The custom of vernal equinox and solar terms

The customs of the vernal equinox include offering spring sacrifices, laying eggs in beginning of spring, sending spring cattle, eating spring vegetables and flying kites.

At the vernal equinox in February, people began to sweep graves to worship their ancestors, also known as the Spring Festival. At the beginning of the spring equinox, a grand ancestor worship ceremony will be held in the ancestral hall, pigs and sheep will be slaughtered and drummers will be invited to play. Then began to sweep the graves of ancestors and distant ancestors, sweep the graves of ancestors in different rooms, and finally sweep the private graves of each family.

It is a folk tradition in China to divide eggs in spring. According to historical records, the tradition of laying eggs at the vernal equinox originated in China 4000 years ago to celebrate the arrival of spring. On the day of the vernal equinox, people choose a smooth and symmetrical fresh egg, which is just four or five days old and gently stands on the table. Although there are many losers, there are also many winners. The vernal equinox has become the best time for vertical egg games, so there is a saying that when the vernal equinox arrives, the eggs will be beautiful. The eggs that stand up are very beautiful.

_ In the ancient vernal equinox, there were pictures of spring cows sent by every household. The people who send pictures are folk singers with good temper, mainly talking about spring ploughing and good luck in farming season. Every time they go to a house, they are more spontaneous and say what they see. The host is happy to pay.

Spring vegetable is a kind of wild amaranth, which villagers call "spring must be dried". On the vernal equinox, the whole village went to pick spring vegetables. When searching in the wild, it is often 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.

At the spring equinox, there are many people selling kites, because the spring equinox is a good time for children to fly kites. There are many kinds of kites, especially on the vernal equinox, and even adults will take part in kite-flying activities.