What is the Spring Equinox? What activities are there?
The Spring Equinox is a relatively important solar term. It not only has astronomical significance: the day and night are equal in the northern and southern hemispheres; it also has obvious climatic characteristics. During the Spring Equinox, all parts of my country enter a bright spring, except for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Northeast China, Northwest China and the northern part of North China. So, what specific activities are there during the Spring Equinox? The editor will now show you how to understand it. Lunar calendar second month: grass growth month, four yang month, also known as the wedding month. For auspicious and inauspicious analysis of matters related to marriage, moving, signing contracts, etc., please visit the special column of February 2020 of the lunar calendar on Shuimoxiansheng.com!spring equinoxThe Spring Equinox occurs around the 15th day of the second lunar month each year (approximately March 20-21 in the Gregorian calendar), when the sun is at 0° of ecliptic longitude (the Spring Equinox). On the day of the vernal equinox, the sun shines directly on the earth's equator. The seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are opposite. In the northern hemisphere, it is the vernal equinox, and in the southern hemisphere, it is the autumnal equinox. The Spring Equinox is the New Year in Iran, Türkiye, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and other countries, and has a history of 3,000 years.In ancient my country, the vernal equinox was divided into three stages: "The first stage is the arrival of the oriole; the second stage is the sound of thunder; the third stage is the beginning of lightning." This means that after the vernal equinox, swallows will fly from the south, and there will be thunder and lightning in the sky when it rains. The meaning of the equinox is, first, that the day and night are equally divided in a day, 12 hours each; second, in ancient times, the spring season lasted from the beginning of spring to the beginning of summer, and the vernal equinox is in the middle of the three months of spring, dividing the spring season equally. Spring FestivalThe Spring Equinox was the day for ancient emperors to hold memorial ceremonies. Since the pre-Qin period, the Day of Sacrifice has become the exclusive sacrificial day for the emperor. According to the "Guan Zi", at the end of winter and the beginning of spring every year, the emperor would wear green clothes, a green crown, and go to the altar in the eastern suburbs of Kyoto to offer sacrifices. In the eyes of the ancients, the sun rises in the east and the moon rises in the west. Therefore, people worship the sun in the east and the moon in the west. Before the Ming and Qing dynasties, the emperors had to hold many memorial ceremonies throughout the year; during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the memorial ceremonies were fixed on the day of the Spring Equinox. The sacrificial ceremony was held at the Sun Altar in the capital. Although the memorial ceremonies of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties were not as elaborate as those for offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, they were also quite grand.The emperors hold memorial ceremonies on the Spring Equinox, while the common people worship their ancestors on the Spring Equinox. This custom is popular in Zhejiang, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places, especially in the Hakka communities in the south. Hakka people respect their ancestors and value blood ties. A Hakka proverb says, “Straw sandals on feet, ancestral tablets on back,” which means that even if life is uncertain, one cannot abandon the ancestral tablets. There are two types of ancestor worship among Hakka people: public worship and private worship. Public worship is a clan-wide worship, while private worship is a family worship. There are three kinds of public sacrifices: spring sacrifice, autumn sacrifice and annual festival sacrifice. Among the Hakka people in southern Jiangxi, western Fujian, eastern Guangdong and other areas, spring ancestor worship usually begins on the day of the vernal equinox and lasts until before Qingming Festival. It is believed that after Qingming Festival, the tomb doors will be closed and the ancestors will no longer be able to enjoy the sacrifices of their descendants. The Hakka people's spring sacrifice includes ancestral temple sacrifice and tomb sacrifice: first, sacrifice is held in the ancestral temple, with rituals such as burning incense and candles, setting off firecrackers, placing sacrificial offerings, and reciting sacrificial texts; then they go to the ancestral tombs to sweep the tombs of distant ancestors and the founding ancestor, and then sweep the tombs of the ancestors of each branch and family. After the ancestor worship, the whole family will have a banquet. The spring festivals of some large clans are very grand, with clan members gathering together, sometimes numbering several thousand or even tens of thousands, creating a spectacular scene. OutingIn southern my country, women often go out for an outing on the Spring Equinox, which is called "outing"; children compete in flying kites for fun. As the saying goes, "When the willows are green, it's time to fly kites."Egg StandThe Spring Equinox Egg Standing Game, also known as the Spring Equinox Egg Standing Game, is a simple folk game: choose a smooth and symmetrical fresh egg, and gently stand it upright on the table. People believe that it is easiest to stand an egg upright on the Spring Equinox. “When the Spring Equinox comes, the eggs will stand up pretty.”Summary: The above is [What is the Spring Equinox? What activities are there? 】 content, I hope it will be helpful to you! |
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