The origin and custom of vernal equinox

In ancient times, the vernal equinox was also called "Japanese day" and "day and night equinox". According to the twenty-four solar terms, "in mid-February, the vernal equinox is divided by two, which is divided by 90 days." Another article, Spring and Autumn Stories, Yin and Yang in and out, said: "At the vernal equinox, Yin and Yang are also half-phase, so day and night are cold and summer." Therefore, the significance of the vernal equinox, first, refers to the equal division of day and night, each of which is 12 hours; Second, in ancient times, it was spring from beginning of spring to long summer, and the vernal equinox happened to be in the three months of spring, and spring was equally divided.

Vernal equinox custom:

1, vertical egg

"When the vernal equinox comes, eggs are beautiful." The vernal equinox is the day when yin and yang are half-and-half, and it is the easiest to lay eggs. The reason is that the vernal equinox is a day in which day and night are equal in the northern and southern hemispheres, and the earth's axis is tilted by 66.5 degrees, which is in a relatively balanced state with the earth's orbital plane around the sun, which is very conducive to laying an egg. Eggs will thrive in spring.

Step 2 fly a kite

The fresh air rises and the breeze comes, which is most suitable for flying kites. You can fly a kite to exercise your muscles and eliminate "spring sleep" and "depression".

Step 3 eat spring vegetables

"eat spring vegetables at the vernal equinox" "Spring vegetable" is a kind of wild amaranth, which villagers call "Artemisia chun". Spring vegetables collected on the day of the vernal equinox are usually boiled with fish fillets at home, which is called "spring soup".

Step 4 send spring cattle

The vernal equinox is coming soon, and there will be a picture of spring cattle delivered door to door. The picture is printed with red paper or yellow paper on the lunar solar terms all the year round, and also printed with farmers' ploughing patterns, which is called "Spring Cattle Map".