What does Li Chun Leng mean?
If the beginning of spring is cold, then the whole spring will develop in the direction of warmth.
If the beginning of spring is relatively cold, then the entire spring will develop in a warmer direction. In other words, if the day at the beginning of spring is too warm, a late-spring cold is very likely to occur; and if it is relatively cold and the weather gradually rises instead of rising rapidly, it indicates that the entire spring will gradually become warmer.
The weather in spring did not warm up suddenly, but slowly climbed up. This is normal, both for people's bodies and for the growth of crops. Such weather conditions are best for ordinary people. most beneficial. Of course, due to the vast territory of our country, there is often a saying that "the wind is different even if it is a hundred miles away", especially the difference between the north and the south is even greater. It is often snowing in the north, but summer has already begun in the south. The Origin of the Beginning of Spring
A long time ago, people only knew how to hunt but not farm. They often went hungry and had a full meal, and their lives were very hard. Later, Shen Nong came out and tasted the herbs and divided the grains into grains. Then people began to plant crops and their lives gradually improved. Therefore, the five emperors before and after were very concerned about farming. During the Zhou Dynasty, farming was mentioned in court discussions and local officials were ordered to hold a spring welcoming ceremony every year to work with the people on farming.
Legend has it that the ceremony at that time was very grand. On the day before the beginning of spring, the local officials took a bath, put on plain clothes, walked to the countryside without sitting in a sedan or riding a horse, gathered the villagers, and set up a table for offerings. Burn incense and kowtow, and make a native cow symbolizing the spring cow in front of the altar, and ask the Yamen servants to dress up as Goumang God, symbolizing the harvest, and whip it with a whip, which means to beat the laziness of the spring cow and usher in a good harvest for the year.