What are the customs of the vernal equinox?

The vernal equinox is one of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, which marks the official arrival of spring. In China, people have many customs to celebrate the vernal equinox. The following are some common vernal equinox customs:

1. Take a walk and enjoy flowers: During the spring equinox, the temperature gradually warms up and nature begins to recover. Going for a walk and enjoying flowers has become people's first choice. Many parks, mountains and flowers will welcome a large number of tourists, and people can enjoy all kinds of beautiful spring flowers.

2. Dragon Head Raising: Dragon Head Raising is one of the traditional folk activities in China, which is often held on the vernal equinox. People celebrate the arrival of spring in the form of dragon dance, which means to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and everything will revive.

3. Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping: The vernal equinox is the time for Tomb-Sweeping Day, and it is also a good time to pay homage to the ancestors. People will go to their ancestors' graves, offer flowers, burn paper, worship their ancestors and tidy up their graves.

4. Eat Spring Cakes: During the vernal equinox, people also eat Spring Cakes. Spring cake is a famous traditional food, which is made of flour and added with various ingredients such as onion, shredded pork and cucumber. People usually make their own spring cakes on the vernal equinox and taste them with family and friends.

5. Flying kites: Spring breeze and warm weather make flying kites a popular activity at the vernal equinox. People, old and young, will fly kites outdoors and enjoy flying kites.

These are some traditional customs to celebrate the vernal equinox, and each region may have its own activities. People celebrate the vernal equinox through these customs, expressing their love for spring and their expectation for a new life.