Why does China have the custom of playing spring?

"Playing spring" is also called "whipping spring", which means whipping spring cattle. This is the opening ceremony to announce the official start of agricultural production for one year. As a celebration at the beginning of spring, playing spring has a long history. "I bought it in the spring. Forty-five days later, the sixth "Nine" arrived, which was "beginning of spring". Spring is a symbol of good luck, and spring is "the mood of creating the world." Beginning of spring "means that spring has come and it is the beginning of a year's farming activities, so there is a saying that" a year's plan lies in spring ". Therefore, our people have always attached importance to this solar term. Around this solar term, there are many interesting customs and activities in the lives of people of all ethnic groups with the content of "persuading agriculture".

The activity of whipping spring cattle reflects the people's beautiful yearning for spring, just as the words read by state officials when whipping spring cattle: more than a dozen good weather, more than twenty fertile fields, more than thirty sheep open Thailand, four seasons are peaceful, more than fifty grains are abundant, sixty-six contracts are spring, seventy stars shine high, eighty-eight parties are lucky, ninety Kyushu is peaceful, and ten are perfect.

Whipping spring cattle not only brings people joy in spring, but also plays a positive role in organizing agricultural production and winning a bumper harvest in the coming year.