When and how did spring break come this year?

The solar calendar broke out in the afternoon of February 4, 2020 17: 03 in spring. After this point in time, the Year of the Pig officially ended and officially entered the Year of the Rat. Children born after this moment are real mice! In different cities in China, beginning of spring has different customs, for example, in Zhejiang.

Jiangsu Some places in Jiangsu have the custom of sending spring cattle, and some places in rural areas put up pictures of spring cattle in the main room, which is now called the living room. If you are careful, you will find that the "Spring Cattle Map" is usually printed on a thick stack of traditional lunar calendar. Da Chun is.

Beginning of spring is commonly known as the solar term of spring returning to the earth. The custom of playing spring originated from the palace. It is said that on the day when spring begins, it should be regarded as a festival both inside and outside the palace and should be celebrated solemnly. The earliest day in beginning of spring was to break the clay sculpture of spring cattle standing in front of the palace.

It is recorded in the book that "Duke Zhou began to make beginning of spring native cattle." In that case, the years are almost as old as our Chinese nation. The book "Kyoto Customs" once recorded that "the headstrong god is located in the east and the spring cow is located in the west" in front of the palace. After the ceremony, "all the battles were burned, so it was called' DaChun'.