惊蛰与二月二

Awakening of Insects & the 2^(nd) Day of the 2^(nd) Lunar Month

我打小就把“惊蛰”与“二月二,龙抬头”葫芦搅茄儿混在一起,搞不清二者的关系。最近想到这个问题,硬着头皮恶补了一番古代历法知识,终于搞懂了。“惊蛰”属于节气,“二月二”属于节日。惊蛰为二十四节气中的第三个节气,是二月节气,在雨水之后、春分之前,此时太阳到达黄经345度,时间为每年3月5号或6号。2021年惊蛰为3月5号,夏历正月二十二日。惊蛰古名“启蛰”,汉代避景帝(刘启)讳改“启”为“惊”。

A wakening of Insects,a solar term in the 2nd lunar month between Rain XvWater and the Spring Equinox,is the 3rd of the 24 solar terms of a year.By then,the sun reaches 345 degrees in the celestial longitude and it is Mar.5 or Mar.6 for each year.The Awakening of Insects in 2021 was Mar.5 and the 22 nd day of the 1st month in the lunar calendar.