When is the Spring Equinox in 2017? What is the difference between the Beginning of Spring and the Spring Equinox?

When is the Spring Equinox in 2017? What is the difference between the Beginning of Spring and the Spring Equinox?
Introduction: The Spring Equinox is one of the 24 solar terms, and this day represents the halfway point of the spring season. At this time, the sun is directly above the equator, spring is warm, flowers are blooming, warblers are flying, and grass is growing, making it a good time for farming. So when is the spring equinox in 2017? What is the difference between the Beginning of Spring and the Spring Equinox? Let’s take a look together below! Mr. Shui Mo will introduce to you what will happen in February 2017 in the second month of the lunar calendar, because February is the beginning of spring, and the earth begins to wake up and look forward to the arrival of spring.

When is the Spring Equinox in 2017?

Gregorian calendar: Monday, March 20, 2017 18:28:35
Lunar calendar: Lunar calendar year Dingyou month Guimao month February 23rd

What is the difference between the Beginning of Spring and the Spring Equinox?

"Lichun" means the beginning of spring. The Beginning of Spring mainly marks the beginning of the four seasons in ancient times, while the Spring Equinox simply represents a law of the sun's movement. The Spring Equinox is one of the solar terms that reflects the changes of the four seasons. In ancient my country, the beginning of the four seasons was indicated by the Beginning of Spring, Beginning of Summer, Beginning of Autumn and Beginning of Winter.
The vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice are in the middle of each season. On the day of the Spring Equinox, the sun's rays directly hit the equator, and the time of day and night is equal everywhere on Earth. Therefore, in ancient times, the Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox were also called "the division of day and night". There is a folk saying that "On the Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox, the day and night are equal." From the perspective of China's farming system, the Beginning of Spring marks the beginning of spring and the start of sowing. The Beginning of Spring, Rain Water, Waking of Insects, Spring Equinox, Qingming Festival and Grain Rain are the spring period of the lunar calendar.
Both the Beginning of Spring and the Vernal Equinox belong to spring. The Beginning of Spring is the beginning of spring. After the Beginning of Spring, all things come back to life and the four seasons begin from then on; the Vernal Equinox is the midpoint of the 90 days of spring, and overwintering crops in most parts of my country enter the spring growth stage.
The Spring Equinox is the midpoint of the ninety days of spring. One of the 24 solar terms, it falls on March 20 of the Gregorian calendar every year when the sun is at 0° of ecliptic longitude (the vernal equinox). On the day of the vernal equinox, the sun shines directly on the earth's equator. The seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are opposite. In the northern hemisphere, it is the vernal equinox, and in the southern hemisphere, it is the autumnal equinox. The Spring Equinox is also a festival and sacrificial celebration. Ancient emperors had spring festivals.
The Spring Equinox was also called "the middle of the day", "the division of day and night", and "the mid-spring month" in ancient times. "The History of Ming Dynasty·Calendar 1" said: "The equinox is the point where the ecliptic and the red intersect. When the sun reaches this point, the day and night are equal." Therefore, the significance of the vernal equinox is, firstly, that the day and night are equal in one day, 12 hours each; secondly, in ancient times, the spring season lasted from the beginning of spring to the beginning of summer, and the vernal equinox is in the middle of the three months of spring, dividing the spring season equally.
The Beginning of Spring is one of the important traditional festivals of the Han nationality. "Li" means "beginning". Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always regarded the beginning of spring as the beginning of the first month of spring. The beginning of spring is divided astronomically. Spring is warm, with birds singing and flowers blooming; spring is growth, with farming and sowing.
As the saying goes, "A year's plan begins with spring." The Beginning of Spring has been a traditional festival since ancient times. The Chinese people, from the government to the general public, attach great importance to it, and welcoming the spring on the day of the Beginning of Spring has a history of more than 3,000 years. At the beginning of spring, the emperor personally led the three dukes, nine ministers, princes and officials to the eastern suburbs to welcome spring and pray for a good harvest. After returning, he should reward his ministers and issue decrees to benefit the people. This activity influenced the common people and became a national activity to welcome the Spring Festival from generation to generation.
Summary: The above is the difference between the Spring Equinox and the Beginning of Spring. You can refer to the above content. I wish you all good health and all the best!

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