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The meaning and symbol of vernal equinox

The moral and symbol of the vernal equinox is that spring returns to the earth and everything recovers.

The vernal equinox is a solar term full of hope and vitality, which symbolizes that spring is beautiful and everything can be expected. The vernal equinox is the fourth of the 24 solar terms, usually from March 19 to 22 every year, when the sun reaches 0 degrees of the yellow meridian, it enters the vernal equinox solar term. The vernal equinox is just in the middle of three months in spring, which divides the spring equally, hence the name vernal equinox. On the vernal equinox, the sun shines directly at the equator, and day and night are almost equal. After that, the direct position of the sun continued to move from the equator to the northern hemisphere, and the days in the northern hemisphere became longer and shorter, so the vernal equinox was also called the "rising equinox". The vernal equinox is one of the earliest solar terms established in ancient China, and it is a solar term full of hope and vitality. During the spring equinox, the climate in most parts of the country is mild and pleasant, and the sun is shining. Grass grows everywhere, warblers fly and flowers are in full bloom. Followed by begonia, pear and magnolia. Liu Qingying flies in the field, and the peach blossom Li Bai welcomes the spring. The world is full of flowers, green flowers, spring and vitality.