Happy Li Chun to all... Li Chun (立春) or known as Beginning of Spring is a Chinese calendar solar term, and marks the beginning of a new Chinese zodiac year. Being a solar term, it has a fixed date in the Gregorian
calendar, and usually falls on Feb 4 (plus or minus one day) - this year
it falls on Feb 3rd at 10:58:39 pm and marks the start of the year of the Metal Ox (辛丑).
Chinese New Year is of course coming up, being only 8 days away. As this year's Chinese New Year (which is calculated based on a lunisolar system) begins after this year's Li Chun and ends before the following year's Li Chun, it is considered a 'Double Blind Year' as it does not meet with Li Chun either in the beginning or at the end. Traditionally a double blind lunisolar year is considered inauspicious for certain activity like marriage.
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