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Is there anything similar to the Spring Festival in China?

There used to be, but most of them were abolished later. The Tiantan, Ditan and Guotan in Beijing are all places of sacrifice, and the Guotan is still there.

The custom of the Spring Festival rose as early as the Han Dynasty. For thousands of years, the people of China have been building their own country on the basis of agriculture. Persuading farmers is an important duty of local officials in past dynasties. In the Han dynasty, plastic soil was used as cattle to encourage spring ploughing. Beginning of spring is the first solar term every year. On the day when the government begins spring, there will be ceremonies of "welcoming the spring" and "whipping the spring". The ceremony was solemn and grand.

According to the records of Jieyang County, in the Ming Dynasty, Jieyang built a social altar outside the north gate of Rongcheng, offering sacrifices in spring and autumn. In the Qing Dynasty, the Xiannong altar was built outside the East Gate, and local officials celebrated beginning of spring every year. In the ceremony, an old man morning glory, a farmer plowed the field, an official held a box, an official sowed seeds, and nine gifts from all walks of life ... later. Nianggong Temple will host the spring sacrificial ceremony. Sacrificial ceremonies all follow the ancient law: firing guns, drumming, dressing, drumming three links, ringing gold, cleaning hands, and kowtowing to the five emperors: toasting, tea, rice, sweet pills, grains, hair and two sacrifices. Then, read the message, read the shrine and burn the message. Finally, I would like to propose a toast to the moon and present an ingot. Every content is called drum music, string songs and singing. The participants bowed devoutly and showed great reverence.