What animals are vernal equinox and autumnal equinox?

Swallows in spring and geese in autumn.

The animal represented by the vernal equinox is a swallow. The vernal equinox is third-class, waiting for the mysterious bird to arrive; Second, wait for Lei Nai to make a sound; Third, wait for the power to start. This is the season of thunder and lightning in spring. Swallows fly from the south and nest on people's eaves as a place to breed. Swallow, also known as mysterious bird in ancient times, is the totem of ancient Yin and Shang nationalities.

It is said that the mother of Qi State, the ancestor of Yin Shang Dynasty, was pregnant by swallowing eggs. Therefore, Yin people associate swallows with auspiciousness and fertility. Every February, when the swallows arrive, a grand ceremony will be held to worship the high god and protect the population.

The wild goose represented by the autumnal equinox. Every autumn and winter, geese flock from their hometown Siberia to the south of China for the winter. The following spring, he flew back to Siberia to lay eggs and reproduce. So geese represent autumn.

Wild geese are large migratory birds, which generally feed on plant seeds, tender grass and grain in the field. They usually fly back to the north to mate and lay eggs in early spring every year, and then fly to the south for winter after the temperature drops in autumn, so geese can often be seen flying south, indicating that autumn has arrived.