When is the auspicious day in beginning of spring?

Hakka people in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian are used to calling beginning of spring "Spring Day". Hakka's "love for spring" does not include the three periods of beginning of spring's solar terms (five days is one period), but specifically refers to the time when beginning of spring Day "spring" comes.

When spring comes, Hakka traditional customs require every household to set off firecrackers to welcome them, and the Hakka people in Sanming, western Fujian, even offer sacrifices to heaven, which is called "receiving spring". On this day, when spring begins, even in the middle of the night, Hakka people in southern Jiangxi will light incense sticks and set off firecrackers to welcome spring. Then they will put on spring wine, eat spring rolls and light spring lanterns to celebrate each other as in the past.

How to judge the moment of spring? Hakkas often put their eggs upright. If they let go and the eggs don't fall, it is "spring". Or put the eggs in water, and the eggs floating horizontally on the water can stand up slowly in spring. Hakkas believe that only at this moment will the new year really begin.

The Hakka custom of starting spring, whether it is "worshiping the spring gods", "eating spring cakes", "sending spring cows" or "dancing spring cows", is very old and traditional. In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a ceremony for the emperor to welcome the Spring in the East Hall. At that time, Ju Mang, the god of spring, was sacrificed. Ju Mang, also known as Mang God, is the god in charge of agriculture. In ancient times, the earliest Japanese worshippers of beginning of spring were not only full-time etiquette officials, but also farmers engaged in farming. In the Han Dynasty (206 BC-23 AD), there were folk activities of offering sacrifices to spring cattle, and in the Song Dynasty (960-65438 AD+0297 AD), there were customs of sending spring cattle and eating spring rolls. Sending spring cattle is also called "calling for spring, playing spring and praising spring". A few days ago in beginning of spring, someone knocked on bamboo boards with a small gong, sang praises to spring, and sent pictures of spring cows from door to door.