Our country’s calendar is very interesting. For example, the four seasons are divided into twenty solar terms, so it is easier for people to identify which stage they are in. It is said that the plan for a year lies in spring, and special attention will be paid to the first one. Seasons, as the vernal equinox that divides spring into two parts, occupy an important position and are of more profound significance to people.
The meaning and symbol of the Spring Equinox in 2022
The Spring Equinox has rich meanings. In terms of solar terms, it is the fourth season of spring. At this time, the sun's ecliptic longitude reaches 0°, usually in Around March 20th. Astronomically speaking, the day and night are almost equal in length on that day, and the direct point of the sun reaches the equator. From this day on, it will move northward until the summer solstice, when the day becomes the longest. In the old days, the vernal equinox also meant the equinox of spring, because as the equinox in spring, the weather got warmer, crops began to grow, and farm life became busier. Everyone paid attention to water storage for irrigation, and you were not allowed to go to the river on the day of the vernal equinox. While doing laundry, I was afraid of drought caused by lack of rain.
What are the traditional activities?
Worshiping spring: In ancient times, people would worship the "Sun God" during the spring equinox, which refers to the ancient Emperor Yan, because he gave people enough People hold ceremonies on that day to express their gratitude and pray for good weather in the coming year.
Drinking spring wine: It is actually similar to a kind of medicinal wine. It is very popular in southern Fujian. Later it gradually evolved into a lively banquet. Everyone bless each other through the dinner and pray for good health in the coming year.
Drink spring soup: it is boiled together with spring vegetables. At this solar term, people search for spring vegetables in the fields. Most of them are green, thin and about the length of a palm. The collected spring vegetables are usually boiled in soup with fish fillets at home, which is called "spring soup". Eating it has a cooling and relieving effect.
Recommended ancient poems about the vernal equinox
1. Zhong Bingxi's "Spring in the Painting Hall": It is the vernal equinox in the surrounding scenery. The painting hall is misty and rainy at dusk. A wisp of smoke sinks into the water. Drunk to the fullest. The dancing sleeves flutter back to the snow, and the singing voice lingers in the clouds. How many times can one smell it in the human world. Prime Minister, stop being angry.
2. Cui Rong's "Asking about Cold Food in the Song Dynasty Huangmei Linjiang Station": The vernal equinox comes from Huaibei, and cold food crosses the south of the Yangtze River. Suddenly I saw Xunyang Water, which I suspected was Songjia Lake. The leader of the Ming Dynasty, Yan Nan, was embarrassed, and his lonely ministers could not bear to be chased away. Thinking of my hometown in the distance, the peaches and plums are in full swing.
3. Ouyang Xiu's "Treading on the Shasha": the scenery of rain and spring equinox. Thousands of flowers bloom brightly. Liang Xinyan is painted in pairs, and the parrot in the jade cage sleeps alone and sad. There are plum blossoms hanging against the wall, and the ground is covered with berries and moss. There are beautiful singing voices in several places in the brothel. Suddenly, old things came to mind, and I frowned at the green mountains without words.
4. Xu Xuan's "Spring Equinox Day": On the fourth day of February, spring is at the exact equinox. The moon lingers in the green fields, and the clouds are intermittent on sunny days.
5. Gao Ding's "Village Residence": The grass is growing and the orioles are flying in the February sky, and the willows are brushing against the embankments intoxicated by the spring smoke. The children came back early from school and were busy taking advantage of the east wind to fly kites.