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vernal equinox
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Source: internal company
It is a tradition in many places of China to erect eggs on vernal equinox, a term of Chinese lunar calendar. It is said that due to the sun's equidistant position between the poles of the earth on the first day of the spring, special gravitational forces apply.
❤ When does the vernal equinox occur?
"Vernal Equinox” arrives around March 21 every year and on this day, the sun is vertically above a point on the equator.
❤ What does the vernal Equinox solar term represent?
“Vernal Equinox” indicates two meanings. Firstly, on this day, the night and day are approximately equally long with 12 hours each. Secondly, it’s the mid-point for the spring season.
❤ Reasons for the formation:
Vernal Equinox is the middle of spring and usually on the 20 or 21 of March every year. On this day, the sun directly blazes down the equator, so that day and night is equal in length.
❤ The climate characteristics:
After this day, the sun continues to move to the north hemisphere and the temperature continues to rise. Daily average temperature in most areas in China reaches 0 degree Celsius above.
❤ The meaning of vernal equinox:
Humans living thousands of years may not have known the details of this astronomy, but over generations they certainly learnt that the Earth gets warmer and colder in pretty regular cycles, with the spring equinox marking one point when the Northern Hemisphere begins to shrug off winter’s cold.
Warmer temperatures thaw frozen ground to make it easier for planting crops , increased rainfall waters these and animals that hibernated over winter emerge from their dens.
❤ The traditional customs:
- Egg-standing games
It is a tradition in many places of China to erect eggs on vernal equinox, a term of Chinese lunar calendar. It is said that due to the sun's equidistant position between the poles of the earth on the first day of the spring, special gravitational forces apply.
- Eating spring vegetables
Spring vegetables' refers to seasonal vegetables that differ from place to place. The ancient teachings in the Chinese classic,Huangdi Neijing, suggests that people eat seasonal foods to help preserve health and bring good luck.
- Sacrifice to the Sun god
During the Spring Equinox, an old traditional practiced by Beijing locals is offering sacrifices to the Sun god.
The "Sun Cake", a round cake made from wheat and sugar, serves as the main offering.
- Reward farm cattle
Farmers will reward cattle with sticky rice balls to express their gratefulness.
❤ Vernal Equinox eating tips:
Since “Vernal Equinox” equally divides day and night, people should pay more attention on the balance of Yin Qi and Yang Qi in human’s body.
Traditional Chinese medical practice shows that to balance Yin and Yang, the human body requires both“supplying” and “releasing”.
For example, when eating food with cold nature such as crab, fish and prawn, it’s better to cook them with food with warm nature such as ginger, spring onion, wines and vinegar.
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