Is there anything to say about leap month in the lunar calendar?

I have to buy shoes for my parents in leap February.

In a leap month year, children should buy a pair of leap month shoes for their parents. As the saying goes, "Leap month shoes, wear them in a leap month, and an old man in a leap month will live a thousand years." On the one hand, it means that children should not forget the nurturing grace of their parents. , on the other hand, I also pray for my parents, wishing my parents good health, peace and longevity. No matter it is a leap month or not, don't forget your parents. The place where your parents are is called home. No matter how busy you are, you, as a child, should go home often to see your parents and give them more company.

Giving shoes during the leap month is a tradition of the Chinese nation to show filial piety to the elderly. In the past, people were poor and had no shoes, so they worked barefoot, causing their feet to break and bleed. Travelers in foreign lands would buy a pair of cloth shoes for the elderly when they came home for a reunion during the leap month in a leap year. Filial piety.

Introduction to leap February

There are two Februarys in a year in the lunar calendar, and the second February is leap February. The frequency of leap February is second only to leap March, with a medium frequency around the 21st century, generally occurring once every 19 years. After that, the frequency of leap months gradually decreased and became a rare leap month. It occurred once every century in the 25th to 28th centuries. There was no leap month in the 29th to 30th centuries, 36th to 38th centuries, and 40th to 44th centuries. The Spring Festival and Longtou Festival are the earliest, and the Shangsi Festival is the latest in years usually in leap February.

Leap February appears because the month after February in the lunar calendar only has Qingming Festival. The Grain Rain period after Qingming falls to the next month, so there will be a period after February without Zhongqi. month. Therefore, the month after February without Zhongqi was designated as "leap February" using the name of February. This is the principle of leap February. It should be pointed out that the setting of leap months in the lunar calendar is entirely an artificial measure to adapt to the laws of nature and has nothing to do with superstition and ghosts.