The beginning of spring
Beginning of spring is an important traditional folk festival in China, and "Li" means "beginning". Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always regarded beginning of spring as the beginning of the Meng Chun season. As the saying goes, "a year's plan lies in spring", birds and flowers are fragrant, warm and fragrant; Spring is growth, cultivation and sowing. Beginning of spring has a long history of solar terms, with a history of more than 3,000 years. Since the Qin Dynasty, beginning of spring has been the beginning of spring in China.
The origin of solar terms in beginning of spring
The origin of beginning of spring can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty, when ordinary people realized the importance of beginning of spring. On this day, from the emperor down to the ordinary people, people will pray for happiness through sacrifices, hoping that in this year, the weather will be good, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, and the grain will be plentiful. Although as time goes by, there are not many ancient ceremonies in spring, people still attach great importance to this day, and some friends will improve their luck in various ways.
Characteristics of beginning of spring
Spring is a symbol of warmth, representing birds and flowers. Speaking of beginning of spring, people obviously feel that the days are getting longer, the sun is getting warmer, the spring breeze is no longer biting, and the temperature, sunshine and rainfall are often at the turning point of the year. Spring is growth, cultivation and sowing. Agricultural proverbs remind people: "When it begins to rain in spring, get up early and go to bed late." Da Chun also began to prepare for farming.
The beginning of spring customs
Beginning of spring is also called "Da Chun", "beginning of spring" and "beginning of spring". This festival, like many festivals, has many folk customs, such as celebrations and activities to welcome spring, "shooting cows" in spring, and eating spring cakes, spring vegetables and radishes.
According to historical documents, the Spring Festival ceremonies in China were all grand. At this time, beginning of spring has surpassed the function of only marking festivals and climate in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, and has been regarded as a festival. Therefore, many activities and folk customs held around beginning of spring have evolved in history, such as "Spring Baby", "Spring Whip", "Spring Roll", "Playing Spring", "Spring Wine" and "Spring Cattle".
Biting spring refers to the custom of eating spring plates, spring cakes, spring rolls and radishes every day in the early spring, and the word "biting" reveals many seasonal eating customs. Spring cake is a dish filled with vegetables, fruits and cake bait to feed relatives and friends or eat, which is called spring cake.