Lichun
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Lichun (Traditional Chinese: 立春; Simplified Chinese: 立春; pinyin: lì chūn; Japanese: 立春; Korean: 입춘), literally "establishment of spring", is a solar term which begins when the Sun lies between the celestial longitude of 315° and 330°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 315° on or around February 4).
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Lichun the solar term begins around February 4, and ends around February 19.
Lichun marks the beginning of spring in the lunisolar Chinese calendar, and Chinese New Year is celebrated around that time. Farmers often celebrate the beginning of Lichun with special village events, worships and offerings to gods and ceremonies for a blissful and prosperous new year.
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| Preceded by: Dahan (大寒) |
Solar term (節氣) | Succeeded by: Yushui (雨水) |
