Guangdong solar terms cloud

Beginning of spring, as the first solar term in spring, means that a new cycle has begun, which means that everything is the beginning and everything is rebirth. Standing means "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. In the era of main branches, beginning of spring is the beginning of a year, and beginning of spring is the beginning of spring and the beginning of a year.

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, also known as the solar term in the first month, the establishment of the Spring Festival, the beginning of a year, the beginning of a year and so on. 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 the vernal equinox begins when the sun reaches longitude 3 15.

In ancient times, it was not the first day of the first month, but the beginning of spring. Major festivals, such as worshipping gods and ancestors, praying for the new year, welcoming spring and agricultural celebrations are arranged in and around the spring. This series of festival activities 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. Due to the vast territory of China, the climate varies greatly from place to place. The specific climatic significance of "Li" does not apply to all parts of the country, and the corresponding area is only South China, with the dividing line from Guilin, Guangxi to Ganzhou, Jiangxi.

When I was in early spring, the area south of the front line already had the breath of spring; However, 93% of China's land area is still in winter, and when it comes to Heilongjiang, it is often in the long summer, and spring comes in Grain Rain. "Li" is just a reference in many areas.

Extended data:

Long summer is spring, beginning of autumn is summer, beginning of autumn is autumn, beginning of winter is winter and beginning of winter is winter. Beginning of spring represents the beginning of a new year, which means the beginning of a new cycle, the beginning of everything and the rebirth of everything.

As early as ancient times, agricultural festivals with beginning of spring as the time coordinate and spring ploughing as the theme were passed down. This series of festival activities not only constitute the embryonic framework of the New Year's Eve Festival in later generations, but also its folk functions and components have been preserved to this day.

Any ancient festival has a strong sacrificial color and a set of simple or complex sacrificial ceremonies. In many areas, beginning of spring offered sacrifices to his ancestors.

For example, Guangdong's "Xin 'an County Records" contains: "The people are related to ancestral temples. Although the Spring Festival in beginning of spring is not as grand as it used to be, people's hopes are pinned on this day in beginning of spring, so there are still some special ways to welcome beginning of spring, such as "playing with spring", "biting spring", hanging windmills and having an outing.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-beginning of spring