Vernal equinox solar terms: when is the vernal equinox, its origin and customs, etc.

The spring equinox solar term in 2020 is March 20, 2020.

The vernal equinox is usually around March 2 1 of the Gregorian calendar every year, or it may be the 20th and 22nd, and the range is these three days.

The vernal equinox is the center of the whole spring, that is, the middle of 90 days in spring, and it is one of the traditional 24 solar terms in China.

According to legend, it was the memorial day of the Zhou Dynasty (that is, the China lunar calendar). In ancient times, emperors worshipped the sun in spring and the moon in autumn.

In the folk, the vernal equinox also symbolizes the beginning of spring, and most areas begin to step on spring at the vernal equinox.

The most famous custom of vernal equinox should be "laying eggs vertically". There is a proverb "When the vernal equinox comes, all eggs look good". It is said that eggs can only stand on this day of the year. In fact, according to the latest scientific research, laying eggs has nothing to do with this day or superstition. Most importantly, on the day of the vernal equinox, the northern and southern hemispheres are equal day and night, and the earth's axis is 66.5 degrees.

The above is some relevant knowledge about the spring equinox season, I hope it will help everyone.