What are the customs, activities and characteristics of the spring equinox?
When the vernal equinox comes, most parts of our country have already entered the spring, so this time The temperature has begun to rise, and folks also have the custom of eating spring soup, spring vegetables, and vertical eggs.In addition, one of the biggest features of the vernal equinox is that the time of night and day on this day is the same length.
Meaning of the Spring Equinox
The Spring Equinox, one of the twenty-four solar terms, is the fourth solar term in spring.Douzhiren, the yellow longitude of the sun reaches 0°, and it meets on March 19-22 of the Gregorian calendar every year.At the vernal equinox, the direct sunlight point is on the equator, and after that, the direct sunlight point continues to move northward, so the vernal equinox is also called "rising minute".In ancient times, it was also known as "day in the middle", "day and night points", "mid-spring moon".The meaning of the vernal equinox is that one day is equal to day and night, each 12 hours;
Features of the vernal equinox
The vernal equinox is a relatively important solar term, which is of great significance in astronomy:the equinox of day and night in the northern and southern hemispheres.In terms of climate, there are also obvious characteristics.Since this day, the direct position of the sun has continued to move from the equator to the northern hemisphere.Days in the northern hemisphere begin to be longer than nights, and days in the southern hemisphere begin to be shorter than nights.Except for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, northeast, northwest and northern parts of North China, China has entered a bright spring.This season, the climate is mild, the rain is abundant, and the sun is shining, and the winter crops in most parts of our country enter the spring growth stage.
Folk Customs of the Spring Equinox
The Spring Equinox is a very important solar term in our country.There are many folk customs, such as vertical eggs.Since ancient times, our folks have "the Spring Equinox arrives, and the eggs are pretty" statement.Every year on the spring equinox, many people will participate in the game of vertical eggs.Although there are many people who fail, there are also many people who succeed.There is also the custom of eating spring vegetables.In many areas of our country, there is a custom of eating spring vegetables on the spring equinox."Spring vegetables" is a kind of wild amaranth, and the villagers call it "Chun Bihao".The harvested spring vegetables are usually "rolled in soup" with fish fillets, which is called "spring soup".In addition to these, the Spring Equinox also has the custom of sending spring cattle, sticking the mouth of a bird, worshipping gods, and offering spring sacrifices.
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