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There is an important festival near the spring breeze. What festival is this?

There is an important festival around the vernal equinox, Flower Festival.

Colorful, full of flowers. When flowers bloom, there are naturally festivals about flowers. Xiao Fang said that there is a very old festival around the vernal equinox, called Flower God Festival, also known as "Flower God Festival", commonly known as "Hundred Flowers Birthday".

China is a country of flowers. There is a flower festival among the eight folk festivals in China. Legend has it that the Flower Festival has a long history. Some people say it was recorded in the Spring and Autumn Annals. However, due to the lack of relevant historical materials, experts still have many opinions on the origin of the Flower Festival.

Fang Yun, a researcher at the Innovation Base of Intangible Heritage Theory and Application in Shanghai Vocational College of Arts and Crafts and a doctor of folklore, believes that the Flower Dynasty originated in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, took shape in the Tang and Song Dynasties and prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Flower Festival in spring in Tang Dynasty is opposite to the Mid-Autumn Festival in autumn, with the flower festival in February and the Mid-Autumn Festival in August.

Custom:

I hope the temple meeting. Legend has it that the flower god is in charge of the growth of plants in spring and summer, so her worship objects are not limited to flower farmers, but also farmers who grow crops, fruits and vegetables. There are many flower beds in the Yangtze River Delta. In the past, flower farmers in wuyue often offered statues of flower gods. In some places, there will be performances to entertain the gods. There are usually twelve actresses who play the story of the flower god every December.

Swimming and catching butterflies in spring. In the ancient flower dynasty, literati invited three or five confidants to enjoy flowers, drink and have fun, sing for each other and sing praises to the sun. Throughout the traditional festivals in February and March, we will find that there will be a series of Spring Festival during this period-the Spring Festival kicked off, and the flower show constituted the climax of the spring outing.