In fact, Ying Chun Niu is a live drama of farmers' spring ploughing, which reminds people to prepare for spring ploughing and pray for a bumper harvest, a prosperous country and people's peace. Yingchun Niu is mainly composed of several deacons, such as Guan Chun holding a sign tube, a printing bucket and an umbrella. Spring cattle are made of bamboo pieces tied into a frame and then pasted with paper, sometimes with real cattle.
The activity of Spring Cow has lasted for more than 400 years, with more and more programs, more and more comprehensive programs and larger scale. However, only the rules of beginning of spring Day held between the second day and the twelfth day of the first lunar month have not changed. So this activity has become more and more grand.
In the morning of beginning of spring, three deafening horns sounded, and the activity of welcoming cows began. Push the "Spring Cattle" to Yangjiao Mountain Pai where father and son met in Lin Daqin's ancestor worship in advance, and hold a ceremony to welcome the Spring God and sacrifice the Spring Cattle. The master of ceremonies shouted the auspicious words of "good weather, peace and prosperity, and abundant crops", and symbolically inserted the plow into the ground and pushed the "spring cattle" several times. At the same time, representatives of all the houses of Siebel led drums, colorful flags and high-light teams to meet them.
After entering Xibei village, the team marched in a certain order. In front is a sweeping gong, followed by various flags; Then there is "report to the horse". There was a little boy sitting on the horse, dressed as a courier, with several small red flags on his back and a red light in his hand. After the announcement of the horse, there were big plaques of "Welcome to Spring", "Silence" and "Avoid". Then there are a number of wood carving weapons, such as knives, spears, swords and halberds. , are controlled by a strong man, so the guardian, powerful.
After several high lights, the song "Chao Tian Zi" was played on several speakers, followed by the incense table, umbrella and "honest official". They sat in a sedan chair for four. Then there are gongs, drums, flags, sticks, famous plaques, "Champs", "Spring Flower Team", iron machines, Taiwan operas, Spring and Autumn Racks and so on. There is also a funny "story team".
"Xiangting" is a small pavilion with colorful decorations and dazzling colors. Precious items such as gold and silver jewelry, jade bracelet jewelry, cultural relics and antiques are hung on it, carried by several people and surrounded by armed guards. "Spring Flower Team" has dozens of potted flowers, Swiss grass and bonsai. Each pot is placed on a flower stand, which is decorated with embroidery, and two people carry one pot.