{"id":24924,"date":"2024-02-04T07:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T07:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4328398_CN28398_0"},"modified":"2024-02-04T07:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T07:34:00","slug":"village-in-eastern-china-celebrates-spring-with-ancient-rituals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=24924","title":{"rendered":"Village in eastern China celebrates spring with ancient rituals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">QUZHOU, <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 4, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; This is a report from China.org.cn:<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder7256\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2333755\/Children_stand_side_temple_s_doorstep_a_ritual_mark_beginning_spring.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2333755\/Children_stand_side_temple_s_doorstep_a_ritual_mark_beginning_spring.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Children stand on either side of the temple's doorstep in a ritual to mark the beginning of spring in Miaoyuan village, Zhejiang province, on Feb. 4, 2024. [Photo\/China.org.cn]\" alt=\"Children stand on either side of the temple's doorstep in a ritual to mark the beginning of spring in Miaoyuan village, Zhejiang province, on Feb. 4, 2024. [Photo\/China.org.cn]\" \/><\/a><br \/><span>Children stand on either side of the temple&#8217;s doorstep in a ritual to mark the beginning of spring in Miaoyuan village, Zhejiang province, on Feb. 4, 2024. [Photo\/China.org.cn]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Miaoyuan village in Quzhou city, <span class=\"xn-location\">Zhejiang<\/span> province, held a ritual ceremony on Sunday to mark the arrival of spring based on the traditional Chinese calendar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony marked Lichun, the first of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. Lichun signifies the beginning of spring and a new year for farmers.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony started at <span class=\"xn-chron\">9 a.m.<\/span> at a local temple where participants offered flower baskets and sacrificial offerings to the God of Spring of ancient <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>. They prayed for a bumper harvest and prosperity in the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p>One of the highlights of the ceremony was the Whip the Spring Ox ritual. An elder villager led an ox-pulled plow to till the field, while a child whipped the ox and sang a folk song.<\/p>\n<p>The village also held other activities, such as hosting an open-air market, a food exhibition with spring-themed food dishes (such as spring cakes, spring rolls, and spring pancakes), and an exhibition of photos, paintings, and poems.<\/p>\n<p>Village in eastern <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> celebrates spring with ancient rituals<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/china\/2024-02\/04\/content_116985769.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/china\/2024-02\/04\/content_116985769.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder0\"> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUZHOU, China, Feb. 4, 2024 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; This is a report from China.org.cn: Children stand on either side of the temple&#8217;s doorstep in a ritual to mark the beginning of spring in Miaoyuan village, Zhejiang province, on Feb. 4, 2024. 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