What activities are there during the Beginning of Spring solar term? When is the Beginning of Spring to welcome the new year?

What activities are there during the Beginning of Spring solar term? When is the Beginning of Spring to welcome the new year?
The beginning of the year is in spring, and the Beginning of Spring is the beginning of spring. There are customs and activities such as eating spring rolls, eating radishes, and welcoming the spring on the Beginning of Spring. What activities are there during the Beginning of Spring solar term? When is the Beginning of Spring to welcome the new year? The first month of the lunar calendar in 2020 has begun. This month is full of New Year flavor and festive atmosphere. Visit the Shui Mo Xiansheng website and experience the content brought by the 2020 New Year special topic!

When is the beginning of spring?

《1》The Spring Festival is officially held on the day of the Beginning of Spring, and preparations begin the day before.
——Introduction to Spring Festival customs:

Welcoming the spring is an important activity at the beginning of spring, and preparations must be made and rehearsals must be conducted in advance, commonly known as "Yanchun". Only then can we officially welcome spring on the day of the Beginning of Spring.
Welcoming Spring is held on the day before the Beginning of Spring, with the purpose of welcoming back spring and the god Ju Mang.
After the beginning of spring, people like to go out for spring outings when the weather is warm and the flowers are blooming. This is commonly known as going out of the city to explore spring or stepping into spring, which is also the main form of spring outing.
《2》Spring Festival activity process:
1: First, choose a piece of land with good Feng Shui in the wild of the county town, and set up a "spring shed" to prepare for the spring. Spring sheds are usually set up at major traffic arteries, where people can gather.
2: Put up colorful flags around. The Spring Festival activities are held on the day of the Beginning of Spring. The specific time is based on the calendar, sometimes at the hour of Chen on the same day, and sometimes at midnight.
3: Spring Festival activities are usually held in a grand procession of ceremonial guards, with the Spring Official carried in a parade to show off its power, with people crowded in front and behind, looking extremely majestic.
4: There are also messengers and horsemen wearing long gowns and jackets, or all kinds of strange costumes, sitting on a single wooden pole carried by two people, performing plays and making jokes as they go along, which makes people laugh.
5: The spring welcoming teams gathered in front of the spring shed from all directions, and then went to the county government (county government office) to announce the good news and welcome the spring.

What activities are there during the Beginning of Spring?

(1) Whipping the Spring Ox: also known as Whipping the Earth Ox <br /> It originated early and has been preserved ever since, but it was changed to spring. It was popular in the Tang and Song dynasties. Especially after Emperor Renzong of Song promulgated the "Earth Ox Sutra", the custom of whipping the earth ox became more widespread and became an important part of folk culture.
——Activity Significance:
The significance of whipping the spring ox is not limited to sending away the cold and promoting spring ploughing, it also has certain witchcraft significance.
People in Shandong province smash clay cows into pieces and scramble to grab the spring cow soil, which is called "grabbing spring". It is considered auspicious to grab the cow's head.
When sculpting the Spring Ox, people often stuff grains into its belly. When the ox is beaten to pieces, the grains flow out.
People picked up the grains and put them back into their own granaries with laughter, indicating that the granaries were full and had enough food.
(2) Ju Mang: The God of Spring - the god of vegetation and life.
——Image:

Ju Mang is depicted as a bird with a human face, holding the rules. On the day of the Beginning of Spring, folk customs dictate spring affairs.
As early as the Zhou Dynasty, there was a custom of setting up the East Hall to welcome the spring, which shows that the tradition of offering sacrifices to Ju Mang has a long history.
——Meaning:
When Shandong Province holds a festival to welcome spring and offer sacrifices to Ju Mang, the weather conditions of that year are predicted based on Ju Mang's clothing: wearing a hat indicates a warm spring, while a bald head indicates a cold spring; wearing shoes indicates more spring rain, while being barefoot indicates less spring rain.
In Guangzhou, people beat drums to drive away the plague and pray for peace around the beginning of spring.
(3) Spring: Spring rolls, radish, and five-spice dish <br /> The beginning of spring also has its own food, mainly spring pancakes, radish, and five-spice dish. In the south, spring rolls are popular, and there are many vendors selling spring rolls in the streets.
First, in the past, people believed that eating spring means eating radishes, but in fact, it also includes eating spring pancakes;
Second, the so-called asking for spring means welcoming spring.
——The effect of biting spring:
In fact, biting spring is not limited to this. In addition to relieving stress, its main function is to ventilate and keep people young.
The five-spice dish is made up of five kinds of spicy foods, blended with onions, garlic, peppers, ginger, mustard, etc., and used as a condiment for meals.

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