Spring equinox day and night without length, the wind to the window Jiuwan incense.
The vernal equinox is one of the 24 solar terms and the fourth solar term of spring. The "minute" of the spring equinox means half, it is divided in two, the day and night are equal, and the cold and summer are balanced. In addition, the vernal equinox is also the meaning of equal spring, which is traditionally spring from the beginning of spring to the beginning of summer, and the vernal equinox is the middle of the three months of spring.
The three pentad of the spring equinox: the first pentad bird to; Second, waiting for thunder to sound; Power starts at three waits.
After the vernal equinox, the direct sunlight gradually moved north, and the days began to be longer and the nights shorter.
Vernal equinox custom
Standing egg
On the day of the spring equinox every year, tens of millions of people around the world perform the "upright egg" experiment. Choose a smooth, well-proportioned, fresh egg that is four or five days old and gently stand it up on the table. Although there are many losers, there are also many winners. The vernal equinox is the perfect time to play vertical eggs.
Eat spring vegetables
Eat spring vegetables on the spring equinox. "Spring vegetable" is a kind of wild amaranth, the villagers call it "spring wormwood", and the fish "rolling soup", the name "spring soup". Spring soup irrigation dirty, wash liver intestines. The whole family, safe and healthy.
The Spring Sacrifice
In February, the spring equinox began to sweep the graves of ancestors, also known as Spring Festival. Before sweeping the tomb, we must hold a grand ancestor worship ceremony in the ancestral hall, kill pigs, slaughter sheep, please play the drummer, read the sacrificial text from the ceremony, and lead the three gifts. In most Hakka areas, ancestor worship and tomb sweeping in spring start from the vernal equinox or earlier, and should be completed at the latest Qingming Festival. There is a saying that the tomb door is closed after the Qingming Festival, and the ancestral spirit can not be used.
Reward the farm cattle
The spring equinox has arrived, spring ploughing, spring sowing and other agricultural work is about to open, and the ploughing cattle at home have been restless since spring ploughing. Therefore, when the spring equinox comes, farmers will feed the cattle with glutinous rice balls to reward them. It also contains the farmer\'s pity for the cattle.
The spring equinox health regimen
Lift your mood
During the spring equinox, the temperature difference between morning and evening is easy to make people irritable, dizzy, insomnia, which poses a threat to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health. The impact of emotions on health is very large, emotions from our hearts, inner disharmony, viscera are disharmony, thus becoming the source of all diseases. Therefore, we should adjust our emotions, try to make our emotions calm, stay away from the five negative emotions of "resentment and annoyance", and maintain a happy mood.
Balance Yin and Yang
During the spring equinox, Yin and Yang are half in nature, and the human body is also affected by the heaven and earth qi machine, and will be attributed to Yin Pingyang secret. Therefore, the spring equinox health, to balance as the standard, according to the physical needs and adjust Yin and Yang, can not help Yang too much, can not nourish Yin too much. The daily diet should follow the principle of yin-yang balance to maintain the balance, coordination and stability of body functions.
Open window for ventilation
The spring equinox season, the climate is very suitable for the reproduction and spread of various germs, pay attention to often open doors and Windows to ventilate the house, ensure that the indoor air is fresh and clean, plant some flowers and plants in the house, improve air quality and negative ion concentration, which is very beneficial to human health and psychological adjustment.
Eat a balanced diet
During the spring equinox, the human body enters a relatively vigorous period of blood circulation after the cold winter, but because of the large temperature changes, respiratory system and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are prone to occur. During this period, the diet should be forbidden to be hot and cold, maintain a balance of cold and heat, eat more vegetables and fruits, which can supplement the consumption of vitamins and minerals in the body in winter, which is of great benefit to health.