In 2023, will it be five Kyubi no Youko or six or nine heads in spring?
In 2023, beginning of spring is the last day of May 9th, so in 2023, Kyubi no Youko will be beaten in spring.
Beginning of spring time in 2022: Friday, February 4, 2022, 04:50:36.
May 9, 2023: 2023 1 Month 27-February 4, 2023
Counting nine is a custom starting from the solar terms of the winter solstice. The first day of the winter solstice is the first day of September 19th, and counting to 2023 is the last day of May 9th in beginning of spring. The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term, with the lunar calendar in 2022 on November 29th and the solar calendar1February 22nd. In 2023, beginning of spring falls on February 4th, the 14th day of the first lunar month.
It is because of the previous custom that spring cattle made of mud are whipped with a whip on this day in beginning of spring. This moral is to pray that this year can be a year of good harvest and good luck.
What is the custom of playing spring?
1, whip spring cattle
Whipping spring cattle, also known as whipping local cattle, originated earlier and has been preserved ever since. It prevailed in the Tang and Song Dynasties, especially after Song Renzong promulgated the Tu Niu Jing, which made the custom of whipping Tu Niu spread more widely and became an important part of folk culture. Shandong folks want to break the local cattle, and people compete for the soil of spring cattle, which is called grabbing the spring, and it is auspicious to grab the cow's head. Nowadays, many rural areas still have these customs.
2. Hiding from spring
In some places, beginning of spring still has the custom of hiding from spring on this day. Because the climate in beginning of spring begins to change, the new aura will have an adverse effect on some people, and even worse, it will affect the luck of a year, so the custom of hiding from spring appears.
3. Spring Festival
Spring Festival is an important activity in beginning of spring, and preparations must be made in advance and previewed, commonly known as spring performance. Then we can officially celebrate the Spring Festival in beginning of spring that day. Spring Festival was held in beginning of spring the day before, with the aim of bringing back Spring and Ju Mang.
What food do you eat in spring?
1. Radish
In many parts of northern China, there is a custom of eating radish in beginning of spring season. There are many ways to eat radish in the north, and the most common way is to chew, cut into slices or filaments. Radish can not only alleviate the phenomenon of spring sleepiness, but also has high nutritional value, which plays an important role in people's health. Generally, small carrots are the best.
2. Spring pancake
There is a folk custom of eating spring cakes in beginning of spring, especially in Beijing and Northeast China. Spring pancake is a kind of pancake baked with flour. When eating it, it is involved in some dishes and eaten. It is a traditional snack in Chaozhou.
3. Spring Festival
Spring plate, also known as "five-spice plate", is made up of five spicy vegetables, namely lotus root, pea, onion, Artemisia selengensis and chives. Eating five spicy dishes has a beautiful meaning of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.
4. Spring tea
In Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, there is a custom of eating spring tea to respect ancestors in beginning of spring season, but the tea here is not tea in the traditional sense, but a traditional snack in which black beans, sweet-scented osmanthus, brown sugar, red dates, citrus and other ingredients are boiled together until it becomes soft.