Vernal equinox solar terms should avoid folk customs

According to ancient books, we learned that "the spring equinox and the autumn equinox sacrifice the sun and the moon, which are national ceremonies, and scholars are not allowed to sacrifice." As for folk activities, it is generally considered as the official start of outing and flying kites. The following is the folk taboo of vernal equinox and solar terms compiled by Bian Xiao, hoping to help you!

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Vernal equinox solar terms should avoid folk customs

1, play the game of "vertical eggs"

It is said that every spring equinox, tens of millions of people all over the world are doing "vertical egg" experiments. At present, it is difficult to verify how this game, which is a custom in China, became a "world game". The game of "vertical egg" is simple and interesting: choose a smooth and symmetrical fresh egg that has just been born for four or five days and gently stand 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.

Step 2 send spring cattle

On the day of the vernal equinox, there was a custom of sending photos of spring cattle door to door. Lunar solar terms throughout the year are printed on the second red paper or yellow paper, and farmers' ploughing patterns are also printed, named "Spring Cattle Map". The people who send pictures are folk singers with good temper, mainly saying things like spring ploughing and auspiciousness that do not violate the farming season. Every time they go to a house, they can't wait to talk about what they see until the owner is happy and gives money. Although the words come out casually, they are pleasant to hear, commonly known as "spring", and those who say spring are called "spring officials"

Step 3 stick the sparrow's mouth

According to custom, farmers have a holiday on the vernal equinox. Every family should eat glutinous rice balls, and a dozen or twenty or thirty glutinous rice balls are ready. Put them on the outdoor ridge beside the field with thin bamboo forks, and stick the bird's mouth every day to avoid damaging crops.

Step 4 fly a kite

The vernal equinox is a good time for children to fly kites. Especially on the vernal equinox, adults often participate. Kites are divided into Wang Zi Kite, Silver Carp Kite, Mite Kite, Leigong Kite and Yueerguang Kite, the largest of which is two meters.

5. Carry out "Sacrifice to the Sun" activities.

In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a ceremony to worship the sun at the vernal equinox. The Book of Rites recorded: "At the vernal equinox, the sun was worshipped at the altar and passed down from generation to generation." Most places where ancient emperors offered sacrifices to the sun were located in the suburbs of Beijing. In the Yuan Dynasty, there was an altar, and then the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties sacrificed Daimyojin (the sun) on the altar at the vernal equinox. Asahi is set at the vernal equinox. Every year in A, C, E, G and N years, the emperor will personally offer sacrifices, and the rest years will be offered by officials. The commemorative ceremony was quite grand. When the Ming emperors offered sacrifices to the Japanese, they adopted the parallel ceremony of "offering jade and silk, offering three gifts, playing seven kinds of music and dancing eight kinds of clothes". There are nine agendas for the sacrificial ceremonies of the Qing emperors, such as welcoming the gods, offering jade and silk, offering the first time, offering the second time, offering the last time, offering a blessing (left), offering a magic car and offering a meteor. Today's altar has bid farewell to the era of worshipping the sun and God and become a place for people to relax and entertain.

Step 6 reward cows

The custom of watching cattle and offering sacrifices to birds is popular in Jiangnan area. When the vernal equinox arrives, the cows will begin to work for a year, and feeding them dumplings is a reward; Sacrifice to Wu Bai, on the one hand, thank them for reminding, on the other hand, hope that birds will not peck at the grain and pray for a bumper harvest.

What do the vernal equinox solar terms mean?

The vernal equinox is around February 15 of the lunar calendar every year (about March 20 -2 1 in Gregorian calendar), when the sun is located at 0 (vernal equinox) of the yellow meridian. On the vernal equinox, the sun shines directly at the equator of the earth, and the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are opposite. The northern hemisphere is the vernal equinox and the southern hemisphere is the autumnal equinox. The vernal equinox is a new year in Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and other countries, with a history of 3,000 years.

Twenty-four solar terms: "in mid-February, half a minute, that is, half of 90 days, so it is called minutes." Autumn is synonymous. " "Spring and Autumn Stories Yin and Yang in and out" said: "The vernal equinox, Yin and Yang are also half-phase, so it is cold and summer day and night."

The vernal equinox begins on March 20th (or 2 1) and ends on April 4th (or 5th) every year. The vernal equinox begins when the sun reaches 0 degrees. The length of day and night is average, just half of the 90th day of spring, so it is called "vernal equinox". In ancient times, it was also called "Japan-China", "Day and Night" and "Mid-spring Moon". The significance of the vernal equinox, first, refers to the equal division of day and night, each of which is 12 hours; Second, in ancient times, it was spring from beginning of spring to long summer, and the vernal equinox happened to be in the three months of spring, and spring was equally divided.

On the vernal equinox, the sun shines directly at the equator, and day and night are almost equal. Then the direct sunlight position gradually moved northward, and the days were long and the nights were short. The vernal equinox is an important solar term, which not only has astronomical significance: the northern and southern hemispheres are equally divided day and night; Climatically, there are also obvious characteristics. During the spring equinox, China has entered a beautiful spring scenery except the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Northeast China, Northwest China and North China. On the vast land, willows are green, Fei Ying grass grows, wheat jointing and rape blossoms are fragrant.

In ancient China, the vernal equinox was divided into three periods: "One is to wait for the arrival of the Yuan bird; Second, wait for Lei Nai to make a sound; Third, wait for electricity. " In other words, after the vernal equinox, swallows will fly from the south, and when it rains, the sky will thunder and lightning.

During the vernal equinox, the daily average temperature in all parts of the country rose steadily to above 0℃, except in the mountainous areas and areas north of 45 north latitude all the year round. The severe cold has passed, and the temperature rises rapidly, especially in North China and Huanghuai Plain. The daily average temperature rises to above 10℃ almost at the same time as the rainy areas along the Yangtze River and the south of the Yangtze River, and it enters a beautiful spring. On the vast land, the willows are green on the shore, the grass is growing in Fei Ying, the wheat is jointing, the rape is fragrant, the peach blossom is red, Li Bai is welcoming the spring, and the yellow is yellow. South China is a scene of late spring. According to the climate law, the precipitation in Jiangnan increased rapidly at this time, and it entered the period of "peach blossom flooding" in spring; In the northeast, north and northwest regions where "spring rain is as expensive as oil", precipitation is still very little, so resisting the threat of spring drought is the main problem of agricultural production.

"Wheat rises at the vernal equinox, and every moment is worth 1000 yuan." In the northern areas with little rain in spring, we should pay close attention to spring irrigation, water saving and jointing fertilization, and pay attention to preventing late frost and freezing injury. South China still needs to continue to do a good job in drainage and flood prevention. Early rice seedling raising in Jiangnan and Jianghuai areas has started, and the weather changes frequently in early spring. Attention should be paid to soaking seeds to accelerate germination when cold air comes, and sowing in sunny days when cold air ends.

Health care precautions of vernal equinox

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First, the vernal equinox should have been a period of balance between yin and yang, but the body with yang deficiency can't balance with yin, so the essence of yang deficiency is more easily revealed, so it is often called diarrhea with five changes, which is characterized by diarrhea, that is, diarrhea without eating.

Second, people with white tongue coating, weak pulse and feeling cold below the waist can take Fuzi Lizhong Pill or Jingui Shenqi Pill to warm the middle and support the yang. Usually, you can often use dried ginger stew soup or eat dried ginger stew chicken soup.

Abdominal pain and diarrhea

First, due to the strong wind in spring, Chinese medicine believes that wind and spleen soil, usually people with spleen deficiency and white tongue coating are prone to diarrhea, which is characterized by obvious abdominal pain.

Second, the way to maintain health is windy and windy, and it is less exposed to the wind outdoors. Take Lizhong Pills under the guidance of a doctor.

Third, before and after the vernal equinox, we should prevent catching cold.

Fourth, use dried ginger for cooking, because dried ginger can be warm.

It is easy to catch a cold and have a runny nose.

At the vernal equinox, it is windy and windy, and it is easy to catch a cold and have a runny nose. You should exercise outdoors to enhance your immunity.

What farming activities are there at the vernal equinox?

"Wheat rises at the vernal equinox, and every moment is worth 1000 yuan." In the northern areas with little rain in spring, we should pay close attention to spring irrigation, water saving and jointing fertilization, and pay attention to preventing late frost and freezing injury. South China still needs to continue to do a good job in drainage and flood prevention. Early rice seedling raising in Jiangnan and Jianghuai areas has started, and the weather changes frequently in early spring. Attention should be paid to soaking seeds to accelerate germination when cold air comes, and sowing in sunny days when cold air ends.

The experience of the masses says, "A cold tail warms the head, so there is no need to worry about seedlings." According to the weather conditions, we should strive for 3-5 sunny days after sowing to ensure that all seedlings are sown at one time. Spring tea has begun to sprout, so it is necessary to apply quick-acting fertilizer to control pests and diseases in time and strive for high yield and high quality tea.

"February is the vernal equinox, and planting trees and fertilizing farmland is deep." The vernal equinox is also a good opportunity to plant trees. In ancient poems, there is a saying that "Niu Jiao girls started planting trees in the middle of the night, and it was the vernal equinox in the Ming Dynasty". In the hot busy farming season, we should continue to use our hands to green the mountains and rivers of the motherland and beautify our environment.

After the vernal equinox, the overwintering crops in most parts of southern China entered the spring growth stage. The temperature in most parts of the south continues to rise, but generally it doesn't rain as fast as the vernal equinox. In late March, the average temperature in northern South China is mostly 13℃ to 15℃, and in southern South China it is mostly 15℃ to 16℃. Most of the plateau has been melted by snow, and the ten-day average temperature is about 5℃ to 10℃.

Most areas in South China, such as river valleys, have the highest temperature, with an average of 18℃ to 20℃. In the south, except for the marginal mountainous areas, the average daily temperature rose steadily to above 12℃ in 1978, which is beneficial to planting crops such as rice and corn, and is also very suitable for afforestation.

However, before and after the vernal equinox, there is often a strong cold air intrusion in South China, and the temperature drops obviously, as low as 5℃. Sometimes a small stream of cold air comes one after another, forming a low temperature and rainy weather that lasts for several days, which is not good for agricultural production. According to this feature, we should make full use of the weather forecast, grasp the cold tail and warm head, and sow in time.

As the saying goes, "The spring equinox begins with wheat, and the fat and water should follow". A spring rain was warm. After the spring rain, I was busy plowing. The busy farming season in spring is about to begin, and spring management, spring ploughing and spring planting are about to enter a busy stage. After the vernal equinox, overwintering crops enter the growth period, so field management should be strengthened. As the temperature rises rapidly and the water demand is relatively large, farmers should strengthen water storage and moisture conservation.

Introduction of vernal equinox in the 24 solar terms

Generally speaking, the date is around March 20 of the Gregorian calendar every year, with a maximum difference of one or two days. At this time, the sun is located at 0, the vernal equinox. On this day, the sun shines directly on the equator of the earth, and almost all the world is as long as day and night. In ancient times, it was also called "Japan-China", "Day and Night" and "Midspring Moon". It has been recorded in "Ming Shi Li Yi": "The dividing line is the point where the Huangchi meets, where the sun travels and the day and night are equally divided." In the old days, the vernal equinox was divided into three stages: "Wait for the birds to arrive, wait for the thunder, and wait for the electricity to rise." In other words, before and after the season, swallows will fly from the south, and when it rains, the sky will thunder and lightning.