What is the Spring Festival?

Saying spring is a unique folk custom with a long history, and it is also a primitive rap art. It was once mainly distributed in Longlin and Dabanchuanba river basins in Lixian county, and widely distributed in the lower four districts of Lixian county and some towns and villages such as Shi Xia in Xihe. People who say spring are called "Spring Officials". Chun Guan said that spring is the twelfth lunar month before the arrival of spring, and he left home to visit relatives in other places.

It is a folk custom to spread agricultural solar terms to people in the form of rap, submit auspicious wishes, and finally get the property and rice noodles that people give back. It is said that in spring, officials in spring say auspicious words to people, sing Spring Festival tunes, give blessings, post spring posts, publicize policies, teach people kindness, and get people's thanks in return. Chunguan said that spring is not only a traditional folk custom, but also a means for Chunguan to make a living.

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Talking about the source of spring

Chun Guan said that the most direct cause of the origin of spring is the spread of the imperial calendar. China began to have an astronomical calendar called the Summer Calendar in the Xia Dynasty. Li Ang, Emperor Wen of the Tang Dynasty, ordered that the almanac must be signed by the emperor himself, and only the official seal is allowed. Therefore, the almanac was called the "imperial calendar" from now on. The imperial calendar, that is, the spring calendar, once played a very important guiding role in farmers' farming. In ancient times, because farmers didn't know the exact farming season and season, they cultivated the land blindly, sooner or later, and often didn't get anything. "Huang San" and "Five Emperors" were very anxious, so they often lobbied around on oxen to publicize meteorology and farming techniques to farmers. Every year, they form the custom of saying spring.

Guan Chun was an official name in ancient times. In the period of Emperor Guangzong of Tang Dynasty, it was changed to Guan Chun and Guan Chun Shangshu. Ming Taizu used to be an official in the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and was called the Four Assistants. After the Tang Dynasty, Chun Guan became an official in charge of astronomical calendars and disseminating information about spring ploughing. At that time, the Spring Festival couplets officially promoted a more accurate calendar festival.