Twenty-four solar term: the beginning of spring

( the Gregorian calendar in February 3 ~ 5 days)

Dongfeng thaw beginning about vibration fish Zhi negative ice

[ should be ] more hair, detoxification, Yang gas

[ ] a jealous, spicy food

        The beginning of spring is a twenty-four solar term in the first solar term. " Li" has the meaning of the beginning, that is from the beginning of the day 's formal entry into the spring, people will be clear that the day is longer, the weather is warm and start.

        The beginning of spring in ancient times is an important holiday, on this day, a spring, and spring bite on the custom. According to historical records, in the Zhou Dynasty, the beginning of spring on this day, Zhou Tianzi will lead all the officials to the East in eight rural to meet the God of spring -- offering mans god. Later evolved into the official mutual worship. And the beginning of spring, spring is the scourge of cattle, to encourage farming. Spring bite is chewing, eat eat radish.

        In ancient China, the spring of fifteen talent three candidates:" a when east wind defrost, two candidates stinging insect, vibration, three fish on ice for negative", meaning the east wind send warm, the earth began to thaw. Beginning five days later, sting in the worms in the cave to slowly, after five days, the ice began to melt, the fish began to water swimming.

        As the saying goes:" on the cold not cold water", after the beginning of spring the weather turns warm, human cou reason becomes loose, with cold resistance weakened, should pay attention to keep warm. " Huang Di Nei Jing" says:" nourishing yang in spring and summer, nourishing Yin in autumn and winter." Spring is the season of human Yang Melhado, to conform to the heaven and earth Qi of yin and Yang, given appropriate adjustment, so that Yang is propaganda.