When is the first month of 2019 and what does it mean?

When is the first month of 2019 and what does it mean?
When is the first month of 2019 and what does it mean? In our country, the lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar are used in parallel. When looking at a date, we not only look at what day it is in the Gregorian calendar, but also what day it is in the lunar calendar. The first month of the lunar calendar is more commonly referred to as the first month of the year. Come to Mr. Shuimo's website to learn more about the first month of the year 2019 and the first month of the lunar calendar!

When is the first month of 2019?

As we all know, the first month of the lunar year starts from the first day of the first lunar month and ends on the last day of the first lunar month. The first day of the first lunar month in 2019 is February 5, 2019 in the Gregorian calendar, and the 30th day of the first lunar month is March 6, 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, the first lunar month in 2019 is from February 5 to March 6, 2019. The first day of the first lunar month is the beginning of the lunar year, month and day. This day is the first day of the first lunar month. Because it is the first new moon day, it is also called "Yuan Shuo". The Spring Festival, commonly known as the Chinese New Year, is the most important and grand traditional festival in China. The main folk activities include paying New Year's greetings, setting off firecrackers, pasting Spring Festival couplets, and giving out lucky money. Du Taiqing of the Sui Dynasty said in "Yuzhu Baodian": "The first month of the year is Duanyue, and the first day of the year is New Year's Day, also known as Zhengchao or Yuanshuo."

What does the first month of the year mean?

The first month of the lunar year. In popular spoken language, the first month usually refers to the first month of the lunar calendar. People are accustomed to paying attention to the first and fifteenth days of the lunar calendar. The lunar month that roughly coincides with the Yin month is the first month of the lunar calendar in the Xia calendar. In astronomy, the lunar calendar mainly refers to a calendar arranged according to the lunar phase cycle. One month is one cycle of the moon around the earth (with the sun as a reference, the actual moon's orbit is more than one cycle). That is, the new and full moons are used as the basis for determining the calendar month, and a year is a calendar with twelve calendar months. In the process of calendar development and evolution, the emergence of the 24 solar terms was used to scientifically guide agricultural production, forming the lunar calendar (Han calendar). Although the lunar calendar and the lunar calendar are commonly known as the ancient calendar, the Han calendar, the Xia calendar, and the old calendar, there are differences between the lunar calendar and the lunar calendar (the Han calendar). The traditionally used Xia calendar (the Han calendar) is actually a lunisolar calendar.

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