Twenty-five spring days
The beginning of spring does not hide from spring, and the year does not go well", tomorrow Lichun, remember to "do 2 things, eat 3 things", auspicious and smooth, and do not forget the old tradition!
The arrival of the beginning of spring symbolizes the new beginning and rebirth of all things, and in the traditional concept, the beginning of spring carries an auspicious meaning. Lichun, but also ushered in a lot of customs, as the saying goes, "the beginning of spring does not hide spring, a year does not go well", there are old people in the family very early nagging Lichun to "hide spring".
In fact, the so-called hiding spring is not that you don't go out all day on the day of the beginning of spring, but that you hide at home and don't go out at the beginning of spring. The time of the beginning of spring in 2024 is 16:26:53 on February 4, so we only need to try not to go out half an hour before and after the beginning of the spring festival (from 16 o'clock to 17 o'clock) to avoid encountering unfavorable things. On the day of the beginning of spring, don't forget to "do 2 things and eat 3 things" when hiding from spring, a smooth and smooth year, auspicious and smooth, and the old tradition will not be forgotten.
Lichun does 2 things
1. Step into spring
The beginning of spring "stepping on spring", in various places the name is different, some places are called spring, spring, stepping on spring, expressing people's joy at the arrival of spring. Although the weather is still very cool after the beginning of spring, it has been much warmer than the cold winter, and people like to go to the spring in the winter, cheerful, but also pinned on people in the new year, hoping that in the career, life, feelings and other aspects can rise step by step, smooth sailing.
2. Paste spring
Sticking spring, is the day of the beginning of spring in front of the door or on the wall to paste about the beginning of spring calligraphy and paintings, on which are beautiful words, such as "welcome the spring blessing", "spring warm flowers", etc., these express people's yearning for a better life, the future expectations, hope that everything will go well in the new year!
Eat 3 kinds of food in the beginning of spring
1. Eat spring plates
The beginning of spring should "bite the spring", and the old tradition has the custom of eating spring plates. In the earliest days, people put pancakes and spring vegetables on a plate, called "spring plate", which means to welcome spring. In modern times, pancakes and seasonal stir-fried vegetables are served together, and the vegetables and ingredients are rolled together with cakes to eat, which means to welcome spring and pray for a good harvest.
2. Eat spring rolls
Eating spring rolls at the beginning of spring also has the meaning of welcoming spring. Spring rolls are made with a thin spring roll wrapper, rolled with a filling made with various spring vegetables, and then fried in a pan until golden brown and crispy. Spring rolls are people's favorite Lichun food, a symbol of spring in everyone's minds, and also have the meaning of auspiciousness, happiness, harmony and beauty.
3. Eat turnips
Eating radish in Lichun is called "biting spring", and some places are called "gnawing spring". Radish is a very representative food of the beginning of spring in the north, on the day of the beginning of spring, get up in the morning to gnaw a bite of fresh and crisp radish, this is called "bite spring", take the ancients "bite the grass roots, then Pepsi can be done" meaning, representing a kind of hardship, can withstand the wind and rain of tenacity.