What are the related cultures of vernal equinox and solar terms? How to keep in good health at this time?

The vernal equinox is the fourth of the 24 solar terms and an important season for farming. The vernal equinox is just in the middle of spring. As soon as the vernal equinox arrives, the rain will gradually increase, and the temperature is basically constant above 10 degrees. All areas are sunny and prosperous in spring, which is also the time to sow early rice. The vernal equinox is related to the sowing and growth of rice ears, and is the most important solar term among the 24 solar terms. Everyone who has recited solar term song knows the vernal equinox, but how many people know what customs and traditional cultures there are?

First of all, in order to thank the nourishment of the land and the deep love of ancestors to preach and teach, most parts of our country have the habit of sacrificing ancestors at the vernal equinox, commonly known as the Spring Festival. Most of them hold grand ancestor worship ceremonies in ancestral halls, killing pigs and sheep to worship their ancestors. I hope that spring ploughing can be carried out as scheduled this year and pray for sufficient rain. In addition, every household has the traditional custom of laying eggs vertically. It is said that it is easiest to lay eggs on the vernal equinox. The tradition of dividing eggs in spring originated in China 4,000 years ago, and every household welcomes the arrival of the vernal equinox by laying eggs vertically. There is a custom of watching cattle and offering sacrifices to birds in some areas in the south of the Yangtze River. At the vernal equinox, people feed cows with glutinous rice dumplings, hoping that they will have enough strength to farm after the vernal equinox. Sacrificing birds is to hope that birds don't peck at food when the harvest is good, and that the weather will be good and the grain will be plentiful in a year.

The vernal equinox is a good time for grains to recuperate and people to keep fit. During the vernal equinox, when the weather is warm and cold, clothes will increase or decrease. As the temperature rises, the yang in the kidney will gradually spread to the whole body, which is the least suitable for catching cold. When you take off your clothes, you must pay attention to gradually decreasing. Don't be rash, you hurt your roots.

Generally speaking, the vernal equinox is a very good solar term. In this solar term, everyone must pay attention to their physical condition, learn to recharge their batteries like plants, and make adequate preparations for the coming summer.