Hiding from spring is a Chinese folk custom that is mainly practiced during specific festivals such as the Spring Festival and Qingming Festival. The purpose of avoiding spring is to avoid the influence of unlucky years, months, days, times, etc., and to pray for a safe and smooth new year. The specific methods of dodging spring vary depending on the region and belief, but in general, dodging spring is associated with rituals such as worshipping ancestors, worshiping gods, setting off firecrackers, and burning incense.
There are many specific ways to avoid spring, and here are some common ways to avoid spring:
1.Worship ancestors and hide from springDuring the Spring Festival, people will pay homage to their ancestors at the ancestral cemetery, burn incense, set off firecrackers, etc., to pray for the safety and success of themselves and their families.
2.Worship the gods and hide from the spring: During specific festivals such as the Spring Festival and Qingming Festival, people will go to temples or Taoist temples to worship the gods and pray for peace.
3.Set off firecrackers to hide from spring: During the Chinese New Year, people will set off firecrackers in front of their homes or shops to ward off bad luck and bad luck.
4.Burn incense to hide from spring: In temples or Taoist temples, people burn incense and pray to the gods to bless themselves and their families with good luck.
The custom of hiding from spring has different manifestations in different regions and people of different faiths, but they all carry people's beautiful pursuit of a safe, smooth and happy life. In addition to the above-mentioned ways of worshiping ancestors to avoid spring, worshiping gods and avoiding spring, setting off firecrackers to avoid spring and burning incense to avoid spring, there are also some local characteristics of spring hiding activities, such as:
1.Paste red paper to hide from spring: In some places, people will put red paper on their doorsteps to ward off bad luck. Red paper is usually written with auspicious words or couplets, meaning festive and auspicious.
2.Wear red clothes to hide from spring: In some areas, it is believed that red can ward off evil spirits, so red clothes are especially worn during the Spring Festival for peace and prosperity.
3.Eat a reunion dinner to avoid springDuring the Spring Festival, families will gather together for a reunion dinner, which is not only a traditional way of family reunion, but also means reunion, harmony and happiness.
4.Send red envelopes to avoid spring: In some places, the elders will give red envelopes to the juniors, which means blessings and protection, and wish the juniors a safe and smooth new year.
These ways of avoiding spring reflect people's love for life and their expectations for the future. Although many young people are no longer familiar with these traditional customs with the changes of the times, these customs are still an important part of Chinese culture and are worth understanding and inheriting. At the same time, we should also pay attention to the combination of tradition and modernity, so that these customs can radiate new vitality and vitality in the context of the new era.