On February 4th, the 14th day of the first lunar month, 10: 42, 2 1 sec celebrated the beginning of spring solar terms. Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, and it is the festival of the first month or the twelfth month, which indicates that the winter when everything is hidden has passed and everything is beginning to enter the warm and sunny spring.

Twenty-four solar terms play an extremely important role in China's traditional farming society. The twenty-four solar terms and the establishment of the capital in December are important contents in the trunk and branch calendars with a long history.

Beginning of spring wants to "hide from the spring" because people used to think that the new climate would have a negative impact on some people, and what's more, it would affect the luck of beginning of spring in the year when the climate began to shift. Therefore. There is a folk custom of avoiding spring.

Traditional customs in the spring season

Beginning of spring is the beginning of spring, and the time sequence enters spring. At this time, although it is still chilly in spring, the cold winter has passed, spring has returned to the earth, everything has recovered, and nature is full of vitality. Therefore, the ancients attached great importance to beginning of spring, and had the instrument of welcoming the spring. Spring Festival is an important activity that begins in spring, and it must be prepared and rehearsed in advance, commonly known as spring performance. Then we can officially celebrate the Spring Festival in beginning of spring.

The custom of sticking spring cattle began before the beginning of spring. According to the traditional practice, the county government (county government) hired experts and craftsmen in paper binding to get together in the county town before the spring, and carefully made images of spring cattle.

Beating spring cattle, also known as whipping spring cattle and whipping local cattle, originated earlier and has been preserved to this day. However, it changed to spring in the Tang and Song Dynasties and prevailed, especially after Song Renzong promulgated the Classic of Local Cattle, which made the custom of whipping local cattle spread more widely and became an important part of folk culture. The significance of whipping spring cattle is not limited to sending air conditioning and promoting spring ploughing, but also has certain witchcraft significance.