Do you know what the custom of Jiaxing is?

Jiaxing is one of the important cradles of China traditional culture. The vernal equinox is one of the 24 solar terms in China, and it is also one of the important traditional festivals. Jiaxing vernal equinox custom mainly includes the following aspects:

pick tea

1. Tea-picking: The vernal equinox in Jiaxing is the time when new tea buds begin to grow, and there is a folk custom of tea-picking. People will go to the mountains to pick tea, taste new tea and pray for health, peace and good luck.

enjoy flowers

2. Flower viewing: During the vernal equinox, various parks and scenic spots in Jiaxing will hold flower viewing activities. Citizens and tourists can enjoy maple, cherry blossoms and cauliflower and enjoy the beautiful scenery of spring.

3. Tomb-Sweeping Day: The vernal equinox is just around Tomb-Sweeping Day, and there is a traditional custom of worshipping ancestors and sweeping graves among the people. Every household will worship ancestors, burn paper, offer flowers and sweep graves. To express respect and nostalgia for our ancestors.

4. Eat spring vegetables: At the vernal equinox, Jiaxing's vegetable market will have all kinds of fresh spring vegetables, such as tender onions, tender ginger and tender tofu. People will eat tender onions and drink tender ginger soup on the vernal equinox, which symbolizes the hope and vitality of a new life.

5. Play with eggs: The vernal equinox is also a good time to play with eggs. People will paint eggs in bright colors such as red, yellow and green, symbolizing the color and vitality of spring.

In a word, the custom of vernal equinox in Jiaxing is rich and colorful, with both folk activities and cultural celebrations, which is an important embodiment of Jiaxing's traditional culture.