South Korea posted China Spring Festival couplets to celebrate the beginning of spring. Why do they celebrate beginning of spring?

The reason why South Korea has the custom and culture of celebrating beginning of spring is because this country was once a dependent country of China in history and was deeply influenced by China culture, so that some customs and habits in South Korea are very similar to those in China. As we all know, beginning of spring is one of the 24 solar terms, which is a traditional seasonal culture created by China. The ancients in China worshipped nature and astronomical phenomena and have been exploring the mysteries of the universe since ancient times. According to the results of their exploration, they created a star-watching culture. Twenty-four solar terms belong to stargazing culture, which was formulated by the ancients according to the movement law of the Big Dipper.

The current 24 solar terms begin in the beginning of spring and then end in the great cold. However, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice was the first of the 24 solar terms, and the last solar term was heavy snow. The reason for this difference lies in the different standards of division. What are the modern twenty-four solar terms? What is the longitude of the sun? Division, the twenty-four solar terms in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were divided according to the method of measuring the sun shadow by Tugui. Compared with these two standards, the former is more accurate, so it has been used since it was formulated 300 years ago.

As the first solar term in a year, beginning of spring has been paid attention to since ancient times. The reason why we attach importance to beginning of spring is because after the ancients discovered beginning of spring, the weather will gradually get warmer, and when it gets warmer, we can start farming. This is very important for the ancients who lived in a farming society. In addition, the flowers and trees that were silent for a winter in beginning of spring began to sprout and grow, showing a vibrant scene. Therefore, the ancients gave beginning of spring this solar term? Everything starts, everything comes back to life? Meaning of.

Because of the great significance of beginning of spring, the ancients attached great importance to the solar term of beginning of spring. Therefore, when spring comes, they will hold sacrificial ceremonies, such as worshipping gods and ancestors, eliminating evil spirits and eliminating disasters, so as to make the new year smooth. In the subsequent historical development, the ancients successively derived beginning of spring customs such as writing Spring Festival couplets, sending spring cows and welcoming the spring. These customs and habits not only affect China people, but also affect Koreans. It affects Koreans because the Korean peninsula where South Korea is located has been attached to China for a long time in history.

Korean culture has a great influence on the Korean Peninsula, including writing and folk customs. As far as the influence of characters is concerned, Chinese characters have been used for a long time on the Korean peninsula, and later Korean created by King Sejong also referred to Chinese characters. Although Korean has been created for more than 500 years, Koreans have never completely got rid of the influence of Chinese characters. In addition, influenced by China culture, Koreans pay more attention to beginning of spring solar terms. Under the combined action of these two factors, Koreans will not only celebrate the beginning of spring, but also post Spring Festival couplets to celebrate it.