Some people say that in 2003, there were two springs, which was a double spring year; In 2004, there was no spring, it was a year without spring, and there was something even more ugly, called the Year of the Widow. Is this statement normal?
As you know, the beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, marking the beginning of spring. In the Chinese calendar and traditional culture, the beginning of spring has a very special status and significance.
In the traditional Chinese calendar, the beginning of spring is in the position of five first days: one is the first day of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, the second is the first day of the new year, the third is the first day of the four seasons of the year, the fourth is the first day of spring, and the fifth is the first day of the first month. Because in the deduction of the traditional calendar, each year begins with the beginning of spring, including the deduction of Zhouyi Bagua and the calculation of the eight characters of the birthday, all of which take the beginning of spring as the beginning of the first month of the new year. Because of this, in the true traditional Chinese lunar calendar, there is no such thing as "double spring year" and "no spring year". Every year starts from the beginning of spring, and every year there is a beginning of spring, and the so-called "year without spring" and "year of widows" is extremely absurd.
With the arrival of the beginning of spring, the earth begins to warm up, plants and trees begin to grow, and everything begins to recover. Therefore, the beginning of spring also symbolizes new life and hope.