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Playing spring is one of the solar terms customs in beginning of spring. Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, the beginning of a year in the official calendar, the beginning of everything, and the beginning of everything, representing the beginning of everything and the significance of self-renewal. In the past, people made spring cattle out of clay the day before beginning of spring's birthday, and beginning of spring whipped them with red and green whips, so this custom was called "playing spring". In the folk, people held a ceremony of "whipping spring cattle" in beginning of spring that day to welcome the arrival of spring and pray for a bumper harvest.
In the long farming society, the 24 solar terms play an important role, with rich cultural connotations and a large number of related folk culture. As the first of the 24 solar terms, beginning of spring was once a grand New Year. In the historical development, the folk custom of "New Year's Day" in beginning of spring has been moved to 1 month 1 day, when Yin and Yang are in harmony, so beginning of spring has become a simple solar term. Some places have the customs of solar terms in beginning of spring, such as "beginning of spring", "biting spring" and "playing spring".
Play spring custom activities:
In ancient times, people held a ceremony of "whipping spring cattle" at the beginning of spring to welcome the arrival of spring and pray for a bumper harvest. Beginning of spring (Once upon a time, the county magistrate greeted the clay spring cows in beginning of spring the day before and put them in front of the yamen. Beginning of spring whipped them with red and green whips, so it is often called the spring beating in beginning of spring. Old customs in China. It is very popular in many parts of the country.
"Spring Cattle", with Sang Mu as the skeleton, is made of clay on the second day of the winter solstice. The pattern with a height of 4 feet and a length of 8 feet and 360 days 12 hours was drawn at 4: 08. The day before in beginning of spring, people went to the Xianjia altar to offer sacrifices, then beat them with colorful whips, and drove the "Spring Cattle" back to the county government, and set up wine and fruit sacrifices in the hall. Men, women and children hold "cows" to help "plow", sing and plant yangko, and pray for a bumper harvest.