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Playing spring is one of the solar terms customs in beginning of spring. In ancient times, people made spring cattle out of clay the day before spring, and whipped them with red and green whips in spring, so this custom was called "spring beating". In the folk, people held a ceremony of "whipping spring cattle" in beginning of spring that day to welcome the arrival of spring and pray for a bumper harvest.

It is said that the custom of playing spring originated in 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 must 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, and some historical records recorded that "the Duke of Zhou only made beginning of spring native cattle".

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Customs and habits of playing in spring:

1, Whip Spring Cattle: Also known as Whip Spring Cattle, it originated earlier and has been preserved to this day, but it was changed to spring in the Tang and Song Dynasties and prevailed, especially after Song Renzong promulgated the Whip Spring Cattle Classic, which made the custom of Whip Spring Cattle spread more widely and became an important part of folk culture.

2. Bite spring: beginning of spring sometimes has its own food, mainly spring cakes, radishes, five coriander and so on. Whenever the spring world begins, there will be many vendors selling spring rolls in the market. There are two points worth noting here: first, I used to think that biting spring meant eating radish, but actually it also included eating spring cakes; Second, the so-called begging for spring means welcoming the spring.