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Are there any important festivals around the spring breeze?
1. The vernal equinox is the season when all flowers bloom, so there is a festival called "Flower Festival" around the vernal equinox. Also known as "Flower Dynasty".
2. In ancient times, the status of "Flower Dynasty" was comparable to that of "Mid-Autumn Festival", which was called "Full Moon in Flower Dynasty".
According to legend, Flower Festival is the birthday of Flower God, so the ancients had the custom of offering sacrifices to Flower God at Flower Festival, especially in Jiangnan area.
The vernal equinox is not only a solar term, but also a traditional festival in China. In ancient times, the custom of vernal equinox was rich and colorful, and it was also full of connotations.
In ancient times, there was the custom of sending spring cattle at the vernal equinox. The "spring cow" posted here is not a real cow, but a picture of a spring cow.
Introduction to Spring Festival:
1. Every year around March 2 1 in Gregorian calendar, the sun reaches 0 degrees of the yellow meridian, which is the vernal equinox of the 24 solar terms. A day is half of spring, so it is called vernal equinox.
2. The vernal equinox is the fourth of the 24 solar terms and an important season for farming. The sun shines directly on the equator of the earth, and day and night are almost equal.
In ancient times, it was spring from beginning of spring to long summer, and the vernal equinox was in the middle of three months in spring. The sun reaches 0 degrees of the yellow meridian, and a festival is held on March 19-22 of the Gregorian calendar every year.
From this day on, the direct position of the sun gradually moved to the north, and the length of day and night in the northern hemisphere also changed. The northern hemisphere has long days and short nights, but the southern hemisphere is just the opposite.
Eating more fruits and vegetables during the vernal equinox can supplement the consumption of vitamins and minerals in winter, which is of great benefit to health.
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