What is the last day of the year in 2020? Why can't we post Spring Festival couplets on the last day of the year?

When is the 2020 Jue Ri? Recently many people have been saying that you cannot post Spring Festival couplets on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month because it is a Jue Ri. Many people do not quite understand what Jue Ri means, nor do they know which day it is. If you are interested, you can take a look at the detailed introduction provided by this site.

When is the 2020 New Year's Day?

Simply put, according to the lunar calendar, there are 24 solar terms in a year. The day before the Beginning of Spring, the day before the Beginning of Summer, the day before the Beginning of Autumn, and the day before the Beginning of Winter are called "Jue Ri", which means farewell to winter, spring, summer, and autumn respectively. It is also the last day of the four seasons, so it is called "Four Jue Ri".

Why can't we post Spring Festival couplets on the day of the festival?

This year, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month is a dead day, while the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month is a good day for New Year's Eve and the beginning of spring. According to the customs of some places, couplets and lanterns are usually posted one day before New Year's Eve, so this year the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month is a dead day, an unlucky day, and the time for posting Spring Festival couplets and hanging lanterns must be advanced by one day, to the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. This is just because the customs in different places are different, and it is also a superstitious saying, just for the sake of good luck. In fact, in most places, the time for posting Spring Festival couplets and hanging lanterns should be on New Year's Eve, because the day to bid farewell to the old and usher in the new is the arrival of New Year's Eve.

Can we still post Spring Festival couplets on New Year's Eve?

The solar terms are based on the earth's revolution around the sun, one revolution is one year, which is 365 days, divided into 24 solar terms, and one solar term is more than 15 days. The lunar month is based on the moon's revolution around the earth, one revolution is one month, and one month is more than 29 days. The Lichun and Spring Festival calculated in this way are different every year, so posting Spring Festival couplets has little to do with the Lichun day. It is natural for everyone to post Spring Festival couplets on New Year's Eve.

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The solar terms are the festivals and posting of couplets has nothing to do with it. The solar terms in Chinese history are that after the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, all the gods, big and small, go to heaven to hold a meeting to arrange the tasks for the next year. Gods and ghosts don't care until around 9 pm at the end of the month, when all the gods arrive at their posts and it is up to them to post the couplets.