What are the origins and customs of the vernal equinox?

1, spring eggs begin

It is said that every spring equinox, tens of millions of people all over the world are doing "vertical egg" experiments. As early as 4,000 years ago, China had the tradition of dividing eggs in spring to celebrate the arrival of spring. Later it gradually evolved into a tradition of praying for good luck.

Step 2 worship god

The folk festivals around the vernal equinox are February 15, Zhang Kai's birthday: Wang Sheng, also known as "Chen", was a warrior of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Yuanguang, who made great contributions to Zhangzhou and became the patron saint of Zhangzhou after his death. February 19 is the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Every birthday, many believers will go to Guanyin Temple to worship. On February 25th, Sanshan King Sacrifice Day: Sanshan King refers to Dushan, Mingshan, Jinshan and other mountain gods in Jieyang County, Chaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province. In the early years, Chaozhou Hakka immigrants were the patron saint, so the believers were mainly Hakkas.

Step 3 stick the sparrow's mouth

According to custom, farmers have a holiday on the vernal equinox. Every family should eat dumplings, cook a dozen or twenty or thirty dumplings without wrapping them, and put them on the outdoor ridge beside the field with thin bamboo forks, which is called sticking sparrows' mouths, so as not to destroy crops.

The origin of vernal equinox solar terms:

The vernal equinox is the midpoint of 90 days in spring. One of the 24 solar terms. The day when the sun is at 0 (vernal equinox). On the vernal equinox, 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.

According to the "twenty-four solar terms": in mid-February, it is divided into 90 days and a half, so it is called minutes. Another "Spring and Autumn"? Yang went in and out of the first chapter, saying,' At the vernal equinox, Yin and Yang are also half-phase, so it is cold and flat day and night. Yo, is there a Ming history? Calendar one says: the demarcation point is the point where Huangchi meets, and the sun runs here, and the day and night are equally divided.