There are many stories of Lichun, one of which is related to the Duke of Zhou. The mud cow that Zhou Gong hits, also called "spring cow", is very particular, to use mulberry wood to make the skeleton, and the winter solstice festival is made of soil on the day after the festival. He is 4 feet tall and 8 feet long, and he draws a pattern of 4 hours and 8 festivals, 360 days and 12 hours. On the day before the beginning of spring, people go to the ancestral altar to worship, and then whip with a colored whip to drive the "spring cow" back to the county government, and set up wine and fruit offerings in the lobby. Men, women and children lead "oxen" to help "plows", sing Yangyang songs, and pray for a good year. The county officials greet the spring ox made of clay on the day before the beginning of spring, put it in front of the yamen, and whip it with red and green whips on the beginning of spring, after the ceremony, the officials will also break the spring ox, and there is the meaning of "urging ploughing" to spur the old ox to plough the field, and people will snatch the broken "mud ox" fragments home, which is considered to be a symbol of good luck.
In addition, there is a story about the plague and the old Taoist priest. A long, long time ago, one year before the beginning of spring, when people were preparing to welcome the beginning of spring, unexpectedly, the plague broke out, causing everyone to be infected with an indescribable disease. The day before the beginning of spring, a man dressed in old clothes came to a village. He saw that the village was so quiet that he could not hear the roosters and dogs barking, and he did not see anyone moving, and he thought it was very strange. He hurriedly stepped forward to inquire, and the middle-aged man raised his eyelids, closed his eyes and said intermittently in a weak voice: "The whole village has a disease like mine. ”
The above information is for reference only, if you want to get more detailed information about the story and customs of Lichun, it is recommended to consult relevant folk culture books or consult local folk artists.