The so-called "widow year" and "no spring year" means that there is no "Lichun" in the lunar year.

In order to adapt to the changes in heat and cold, the ancients added seven leap months to each of the 19 years in the lunar calendar, resulting in seven of the 19 years without spring. It is widely rumored that the absence of spring in a widowed year is "not suitable for marriage", but this is not based on scientific evidence.

For example, 2005 was the year of the rooster, 2008 was the year of the rat, 2010 was the year of the tiger and 2013 was the year of the snake. According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, on the 21st day of the Lunar month in the Year of the Ox, which is February 4, 2010, there is also a Lunar New Year. This means that there is no spring in the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar, which is known as the "Year of No Spring".

Initially, people simply called this year "no spring", also known as "widowed year", and later, according to the meaning of the word "widowed", deduced to be Later, it was interpreted as "Widow's Year" based on the meaning of the word "Widow", which then took on the meaning of "Widow". Old customs believe that spring is the season of seeding, but also a symbol of male love, "no spring" year is unable to spring, so there is a "widowed year" is not suitable for marriage said.

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2012 is the Year of the Dragon, and after February 10th we enter the Year of the Snake. The year of the dragon has two "spring", the year of the snake is not "spring", many people, especially the elderly often think that there is no spring of the lunar year is a "blind year", not suitable for marriage. The "double spring" year is a rare good year, suitable for marriage and children, in many places there is a saying, called "a year of two spring, beans as expensive as oil".

"Double spring" and "no spring" is the solar calendar and the lunar calendar must be "placed between" the results of the arrangement. The solar calendar is based on the sun's orbit, while the lunar calendar is based on the moon's waxing and waning. The cycle of a month in the lunar calendar is 29 or 30 days, and the length of a year is only a multiple of a month, which has nothing to do with heat and cold or festivals. It is not possible to have a "double spring" or a "blind year" in a year.

The twenty-four solar terms are further divided into months according to the orbit of the moon. The 12 small and large months of the lunar calendar add up to only 354 to 355 days, with only 353 days in individual years. Compared with the solar calendar, the difference is about 11 days. In order to solve the problem of the time difference between the lunar and solar calendar, the ancients took the set "leap month" approach to disposal: a number of years in one year is thirteen months.

The ancients also often associated spring with fertility, which may be the reason why "no spring" in a year makes people feel inauspicious, or "double spring" makes people feel especially lucky.

Baidu Encyclopedia - The Year of No Spring