrival of Lichun, we have ushered in a new year, and the age has also increased by one year.
In traditional Chinese culture, there are two ways to measure age: the first year and the imaginary year. The age of the year is the internationally accepted method of calculating the age, which is calculated from the moment of birth, and the age is increased by one year for each full solar year (i.e., birthday on the Gregorian calendar). The first year refers to the actual number of years from birth to the current time, while the imaginary age is one year added to the actual number of years, representing the growth of life and the passage of time. Lichun is one year older, which actually refers to the growth of virtual years, which means that we have taken another step towards adulthood.
There are two theories about when the virtual age is one year older: one is counted from the Spring Festival, and the other is counted from the Spring Festival. According to the Ganzhi chronology, the beginning of spring means the beginning of a new year, so the traditional saying is that the beginning of spring or the beginning of spring is one year older. But the Spring Festival has the meaning of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, and the lunar calendar takes the Spring Festival as the beginning of the new year, and later there is a saying that the Spring Festival is one year older. The two statements coexist, but in fact they are not much different.
A year older means that children have to be more sensible, mature, and take on more responsibilities. This is one of the reasons why parents are looking forward to their children growing up as soon as possible. But for adults and the elderly, the beginning of spring or the New Year is a year older, and what they feel is that time flies and time flies. Every time I say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, I feel a lot of emotion, and I have no fresh feeling for the new year.
Lichun is one year older, although it is only a virtual age, the age has not increased, after all, it is also a memorable day. Life is growing silently, we will have more experience, we will encounter more challenges, and we will definitely take on more responsibilities. The brave wins, fearless of difficulties and challenges, and moves forward bravely, and will surely create a glory worthy of themselves and the times.