In Dream of Red Mansions>, the birthday dates of some characters are clearly written. Do they have any meaning?

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In the book "Dream of Red Mansions", many characters are given an accurate birthday date. For example, Jia Mu is August 3rd, Jia Yuanchun is January 1st, Wang Xifeng is September 2nd, Jia Tanchun is March 3rd, Xue Baochai is January 21st, Lin Daiyu and Xiren are February 12th, Mrs. Wang It is the first day of March, Xue Pan is the third day of May, etc. Although the book focuses on describing the lively scenes of Jia Baoyu's birthday, the date of this central figure's birthday is concealed. According to autobiography, many people are convinced that Jia Baoyu’s birthday is most likely the author’s birthday, so many researchers have studied Jia Baoyu’s birthday. The results include: April 20 or 21, April The 26th day theory and the April 28th theory, etc., these inconsistent and vague conclusions are supported by the following evidence:

1. The weather when Jia Baoyu was reincarnated was summer, which is seen in Chapter 1 of "Dream of Red Mansions" Once, it was said that the weather on the day when the waiter of Shenying was reincarnated (that is, when Jia Baoyu was born) was "the sun is scorching, the bananas are growing slowly" and "the day is always hot in summer".

2. The climate was summer when Jia Baoyu celebrated his birthday. This is seen in Chapter 63. The hot weather is mentioned in many places in the story. For example, on the second day of Baoyu's birthday, there is a description in the book "The weather is hot now".

3. When Baoyu celebrates his birthday, it is the time when peony flowers are in full bloom. For example, "Han Xiangyun sleeps drunkenly on peony flowers" is evidenced by: "Xiangyun lay on a stone stool in a remote place on a mountain. He was deep in fragrant dreams, with peonies flying all around him. His head and face were covered with red incense, and his clothes were scattered. The fan in his hand was lying on the ground, half buried by the fallen flowers. A group of bees and butterflies surrounded him and wrapped it in a shark handkerchief. A pack of peony petals was placed on my pillow. "Peony is a perennial flower of the Ranunculaceae family, and its flowering period is from late April to mid-May in the lunar calendar.