The custom of spring

Every spring equinox, tens of millions of people all over the world are making "China folk custom vertical eggs". How to play: choose a smooth and symmetrical fresh egg that has just been born for four or five days, gently stand it up and put it on the table. Although there are many losers, there are also many winners. The vernal equinox has become the best time for vertical egg games, so there is a saying that when the vernal equinox arrives, the eggs will be beautiful.

Step 2 eat spring vegetables

Spring vegetable is a kind of wild amaranth, which villagers call "Hao Chunbi". On the vernal equinox, the whole village went to pick spring vegetables. When searching in the wild, it is often green and thin, about the length of a palm. Picked spring vegetables are usually boiled with fish fillets at home, which is called "spring soup". There is a jingle: "spring soup is dirty, wash the liver and intestines." A family, young and old, is safe and healthy. "

3. Niu Yingchun

Spring cattle are four feet tall, symbolizing the four seasons. It is eight feet long and symbolizes eight agricultural festivals (vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumn equinox, winter solstice, beginning of spring, Changchun, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter). The tail is one foot and two inches long, symbolizing twelve months of the year. The cow head represents the stem of the year, and the cow body represents the branch of the year; The cow rope represents the beginning of the dry weather that spring; The texture of the cow rope that day represents the earthly branch of beginning of spring.

And according to the five elements of stems and branches, the colors are white for gold, green for wood, black for water, red for fire and yellow for earth, and the colors are changed every year according to the traditional stems and branches. In addition, the cow's mouth is closed, and the cow's tail is placed on the right to represent the lunar new year; On the contrary, the cow's mouth is open and the cow's tail is placed on the left, representing the year of the sun. It expresses people's hope for a bumper harvest, their desire for happiness and their prayers for good weather.

4. Memorial Day

Although the memorial day is not as good as the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, the ceremony is also quite grand. When the Ming emperors offered sacrifices to the Japanese, they performed three rites, seven songs, eight dances, three kneels and nine bows.

The ceremonies of the emperors in the Qing Dynasty offering sacrifices to the sun included welcoming the gods, offering jade and silk, first offering, first offering, last offering, blessing, car dealership, sending gods and meteors, which were also very grand.

Step 5 eat Toona sinensis

Toona sinensis bud has a unique fragrance. Toona sinensis in the vernal equinox season is rich in fragrance, crisp and delicious, and has the best taste and nutrition. The tender buds of Toona sinensis in the spring equinox are red with green, which is favored by people because of its taste. Therefore, eating Toona sinensis buds adds more charm.