What is the date of beginning of spring in 2020? What are the taboos and what should I pay attention to?

The beginning of 2020 is not a good start. Because of the influence of COVID-19, many people can't go home for the New Year, but more people are struggling in the front line, whether they are medical staff, journalists, officers and soldiers, etc. , are struggling to control the epidemic. But things are always developing, and beginning of spring in 2020 is coming. Do you know when the spring of 2020 will start? What should I pay attention to when I am in beginning of spring? What are the taboos and things to pay attention to in beginning of spring?

1. Introduction to beginning of spring beginning of spring, one of the 24 solar terms, is also called Spring Festival, the first month, the New Year and New Year's Day. Standing means "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. In ancient times, the method of "bucket handle Acupoint" used bucket handle and the Big Dipper in beginning of spring to point to Yin. The current method of "fixing qi" divides solar terms, and beginning of spring is when the sun reaches longitude 3 15. In the era of cadres and branches, taking beginning of spring as the beginning of a year, beginning of spring means that a new cycle has begun, which means that everything is the beginning and everything is rebirth. Before Qin and Han Dynasties, the focus of etiquette and custom was not on January 1st of the lunar calendar, but on beginning of spring Day. Major festivals, such as offering sacrifices to ancestors, receiving blessings and praying for the New Year, exorcising evil spirits and fighting disasters, welcoming the old and welcoming the new, welcoming the spring and celebrating agriculture, are held at the beginning of spring and a few days before and after. This series of festivals not only constitutes the framework of the New Year's Eve Festival in later generations, but also retains its folk function to this day.

As one of the "twenty-four solar terms", beginning of spring, like Changsha, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter, reflects the changes of all seasons. Beginning of spring means that the winter when everything is closed has passed, and it has begun to enter the spring when everything is warm and sunny. Due to China's vast territory and the disparity in climate, the specific climatic significance of "Li" does not apply to all parts of the country, and the corresponding area is Lingnan area located on the Tropic of Cancer. The dividing line between winter and spring is on the line from Guilin, Guangxi to Ganzhou, Jiangxi. When spring begins (the longitude of the sun reaches 365,438+05), the area south of this line already has the breath of spring; However, 93% of China's land area is still in winter, and spring often comes to Heilongjiang in Grain Rain or in the long summer. "Li" is just a reference in many areas.

2. What is forbidden in beginning of spring 1. Beginning of spring doesn't want to see a doctor that day.

If you see a doctor, it means that you have no good luck for a year. This statement is just to win a good name, just like not seeing a doctor on New Year's Day, there is nothing wrong with delaying a small problem.

It is unlucky to get a haircut that day in beginning of spring.

As the saying goes, hair is the vegetation of the human body, which is warm in spring and grows with vegetation, and the new vegetation is damaged, which is not in line with the principle of vegetation growth in heaven and earth. And there are 365 days in a year, why do you have to choose this day for a haircut?

You can't lie down on the day of beginning of spring. You should sit or stand up and walk.

It is said that spring warms the earth, which is the beginning of all things, and people should have a good mental outlook to meet the recovery of spring. I suggest you go for a walk in the fields or parks, absorb fresh air, feel vitality and nature, and have a lucky New Year for yourself.

4, taboo quarrel, no foul language, no tongue-and-mouth dispute, and welcome the spring with kindness.

A new year, a new look, a good mood and a good start can usher in harmony, beauty and smoothness in the coming year.

Beginning of spring, don't move that day.

Many people should know that moving should not be carried out on the basis of four rites and eight festivals, because it is a handover of integrity and the atmosphere is mixed. It is naturally inappropriate to move, and it is not appropriate to be turbulent at the beginning of the year.

On this day in early spring, the married daughter can't go home.

Spring is the beginning of a year. In ancient times, when a woman got married, it was her husband's family, so she could not bring her husband's family's luck back to her family. Then, I went back to my parents' house in the spring, and I was going to get married the next spring.

3. What are the customs about food culture in beginning of spring?

Spring Festival: The Spring Festival is one of the beginning of spring food customs. Lettuce, melons, cakes and sweets are mainly used as vegetables, and they are given to relatives and friends (or eaten in the New Year) on a plate. There are five kinds of dishes: fruit, vegetables, candy, cake and bait. Vegetables mainly include: bean sprouts, radishes, leeks, spinach, lettuce, beans, eggs and shredded potatoes. Du Fu's "beginning of spring": "In spring, the lettuce in the spring dish is fine, and I suddenly think of the time when Beijing Mei bloom."

Tian Aiguo: Tian Aiguo is a common seasonal food in spring. Everything revives in spring, and the grass grows and the warblers fly. This is the heyday of Tian Ai's growth in the field of spring ploughing. Tian Ai is about 65,438+00 cm tall, with pink leaves, white flowers in the middle and green hairs all over. According to "Edible Materia Medica", Tian Ai has the functions of eliminating dampness, warming stomach and clearing intestines. Tian Ai is also a festival to pay tribute to God and pray for good weather.

Spring cake: Spring cake is a pancake baked with flour and usually eaten with rolled vegetables. At first, spring cakes and vegetables were put on a plate, which became "spring vegetables". The Song Dynasty's Chronology quoted the Tang Dynasty's Four Seasons Mirror as saying: "There will be an eclipse of radish, spring cake, lettuce and a spring dish in beginning of spring."

Spring Roll (Spring Silkworm): At the Age of Years, Guangji: "A rich family in the capital works as a flour silkworm, which is called an official silkworm. It is also called "exploring spring silkworm" because it is carried out at the beginning of spring. "

Bite spring (eat radish): Ming's "Thinking in the heart": "In beginning of spring, no one chewed apocynum venetum, saying' bite spring'."

Solar terms health care

Conform to nature: After beginning of spring, the sun rose and everything began to form. In line with the characteristics of spring, we should pay attention to protecting yang in health preservation. To protect Yang, we should keep in good health from the aspects of diet, daily life, psychology and exercise.

Pay attention to disease prevention: as the saying goes, "a hundred herbs sprout and retreat, and all diseases are born." Everything germinates in spring, which also breeds the reproduction and spread of pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses. Therefore, in spring, we should pay special attention to hygiene, insect prevention, and more window ventilation to prevent diseases. The climate in spring is characterized by national spirit. In early spring, common cold and wind chill are dominant, and in late spring, common cold and temperature are dominant. So spring is pathogenic to the common cold. Huangdi Neijing said: "Wind is the beginning of all diseases." Because several other pathogens invade the human body with the help of ethos, such as cold pathogens, heat pathogens and wet pathogens.

Diet aftercare: In spring, human metabolism begins to flourish, and the diet should be spicy, sweet and mild. Spring diet should avoid eating greasy and cold food, and eat more foods rich in vitamin B and fresh vegetables. Spring is the time when the liver is vigorous, so we should eat more foods with mild taste and rich in protein, sugar, vitamins and minerals.

Beginning of spring is particular about things.

1, the god of Ju Mang

On the day of "beginning of spring", commemorative activities have a long history, which appeared at least 3,000 years ago. At that time, the sacrificial Ju Mang, also known as the Mang God, was the spring god in charge of agriculture. Ju Mang is the god of spring, that is, the god of plants and life. Ju Mang's image is a bird with a face. He abides by the rules and is in charge of spring affairs. During the Zhou Dynasty, the East Hall was set up to welcome the Spring Festival, which shows that there is a long history of offering sacrifices to Ju Mang.

2, whip spring cattle

Whipping spring cattle, also known as whipping local cattle, originated earlier and has been preserved to this day. Shandong folks want to break the local cattle, and people compete for the spring cattle, which is called grabbing the spring and taking the cow's head as the luck. In addition, there are tea-picking activities to worship spring cattle and turtle activities to announce the arrival of spring in Hubei.

Step 3 bite the spring

Beginning of spring sometimes has its own food, mainly spring cakes, radishes and spiced dishes. 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. Why eat radish? Generally speaking, it can solve the spring sleep.

4. ancestor worship

In many areas, beginning of spring offered sacrifices to his ancestors. For example, Guangdong's "Xin 'an County Records" says: "People are related to ancestral temples. When I was in beginning of spring, the food for my ancestors was also very special. Henan Ruyang County Records contains: Spring Banquet, Spring Cake, Bud and Pear Recommendation. Beginning of spring's sacrifice is called "biting the spring" in Linying County Records.

Step 5 avoid spring

In traditional folklore, when you come to beginning of spring, you should avoid spring. Because the climate in beginning of spring has begun to change, the new aura will have a negative impact on some people, and even worse, it will affect the luck of a year, so the custom of avoiding spring has emerged. . The customs left over from tradition should not be disputed every day since the beginning of spring, but we must meet this day harmoniously and calmly. In some local customs, it is not appropriate to move, visit seriously ill patients and attend funerals on the day of Tibetan spring, so as not to provoke bad luck and affect the luck of the whole year.

6. Worship Tai Sui

China has the custom of welcoming Tai-sui, imagining Tai-sui as a god on duty, so that he can be safe and prosperous when welcoming Tai-sui. As a traditional custom, "worshipping Tai Sui" is very popular in China, such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and other Southeast Asian countries. So when is the duty of Tai Sui? As far as the ancient traditional chronology of cadres and branches is concerned, it is that the time of beginning of spring is the time when the old and the new are handed over.