Why do you eat pumpkin in spring?

It symbolizes abundance, welcoming spring, and having many children and grandchildren. Playing in spring is one of the twenty-four solar terms, and eating pumpkin in spring is a unique custom in China, symbolizing abundance, welcoming spring, and having more children and more happiness. Beginning of spring, also known as Da Chun, is the first of the 24 solar terms, which also means that the pace of spring is getting closer and closer, the weather is sunny, flowers are in full bloom, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, and everything is growing.