Folk customs in early spring

In ancient times, rulers of all dynasties held a ceremony to whip spring on this day, attracting spring cattle to beat them, driving away their inertia, announcing the beginning of spring ploughing, encouraging farming and developing production. Different places have different customs. In some places, pasting spring cattle is to paste paper into the shape of spring cattle with rice or flour, put whole grains in its "belly", and then burst it with a whip, and the grains will flow out, symbolizing this year's bumper harvest. In some places, yellow paper painted with spring cattle is also called "Spring Cattle Map", in which yellow refers to land and spring cattle refers to farming.

(2) Bite the spring

In the beginning of spring, eating spring vegetables, spring cakes, spring rolls, spring boxes and other customs are popular in most parts of northern China, as well as eating radish, which is called "biting spring". The Historical Records of the Ming Dynasty records: "In beginning of spring, no one chewed radish, saying' biting spring'."

(3) Spring outing

Spring outing is also called "stepping in the spring" and "welcoming the spring" among the people. Various folk performances are held on this day, and the rehearsal is called "Spring Performance". On the same day, beginning of spring officially ushered in the Spring Festival, and people dressed up and celebrated with gongs and drums. Another function of it is to remind people not to miss the good opportunity and pay close attention to agriculture. There is a poem that says "the east wind turns into rain, the west wind blows away, and the earth is sunny and warm." Everything woke up in Sumeng, and farmers were trying to plow the fields at the beginning of the year.

(4) Making spring babies

At the beginning of spring, some places will dress children with dolls made of cloth, called "spring dolls", which means worshipping spring and auspiciousness. Everyone will also greet each other. This is called "worshipping spring".

(5) beginning of spring likes it

In some places, flying Spring Festival couplets will be hung at the door of every household, some women will wear such Spring Festival couplets, and some places will hang Spring Festival couplets on flower trees to build swallow nests. Xin Qiji's "Han Gong Chun beginning of spring Day" says: "Spring has returned. Look at the beauty's head, the spring is winding. " In some places, children will wear "Swallow" and "Dai Chun Chicken" on their hats, chests or sleeves, which indicates good luck in the Spring Festival.

(6) Look at the willows

He Zhangzhi's "Singing Willow" said: "Jasper is woven as high as a tree, and thousands of green tapestries hang down." I don't know who cut the thin leaves, but the spring breeze in February is like scissors. "From this poem, we can see that there is a custom of seeing willows in spring in ancient times.

(7) Dai Chunsheng, Jian Chunsheng and pasting doors and windows.

People have a headdress called "Sheng", which is divided into Zansheng, Huasheng and Rensheng, many of which are made of paper. Women will cut out decorations such as swallows, willows, flowers, butterflies, phoenixes, moths, grasshoppers and chickens. Made of paper, or pasted on the screens of doors and windows, or worn on the head to welcome the arrival of beginning of spring.

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