Solar Festival Activities in beginning of spring

The activities of the solar terms in beginning of spring are: welcoming the spring, posting spring cows, beating spring cows, biting spring and stepping on spring.

1, Spring Festival

The Spring Festival was held the day before beginning of spring, with the aim of bringing back spring and Ju Mang. In the past, there were pictures of gods and spring cows in the imperial calendar every year, as well as "turtles reporting spring" and "bronze drums expelling epidemics", which were all important activities at the beginning of the Spring Festival at that time.

When welcoming the gods, large classes are often held to advocate, publicize the pavilion, play local games, shoot cows and other activities. In other areas, New Year pictures such as "Spring Breeze" are posted. Around Guangzhou and beginning of spring, people used drums to drive away the plague and pray for peace.

2, paste spring cattle

The custom of sticking spring cattle began before the beginning of spring. According to the traditional practice, the county government (county government) hired experts and craftsmen in paper binding to get together in the county town before the spring, and carefully made images of spring cattle.

Generally, bamboo sticks are tied into the skeleton of a cow, spring wood is used as legs, paper is pasted and paint is applied, and the image of a cow is successfully made. After the spring cattle were pasted, a ceremony was held to make the finishing point, that is, an incense table was set up and a bow was made to worship.

3, playing spring cattle

Beating spring cattle, also known as whipping spring cattle and whipping local cattle, originated earlier and has been preserved to this day, but it prevailed in the spring of Tang and Song Dynasties, especially after Song Renzong promulgated the Classic of Local Cattle, which made the custom of Local Cattle spread more widely and became an important part of folk culture. The significance of whipping spring cattle is not limited to air conditioning and promoting spring ploughing.

Step 4 bite the spring

The beginning of seasonal diet in spring is the custom of making spring cakes, sending spring plates and eating spring vegetables to welcome and celebrate spring. Spring cake is a typical seasonal food at the beginning of spring. Since Wei, Jin and Southern Dynasties, people have eaten spring cakes in spring. Spring pancake is a kind of pancake. Lettuce, fruit, cake and sugar are put on a plate to welcome the New Year, which is called "spring plate" and can also be given to friends and relatives for tasting.

5. Spring outing

After beginning of spring, people like to go out for a spring outing in spring, which is also the main form of spring outing.