What are the taboos of the Spring Equinox? What are the traditional customs of the Spring Equinox?
As time goes by, we are about to usher in the Spring Equinox of 2018. The arrival of the Spring Equinox means that spring is getting closer and closer to us. So what are the taboos of the Spring Equinox? What are the traditional customs of the Spring Equinox? Winter has gone and spring has come. February in the lunar calendar has already entered spring. The Fortune Teller website provides you with more detailed information about February in the lunar calendar of 2018!What are the taboos of the Spring Equinox?As the saying goes, "Don't plow the fields without rain on the Spring Equinox, and don't plant gardens without rain on the Autumnal Equinox", "West winds on the Spring Equinox mean there will be rainy days and cloudy weather", and "Southwest winds early on the Spring Equinox mean there will be a typhoon or insect pest." The temperature begins to rise during the Spring Equinox, the weather in the north has warmed up, the ground's air has risen, the frozen soil has completely melted, and the soil is loose and breathable. It is a good time for sowing. Spring rain is needed after sowing, so it is best not to have no rain or to have sunny days during the Spring Equinox. People often plant trees during the Spring Equinox. If the day is sunny, nothing will grow. In some places, people are forbidden to carry manure, wash clothes by the river, or dry clothes on the Spring Equinox. These are related to the hope for cloudy and rainy days during the Spring Equinox.Thunder begins to appear on the Spring Equinox. The ancients believed that men and women should not sleep in the same room at this time, as thunder would have an adverse effect on their sexual relationships. Therefore, (later, the boatman Si Shao said in "Qimin Yaoshu. Miscellaneous Sayings 30": "During the Spring Equinox, thunder sounds. Prepare for it for five days and sleep separately inside and outside." Sun's note: "If you don't avoid it, you will give birth to an unhealthy child." From Sun's note, we can know that sleeping separately inside and outside, men and women cannot have the same room. Violating this taboo will result in unhealthy children. This has instead harmed the ancient people's inexplicable fear of nature and has no scientific basis. What are the traditional customs of the Spring Equinox?Worshiping Gods <br /> In Fujian, especially in Zhangzhou, the folk festivals around the Spring Equinox include the birthday of the Saint King of Zhangzhou on February 15th. Kaizhang Shengwang, also known as Chen Shengwang, was Chen Yuanguang, a military scholar in the Tang Dynasty. He made great contributions to Zhangzhou and became the patron saint of Zhangzhou after his death.February 19th is the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva. On every birthday, believers often eat vegetarian food and go to various Guanyin temples to worship. February 25th is the Three Mountain King Memorial Day: The Three Mountain King refers to the mountain gods of Dushan, Mingshan and Jinshan in Jieyang County, Chaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province. In the early years, they were worshipped as patron saints by Hakka immigrants from Chaozhou, so their believers are mainly Hakka people. Sending Spring Ox <br /> In ancient times, during the Spring Equinox, people would send Spring Oxen to every household. The picture is made of red or yellow paper with the lunar calendar dates of the whole year printed on it, as well as a picture of a farmer plowing the fields. It is called the Spring Ox Picture. The people who sent the pictures were all folk singers who were good at speaking. They mainly talked about spring ploughing and auspiciousness that did not violate the farming season. Every time they visited a house, they were inspired by the scene and said whatever they saw. The host will give you money as long as he is happy. Although the words come out casually, every sentence is rhythmic and pleasant to the ear. It is commonly known as Shuochun, and the person who speaks of spring is called Chunguan. Catching the Sparrow's Mouth <br /> On the day of the Spring Equinox, farmers have a holiday according to custom. Every family eats glutinous rice balls, and they also cook more than ten or twenty to thirty glutinous rice balls without fillings, stick them with thin bamboo forks and place them on the edge of the field outside. This is called catching the sparrow's mouth to prevent sparrows from destroying the crops. Eating Spring Vegetables <br /> According to the Lingnan custom, the Xie family in Cangcheng Town, Kaiping, one of the four counties (now five counties with Heshan), has a non-festival custom called eating spring vegetables on the Spring Equinox. Chuncai is a kind of wild amaranth, which the locals call Chunbi Luo. On the day of the Spring Equinox, the whole village goes to pick spring vegetables. When searching in the fields, most of the plants you see are light green, thin, about the length of a palm. The harvested spring vegetables are usually cooked with fish fillets at home into soup, which is called spring soup. There is a saying that goes: "Spring soup cleanses the internal organs and cleanses the liver and intestines. The whole family, young and old, are safe and healthy." Since spring, people have been praying for peace in their families and good health. Flying a kite <br /> The spring equinox is also a great time for children to fly kites. Especially on the day of the Spring Equinox, even adults get involved. There are many types of kites, including the Wang-shaped kite, chain fish kite, and kite. The biggest ones are two meters high, and the smaller ones are two or three feet high. There are kites sold in the market, most of which are relatively small and suitable for children to play with. Most of them are made by themselves and are relatively large. When flying them, they have to compete with each other to see which one can fly higher. Spring Festival <br /> On the Spring Equinox in February, tomb sweeping and ancestor worship begins, also known as the Spring Festival. Before tomb sweeping, a grand ceremony of ancestor worship is held in the ancestral hall, with pigs and sheep being slaughtered, drummers playing music, ritual students reading sacrificial texts, and leading the three offerings ceremony. When tomb sweeping begins on the Spring Equinox, the first things people do are to sweep and offer sacrifices to the tombs of the founding ancestors and distant ancestors. The entire clan and the entire village are mobilized, and the procession is large, with often hundreds or even thousands of people. After sweeping the tombs of the founding ancestor and distant ancestors, each family will then sweep the tombs of their ancestors, and finally each family will sweep the family's private tomb. In most Hakka areas, spring ancestor worship and tomb sweeping begin at the Spring Equinox or earlier and are completed by Qingming Festival at the latest. There is a saying in various places that the tomb doors will be closed after Qingming Festival and the heroic spirits of the ancestors will no longer be able to benefit from it. |
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