East weathering rain drives west wind, earth sun and heating.
Beginning of spring, is the first solar term in the 24 solar terms, "established, also built." Spring begins to build also." Beginning of spring is the beginning of spring, which means the wind is warm and the flowers are fragrant. It also means that everything grows and farmers plant seeds.
Spring three hou, a hou east wind thaw, two hou stinging insects began to shake, three hou fish zhi negative ice.
The period from the beginning of Spring to the beginning of summer is called spring.
Custom of beginning of spring
Winter jasmine
Spring is an important activity of the beginning of spring, first choose a good place, put up a spring shed ready for spring. The spring shed is generally built on the main road, where the crowd is convenient to gather, and colored flags are placed around it. The Spring Festival is held on the day of the beginning of spring, with the purpose of bringing back spring and the goddess Mang. Sentence Awn is the god of spring, that is, the God of plants and trees and the God of life.
Whip bull
Also known as whip cattle. It means sending cold air and promoting spring ploughing. Shandong folk to break the native cattle, people scramble for spring cattle soil, called grab spring, to grab the cow head for luck. In addition to the spring cow map on the almanac, the Spring cow map is also widely engraved in the New Year pictures, as an auspicious picture during the Spring Festival.
Bite spring
On the beginning of spring day, there are folk customs of eating spring cakes, radishes, five Xinpan, spring rolls, etc., called biting spring to express the meaning of spring. People believe that eating spring cakes at the beginning of spring has good expectations for themselves: celery in spring cakes means diligence, leeks mean longevity, and bamboo shoots mean prosperity.
Go on spring outing
After the start of spring, people like to go out in the spring, commonly known as out of town, spring outing, which is the main form of spring outing.
Start of spring health
Nourishing Yin and protecting liver
After the beginning of spring, the rise of Yang is easy to damage Yin, so pay special attention to nourishing Yin, you can choose more lily, yam, lotus seeds, wolfberry and other foods. In addition, in the theory of the five elements of traditional Chinese medicine, the liver is wood, corresponding to spring, the main ascending, happy and dredging and evil depression. Therefore, spring should also pay attention to protecting the liver, should go to bed early and get up early, eat light, keep an open mind, optimistic and cheerful, so that the liver Qi reached, physical and mental harmony, so that the spring Yang can be promoted and Xuanda, the metabolic function of the human body is normal and vigorous.
Pay attention to prevent disease
At the beginning of spring, the weather changes from cold to warm, and all kinds of pathogenic bacteria and viruses grow and multiply. At this time, it is necessary to adapt to the climate to keep warm and cold, and not to repress Yang Qi. Do not cut clothes too early, so as not to adapt to the temperature change, the body resistance decline, so that germs take advantage of the opportunity to cause various diseases. To often open the window, make the indoor air circulation, keep the air fresh and sunny, so that all kinds of germs lose the breeding conditions.
Enhancement exercise
After the beginning of spring, spring gradually began. "Spring, movement and birth", this is the best time for movement. Through exercise, it can enhance the metabolism of the whole body, promote the Yang in the body, and at the same time, it can remove the cold and damp qi in the body, strengthen bones, relax the menstrual circulation and promote blood circulation.