Spring cattle at the beginning of spring

Beginning of spring marks the beginning of spring around February 4th of Gregorian calendar. In some years, around February 4th of Gregorian calendar, it is still in the lunar calendar1February, commonly known as spring in a year. After the first day of the first month in beginning of spring, it refers to the spring one year away, and on the third day in beginning of spring, the grass germinates. Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, symbolizing the revival of everything.

Folklore in Fuzhou during the Ming and Qing Dynasties: The Japanese welcome the cows in spring and look forward to the agricultural harvest in the new year. "Fuzhou Encyclopedia" introduced: Before the spring, people went to Wang Min Temple in Qingcheng Temple to borrow soil and knead mud cows, expressing their readiness for spring ploughing and thanking the king of Fujian for his historical achievements. They called it the earth begging ceremony. It was no longer held after the revolution in 19 1 1, but the stone tablet of the earth begging resort in Wangmin Temple still exists. At the beginning of spring, representatives of suburban farmers entered the city and gathered in front of the magistrate's office. The masses responded by playing music. Traditionally, the county magistrate rode a horse to lead the team, followed by farmers carrying spring cattle, followed by colorful flags, performing 10, Cai Pinghe Pear Garden and so on. Accompanied by firecrackers and drum music, they turned lanes along the street and went out of the city for a spring outing from Dongcheng. They were selected in advance in a village, and the county magistrate cultivated the fields himself. This folk custom was abolished in the early years of the Republic of China.

People still post "Spring Cattle Map", and some people write the word Spring on square red paper to welcome the Spring Festival. As for the ballads sung by Youchun Niu, firstly, the weather is favorable, secondly, the land is fertile, thirdly, the sun is prosperous, fourthly, the four seasons are peaceful, fifthly, the crops are abundant, and sixthly, the livestock are prosperous ... It is still very popular!