When does Spring begin in the Year of the Pig 2019? What are the customs of the Beginning of Spring?

When does Spring begin in the Year of the Pig 2019? What are the customs of the Beginning of Spring?
The Beginning of Spring is the beginning of spring. The arrival of the Beginning of Spring every year means that spring has also arrived. So, when does the Spring Festival begin in the Year of the Pig 2019? What are the customs of the Beginning of Spring? It is the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2018, and the coldest days of winter have arrived. Follow Mr. Shui Mo's website and we will accompany you through the cold winter.

When is the beginning of spring in the Year of the Pig 2019?

Gregorian calendar time: Monday, February 4, 2019 11:14:03
Lunar calendar date: 2018, December 30, Monday, Year of the Dog, Bingyin month, Renshen day, start time: February 4, 2019, 11:14
End time: 07:03, February 19, 2019
The Beginning of Spring is one of the important traditional festivals of the Han nationality. "Li" means "beginning". Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always regarded the beginning of spring as the beginning of spring. The beginning of spring is divided astronomically. Spring is warm, with birds singing and flowers blooming; spring is growth, with farming and sowing. The period from the beginning of spring to the beginning of summer is called spring. As the saying goes, "A year's plan begins with spring." Since ancient times, the beginning of spring has been a major festival, called the Spring Festival (it was renamed after the Republic of China). The Chinese people, from the government to the general public, attach great importance to it, and welcoming the spring on the day of the Beginning of Spring has a history of more than 3,000 years. At the beginning of spring, the emperor personally led the three dukes, nine ministers, princes and officials to the eastern suburbs to welcome spring and pray for a good harvest. After returning, he should reward his ministers and issue decrees to benefit the people. This activity influenced the common people and became a national activity to welcome the Spring Festival from generation to generation.

What are the customs of the Beginning of Spring?

Ju Mang God <br /> Spring Beginning Customs: Ju Mang is the God of Spring, that is, the God of plants and trees and the God of life. The image of Ju Mang is a human face and a bird body, holding the rules. On the day of the Beginning of Spring, the folk custom is to celebrate spring events. 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. 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 means warm spring, while a bald head means cold spring, wearing shoes means more spring rain, while being barefoot means less spring rain. In Guangzhou, people beat drums to drive away the plague and pray for peace around the beginning of spring.
Pasting the Spring Ox <br /> Lichun Customs: Pasting the Spring Ox is a custom that begins before Lichun. According to traditional practice, the county government (county government) hires paper-making experts to gather in the county before Lichun and carefully make the image of the Spring Ox. Generally, bamboo strips are used to make the skeleton of a cow, spring wood is used to make the legs, paper is pasted on it, and paint is applied, and the image of a cow is successfully created. It is said that if more red and yellow paper is pasted, there will be a good harvest that year; if more black paper is pasted, the harvest will be poor. Therefore, the magistrate arranged to use more red and yellow paper in order to win the hearts of the people. After the Spring Ox is pasted, a ceremony of consecration and eye-dotting is held, which involves setting up an incense table and bowing down in worship.
Welcoming the Spring <br /> In order to welcome the spring, we 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. Colorful flags were placed 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 the hour of Zi in the middle of the night. The Spring Festival activities are usually held in a grand ceremonial procession, with the Spring Official carried in a parade to show off its power, with people rushing around and looking extremely majestic. There are also messengers, horsemen and others dressed in 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, which makes people laugh. 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.

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