What is the Spring Equinox? A detailed explanation of its origin
Introduction: The Spring Equinox is one of the 24 solar terms in our country's lunar calendar. Its arrival indicates that spring has completely arrived on the earth, bringing people brightness and vitality. The thriving spring scenery with red cherry blossoms, green willows, lush grass and flying orioles takes away the bleakness and coldness of winter, allowing us to usher in the beautiful vision of spring. So how does the vernal equinox come about? Is there any method to calculate it? Let’s follow the editor to find out. Mr. Shui Mo will introduce to you what will happen in February 2017 in the second month of the lunar calendar, because February is the beginning of spring, and the earth begins to wake up and look forward to the arrival of spring.What is the Spring Equinox?The Spring Equinox is the midpoint of the ninety days of spring. One of the 24 solar terms, it falls on March 20 of the Gregorian calendar every year when the sun is at 0° of ecliptic longitude (the vernal 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.The Spring Equinox is also a festival and sacrificial celebration. Ancient emperors had the ritual of worshiping the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. The Emperor of Zhou Dynasty offered sacrifices to the Sun at the Sun Altar. "Collected Explanations of the Seventy-two Seasons of the Lunar Calendar" states: "In the middle of February, the equinox means half, which is half of the ninety days, so it is called the equinox." Another book in "Spring and Autumn Annals: Yin and Yang Out and In, Parts 1 and 2" states: "The spring equinox is when yin and yang are half and half, so the day and night are equal and the cold and heat are balanced." "Book of Rites": "Sacrifice the sun on the altar." Kong Yingda's commentary: "It refers to the vernal equinox." Pan Rongbi of the Qing Dynasty wrote in The Chronicles of the Capital: “Sacrifices to the sun on the Spring Equinox and to the moon on the Autumn Equinox are grand national ceremonies, and scholars and common people are not allowed to offer sacrifices on their own. In folk activities, it is generally regarded as the official start of outing. Activities include: flying kites, women and children flying kites. And write blessings on the kite hoping that the gods in heaven will see them. 2. Wearing flowers in the hair and drinking: Men, women, young and old all wear flowers in the hair. Three. Picking wild vegetables in the wild: Zhu Shuzhen's "Ten Miscellaneous Poems on Spring Days": I have no mood to write or play the piano, and I am not in the mood to go outing and pick vegetables. In terms of food, there are spring vegetables, spring soup, spring wine and so on. Origin of the Spring EquinoxThe vernal equinox begins on March 20 (or 21) and ends on April 4 (or 5) every year. The vernal equinox begins on March 20 or 21 of the Gregorian calendar every year when the sun reaches 0 degrees of ecliptic longitude (the vernal equinox). The length of day and night on this day is equal, which is exactly halfway through the ninety days of spring, so it is called the "Spring Equinox".On the day of the vernal equinox, the sun shines directly on the equator, and the day and night are almost equal. Afterwards, the position of direct sunlight gradually moves northward, and the days begin to get longer and the nights shorter. 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, my country enters a bright spring except for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Northeast China, Northwest China and the northern part of North China. On the vast land, willows are green, warblers are flying, grass is growing, wheat is jointing, and rape flowers are fragrant. "Collected Explanations of the Seventy-two Seasons of the Lunar Calendar" states: "In the middle of February (in the Xia calendar), fen means half, which corresponds to the middle of a ninety-day period, so it is called fen. Autumn has the same meaning." "Spring and Autumn Annals: Yin and Yang in and out, up and down" by Dong Zhongshu of the Han Dynasty states: "In the middle of spring, the yang is due east and the yin is due west, which is called the spring equinox. The spring equinox is when yin and yang are half and half, so the day and night are equal and the cold and heat are balanced." Summary: Through the above article, we know the meaning and origin of the Spring Equinox. I hope you will like the above article, and I also hope that you can have a deep understanding and love for our traditional folk culture! |
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