What is an erect chicken?

Vertical chicken means "vertical egg", that is, the egg stands on the vernal equinox, which means auspiciousness.

"The sun and the moon are sunny and cloudy, and the birds are not afraid of peach blossoms. Today, the chicken is not standing, and the good people in Sichuan put paper kites. " Since ancient times, the vernal equinox has had many interesting traditional customs, such as laying eggs vertically, eating spring vegetables, flying kites and so on.

The "vertical chicken" mentioned in Liu Changqing's Vernal Equinox refers to the folk custom of "vertical egg" at the vernal equinox: people choose a smooth and symmetrical egg on the vernal equinox day and try to stand it on the table, so there is also a saying that "the vernal equinox will make the egg beautiful". And "chicken" and "auspicious" are homophonic, and the vernal equinox "vertical egg" is intended to protect spring.

Why do people attach importance to the vernal equinox?

The vernal equinox is the fourth solar term in spring. It not only means that day and night are equally divided, but also the midpoint of spring. After the vernal equinox, the morning is getting earlier and earlier. The arrival of the vernal equinox marks the official start of rural spring ploughing production, which is of great significance to traditional agricultural production in China, so people will pay special attention to this solar term.

The vernal equinox embodies the way of neutralization in China's traditional culture, that is, impartiality and excess. Therefore, the vernal equinox is also a traditional "standard day" in China, and its connotations of "justice" and "equality" still have important guiding significance in modern society.