Why is beginning of spring called Liujiutou?

June 9th means the ninth festival from winter solstice to Sunday. Forty-five days after May 9th, beginning of spring is just the beginning of June 9th.

In the eyes of the ancients, beginning of spring is the beginning of spring and an important solar term. Qu, president of China Folk Language Society, said that according to historical records, from the Zhou Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, government officials took beginning of spring as an important festival and held various celebrations to celebrate the Spring Festival.

On that day in beginning of spring, when the east wind thawed, it was time to persuade farmers. Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and food is the most important thing for the people. This has been a tradition in China for thousands of years. Since ancient times, a grand welcoming ceremony has been held every year on the day of beginning of spring, from the emperor of the imperial court to the officials of counties.

"Playing spring" comes from "playing spring cattle", which means urging spring and enlightening farmers to pay close attention to spring ploughing so as not to miss the farming season. Later, it became a crackdown on local scalpers and changed to poke paper cows. In the belly of the cow, food and paper are put in advance to make calves. When the cow is beaten, the food calves are thrown down and I wish the food and livestock a bumper harvest.

The climax of Spring Festival activities is "playing with spring". As the saying goes: "Spring hits six or nine heads." Beginning of spring is the first solar term among the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, usually before June 9th. The original meaning of "beating" is "from" or "from", and "beating spring" means counting from nine to sixty-nine, and spring is coming.

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During the reign of the East, Emperor Han Ming also followed the practices of the Western Han Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty. On the day of "beginning of spring", he celebrated the Spring Festival in the eastern suburbs and offered sacrifices to Ju Mang, Di Qing.

The Spring Festival activities are increasingly diversified, and at the same time, a set of programs has been formed. First of all, the direction of Spring Festival travel rush is the east, or out of the east gate, or in the eastern suburbs. Bucket handle in the Big Dipper moves eastward, winter goes and spring comes, and everything is alive. Therefore, this is the season to welcome the oriental spring.

Second, the deity worshipped in Spring Festival is called Di Qing Ju Mang, also called Mang God. According to legend, Ju Mang was an official in charge of trees in ancient times. After death, he is the god of wooden officials, also known as the God of the East and the God of Si Chun.

Thirdly, there should be a "spring cow" in the Spring Festival. Cattle unearthed in the Spring Festival activities not only show the chill, but also tell people that the beginning of spring will come sooner or later, which needs to be timely.