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What does the beginning of the cold spring mean?

If the weather is cold in early spring, the whole spring will develop in a warm direction.

If the weather is cold in early spring, the whole spring will develop in a warm direction. In other words, if it is too warm at the beginning of spring, there is likely to be a cold spring; And if the day is cold, the weather is rising gradually, not rapidly, which indicates that the whole spring will gradually warm up.

The weather in spring is not a sudden warming, but a slow climb. This is normal. Whether for people's health or for the growth of crops, such weather conditions are most beneficial to the people. Of course, because of China's vast territory, there is often a saying that "a hundred miles is different from the wind, and a hundred miles is not bad", especially the difference between the north and the south is even greater. It often snows in the north, but it is summer in the south.

The origin of beginning of spring

A long time ago, people only knew hunting, not farming. They are often hungry and have a hard life. Later, with the Shennong family, people began to grow crops and their lives gradually improved. Therefore, the five emperors before and after were very concerned about farming. In the Zhou Dynasty, they even mentioned farming to North Korea and ordered local officials to hold a welcoming ceremony every year to work with the people.

Legend has it that the ceremony at that time was very grand. On the day before the spring, local officials took a bath, put on plain clothes, walked to the suburbs without riding a horse or riding a sedan chair, gathered villagers, set a altar, burned incense and kowtowed, made a local cow symbolizing spring cattle at the altar, and asked the first mate to dress up as a dog symbolizing a bumper harvest and raise a whip to fight against the laziness of spring cattle and usher in a bumper harvest.