Is the vernal equinox the same as beginning of spring? The difference between the vernal equinox and beginning of spring.

1, the difference between the vernal equinox and beginning of spring is that the vernal equinox is the fourth solar term in spring, which means that spring is over half, and beginning of spring is the first solar term in spring, which means the beginning of spring.

2. Equinox: It is the midpoint of 90 days in spring. One of the 24 solar terms, around March 20 of the Gregorian calendar every year, when the sun is located at 0 (vernal equinox) of the yellow meridian. On the vernal equinox, the sun shines directly at the equator of the earth, and the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are opposite. The northern hemisphere is the vernal equinox and the southern hemisphere is the autumnal equinox. The vernal equinox is also a festival and ritual celebration. The ancient emperors had a system of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn.

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. Beginning of spring is divided from astronomy, that is, when the sun reaches longitude 3 15. Beginning of spring is one of the important traditional festivals in China. "Li" means "start". Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always regarded beginning of spring as the beginning of the Meng Chun season. The so-called "one year's plan lies in spring", spring warms bloom, birds and flowers are fragrant; Spring is growth, cultivation and sowing.