What are the customs, activities and significance of the vernal equinox?

Introduction: The vernal equinox is one of the twenty-four solar terms and the fourth solar term in spring. When the vernal equinox comes, it means mild climate, abundant rain and sunny days. Of course, the vernal equinox also has many customs, so what are the customs, activities and implications of the vernal equinox? What are the customs, activities and significance of the vernal equinox? Come and have a look with me.

The moral of vernal equinox

Distribute evenly between day and night. The direct point of the sun is on the equator, which is also the equinox of spring. After that, the weather became warmer, crops began to grow, and agricultural life became busier. Everyone attaches great importance to water storage and irrigation. For example, in the old Beijing area, there is also the worship of "Sun God", which refers to an ancient Emperor Yan. Because he gave people enough food to satisfy their hunger, people will commemorate him to express their gratitude and yearning for a better life. Generally speaking, this solar term symbolizes new hope, and also places human expectations for the harvest day.

Vernal equinox custom

1 lay eggs

"When the vernal equinox comes, the eggs are beautiful. "Every year on the vernal equinox, tens of millions of people all over the world are doing" vertical egg "experiments. At present, it is still difficult to study how this toy, called "China Custom", became a "world game". However, its gameplay is really simple and interesting.

2. ancestor worship

According to the Book of Rites, "Sacrifice to the Sun on the altar" has been handed down from generation to generation. "Ritan is located in the east of Ritan Road, southeast of Chaoyangmen in Beijing, also known as Asahi altar. It is the place where emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties offered sacrifices to Daimyojin (the sun) at the vernal equinox.

Step 3 eat spring vegetables

As the name implies, spring vegetables are spring vegetables. In Lingnan area, there is the custom of eating spring vegetables at the vernal equinox. "Spring vegetable" is a kind of wild amaranth, which villagers call "Artemisia chun". On the vernal equinox, the whole village went to pick spring vegetables. When searching in the wild, it is usually green and thin, about the length of a palm. Picked spring vegetables are usually cooked with fish fillets at home, which is called "spring soup". There is a jingle that says, "Spring soup is dirty, and it washes the liver and intestines. The whole family is safe and healthy. "

Step 4 send spring cattle

It's the vernal equinox. Send a picture of spring cattle. What is the Spring Cattle Map? The solar terms of the lunar calendar all year round are printed on red paper or yellow paper, and then the farmer's farming pattern is printed, which is called "Spring Cattle Map". People who send pictures are usually good at singing. They mainly say some common sayings that spring ploughing and good luck do not violate the farming season. Every time they go to a house, they improvise to make the owner happy and give money. Although these words came out casually, they were melodious. Commonly known as "beginning of spring", people in beginning of spring are called "beginning of spring officials".

Vernal equinox meteorological activities

During the vernal equinox, except the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the northeast, the northwest and the northern part of North China, China enters a bright spring. The average daily temperature in all parts of China has steadily increased to above 0℃, except for the alpine mountain areas and the areas north of 45 north latitude. At this time, the great cold has passed and the temperature has risen rapidly, especially in North China and Huanghuai Plain. The daily average temperature rises to above 10℃ almost at the same time as the rainy area along the Yangtze River and the south of the Yangtze River, and it enters a bright spring.

During the spring equinox and solar terms, the East Asian trough is obviously weakened, and the trough ridge activity in the westerly belt is obviously enhanced. From Mongolia to the northeast, there are often low-pressure activities and cyclone development. Low-pressure movement causes cold air to go south, and windy and sandy weather appears in many places in the north. When the long wave trough moves eastward, there will be continuous rainy and cold weather due to the intersection of cold and warm air masses. After the vernal equinox, the south began to enter a period of frequent strong convective weather. As the weather gets warmer and the soil thaws, the dusty weather in the northern region also increases.