China same day comes the Spring Festival and Valentine's Day 57 years this year first

Chinese Spring Festival and coincidence of western Valentine's Day are in this year same day, caused widespread attention of the public, the calendar phenomenon that because this is,the Chinese and Western that appears first since half many century collides twice, the person had not experienced current great majority. Chinese Spring Festival and western Valentine's Day get together in same day, happen before 57 years last time 1953, will appear after 38 years the next time 2048.

It is reported, western Valentine's Day belongs to solar calendar, date is secured on Feburary 14. And Chinese Spring Festival belongs to the traditional Chinese calendar, the date that it appears is fixed it is at the beginning of the first month of the lunar year of the traditional Chinese calendar one (new moon) . Because solar calendar is mixed one year the traditional Chinese calendar date of a year not coincide, accordingly, the date that the Spring Festival appears in solar calendar is unfixed, can differ the earliest with the latest date a month. The Spring Festival appeared the earliest on January 21, if was mixed 1966 2061; At latest happened on Feburary 20, if was mixed 1920 1985. As a result of “ 19 years of 7 bissextile ” , namely the traditional Chinese calendar places in a certain position in 19 years 7 intercalary months, date of the traditional Chinese calendar and solar calendar date are basic and equal. Accordingly, in 19 years, the date of Chinese Spring Festival and western Valentine's Day may weigh syncretic second.

According to statistic, more than 200 years (1895 to 2104) , share Chinese Spring Festival and assemble of western Valentine's Day 7 times to be in same day. A particular year is: 1915, 1934, 1953, 2010, 2048, 2067 and 2086. Between them be apart 19 years or multiple of 19 years, namely 38 years or 57 years.