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What month is the vernal equinox of the lunar calendar?

The lunar calendar time of the sting and vernal equinox is uncertain, and the sting time is on March 5-6 of the Gregorian calendar every year; The vernal equinox is between March 20th and 22nd of the Gregorian calendar every year.

The first is fear.

Jing Zhe, also known as Qi Zhe, is celebrated on March 5-6 in Gregorian calendar. "Jing Zhe" reflects the phenomenon that natural creatures germinate and grow under the influence of rhythm changes. When it comes to waking up, the yang is rising, the temperature is warming up, the spring thunder is shaking, the rain is increasing, and everything is full of vitality.

Farming production is closely related to the rhythm of nature, and the shocking solar terms are of great significance in farming. Since ancient times, our people have attached great importance to this solar term and regarded it as a spring ploughing festival.

Second, the vernal equinox

At the vernal equinox, fingers fight, and the longitude of the sun reaches 0. The festival is held from March 20 to 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year. During the spring equinox, China has entered a bright spring except the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Northeast China, Northwest China and North China. At this time, the climate is mild, the rain is abundant and the sun is shining, and the wintering crops in most parts of China enter the spring growth stage.

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The custom of vernal equinox:

1, stick the bird's mouth

On the vernal equinox, farmers have a holiday according to the custom. Every household should eat dumplings, and cook a dozen or twenty or thirty dumplings without wrapping them, and put them on the outdoor ridge beside the field with thin bamboo forks. This is called sticking sparrows' mouths to avoid damaging crops.

Step 2 fly a kite

The spring equinox is also a good time for children to fly kites. Especially at the vernal equinox. Even adults are involved. Kites are divided into Wang Zi Kite, Silver Carp Kite, Myxomoth Kite, Leigong Kite and Moon Light Kite. The biggest kite is two meters high, and the smallest one is two or three feet high.

3. Spring Festival

At the vernal equinox in February, people began to worship their ancestors, also known as the Spring Festival. Before sweeping the grave, a grand ancestor worship ceremony should be held in the ancestral temple, pigs and sheep should be slaughtered, drummers should be invited to play, and students should read the eulogy and receive three sacrifices.

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