Biting the spring

立春这一日，中国许多地方的人们会吃萝卜、春饼或春卷等时令饮食。

During the Beginning of Spring, in many parts of China, people eat carrots, spring pancakes or spring rolls that are made with spring vegetables.

这一习俗被称为“咬春”。在立春时吃一些春天的新鲜蔬菜，既为防病，也有迎接新春的意味。

This eating custom is known as "biting the spring". Eating fresh spring vegetables is a good way to keep healthy and welcome spring.

2、迎春

Welcoming Spring

古人相当重视立春，有迎春之仪。

The ancient Chinese attached great importance to the Beginning of Spring.

在古代，上至朝廷下至民间，都要在立春时举行一系列祭祀活动，祭拜春神“句芒”。句芒也是草木之神，又称“青帝”。

On that day, people and the government would hold ceremonies and make offerings to "Goumang", who is also known as the "Green Emperor" and revered as the god of spring and plants.

因此，汉朝百官在迎祭句芒之时会穿上青衣，戴上青色的头巾。

In the Han Dynasty, government officials would wear green clothes and head-coverings when they worshipped Goumang.

民间会将丝织品剪成燕子形状，佩戴出门迎春。

Common people would wear a swallow made of silk on their chests as they welcomed spring.

中国人拜春、祭春神的习俗可以追溯到三千年前。立春时人们拜祭的是主管农事的春神句（gōu）芒。清朝时，拜春已经是民间非常重要的节庆活动。明清时期京城的官员都要到位于东郊的东直门外五里的春场去迎春。

People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Begining of Spring about 3,000 years ago. They made sacrifices to Gou Mang, the God of Spring, who is in charge of agriculture. By the Qing Dynasty, greeting spring had become an important folk activity. In Beijing, government officials welcomed spring in the wild field near Dongzhimen (the east gate of Beijing).

3、贴宜春字画

Putting up spring calligraphy and paintings

立春之时在门壁上张贴迎春祝吉的字画，这种习俗自唐代就有，表达了人们迎春纳福的美好愿望。

The custom of posting calligraphy and paintings on doors and walls at the Beginning of Spring first appeared in the Tang Dynasty. People do so to welcome spring and pray for good luck.

4、糊春牛

Making a Spring Ox

陕西的习俗是要在立春之前就开始做春牛。当地政府会雇佣一些熟练的工匠，召集他们用竹条做出牛的骨架、用木头做成牛的腿。然后他们就会糊上纸、刷上颜色。瞧，一头“牛”就这样做好了!据说如果多用红色和黄色的纸，那年就会有个好收成;如果糊上了黑色的纸，那年的收成就会不好。当纸牛做好了之后，会有一个“做牛点睛”的仪式。在那之后，人们会给它修个祭坛，敬拜它。

This custom in Shaanxi is practiced right before the Start of Spring. The local government hires some skilled artisans and gathers them to build the frame of an ox out of bamboo strips and the legs with wood. Then they paste some paper and paint onto it—and, voila! The image of an ox is complete. It is said that if more red and yellow paper is used, then there will be a good harvest that year; if black paper is pasted, then the year will be poor. When the paper ox is ready, there is a ritual to paint the eyes. After that, people will set up an altar for it and worship it.

5、放风筝

Flying a kite

春天是放风筝的最佳时节。放风筝这项传统民俗活动在中国已有超两千年的历史。它可以帮助人们强身健体，预防疾病，有助于促进血液循环，加速新陈代谢。

Spring is the best season for kite-flying. A traditional folk activity, it has a history of more than 2,000 years. It can help build one's health and prevent diseases. It also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and speeding up metabolism.

6、立鸡蛋

Erecting the egg

在中国，传说在立春、春分和秋分的时候，鸡蛋可以被立起。人们认为，如果有人能在立春的时候把鸡蛋立起来，他在未来就会交到好运。

In China, it is said that the egg can be set upright on the first day of the Start of Spring, Spring Equinox day and Autumn Equinox day. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand on the first day of Start of Spring, he will have good luck in the future.

7、赏梅

Appreciating plum blossoms

绽放在冬末的梅，是春天的信号。立春观梅，更感几分春意之近。梅花在梅花因其不畏严寒的特性而备受推崇。在中国，梅、兰、竹、菊被誉为“花中四君子”。

The plum blossom, as it fights against the cold, is the most highly regarded. In China, the plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are praised as the four gentlemen of Chinese flowers.

立春小贴士

春天到来，大自然开始恢复生机。和庄稼一样，从这天起人体也开始新的一轮复苏。应该经常打开窗户，促进空气流通，加强室外锻炼，增强免疫力。

When spring comes, the natural world is revitalizing and all things are flourishing. Same to the crops, human bodies also start a new round of growth from this day. People should open the windows more frequently to allow the air to circulate and take more physical exercises to enhance their immunity.

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