Why leap in February?

In 2023, there was a leap in February, which means that there were two February in the lunar calendar that year.

There are two February in the lunar calendar year. The first month is February, and the second month is leap February.

2023 is a leap February, because it is a leap February according to the leap law. Combined with the 24 solar terms, 2023 is still a "double spring year", that is to say, 2023 is a double spring year, and the leap is in February. There is an old saying in the countryside that "spring is in February, spring is cold and autumn is dry", which is not good weather from the perspective of agricultural planting.

How do you say leap February?

1, send parents leap moon shoes

There is a folk saying that "leap month wears leap month shoes, and leap month old people live for thousands of years". In some local folk customs, every leap year and leap month, children should buy a pair of shoes for their parents to repay their parenting and pray for their parents' health and safety. In some areas, every leap month, married daughters should buy shoes for their mothers and wish their parents a long life.

2. Women drink leap moon tea.

In Wuyishan area, there is a custom of drinking tea in leap month, and mainly women drink tea, and men can't participate. Only women are qualified to sit at the table. The peasant women in the village took turns to hold a banquet for tea and invited female guests from nearby villages to sit at the table. Replacing wine with tea at a tea banquet can play a role in harmonizing feelings and promoting harmony in the neighborhood.

3, two spring and one winter, ten cowsheds and nine empty.

"Two spring and one winter" refers to two solar terms in beginning of spring, with a winter in the middle. "Ten cowpeas and nine empty cowpeas" means that the number of cattle will be greatly reduced. In fact, cows with high cold resistance will freeze to death because of the extremely cold weather. Of course, this is also an exaggeration, meaning that the weather is very cold.