At 23:33 on March 20, the Spring Equinox was celebrated.
The spring equinox, day and night, cold and summer. The northern hemisphere has long days and short nights since this day, and may you live up to the long days and rush to love.
Coincidentally, this spring equinox, Tianyu will stage the western distance of Venus, and in the early morning of the same day, Venus, which appears in the form of "Daystar", will shine in the southeast sky.
Venus, also known as "Too Platinum Venus" and "Daystar". Venus is at a great distance to the west, that is, from the Earth, Venus is west of the Sun and farthest from the Sun.
Coincidentally, there is also the International Day of Happiness. At this moment, I would like to thank every "big white" who has guarded our health and happiness in the epidemic.
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Spring Equinox When the | yuan bird comes, the strange flowers bloom
Author | Shen Fuyu
Excerpt from Time: The Chinese's Solar Terms
A veil-like mist drifted from the curved river rim, haunting the sleeping village.
The trees had just sprouted fine leaves and had not yet been able to cover the jagged roof ridges of the village. A large black bird, drawing a beautiful arc, landed gently on an eaves that raised to the sky, looked around, raised its head, and shouted: "Rack grid, frame grid." "This black bird that looks like a crow is called the Yuan Bird. It comes at the spring equinox and leaves at the autumn equinox. However, some people say that it is actually a swallow.
"In the middle of the night, the cattle called for women to rise, and the Ming Dynasty planted trees for the spring equinox." The chirping of the yuan birds made the village busy early. Not only did you have to plant trees, but you had to roll up your pants legs and go down to the pond to plant lotus roots. On this day, the wheat also began to joint, and it had to be fertilized quickly.
On the day of the spring equinox, there is so much to do.
Adults are busy, and children have their own tasks. They had to find a grass called "Buddha's Fingernail" in the village, plant it in a small pot, and put it on the roof under the guidance of Grandpa. The child is light and fast, as long as he is not deliberately naughty, he will not collapse the roof eaves. The old people also called this grass "fire-proof grass", saying that it was placed on the roof on the day of the spring equinox to eliminate disasters and avoid fires. Children, as for fun, can sit on the roof, but it is not a common opportunity.
After coming down from the roof, there is one more thing to do, which is also what the children love. My mother had already cooked more than ten solid rice balls and put them on a plate to dry. Last night, my father cut more than a dozen bamboo sticks from the bamboo forest, and the bamboo poles still had green leaves on them. The children of each family poked one tangyuan after another on the top of the bamboo pole, carried them to the ground, and inserted them into their own fields. This is called "sticky sparrow mouth". I hope that the glutinous rice will make tangyuan and stick to the mouth of the bird that steals food, so that it can be taught a lesson and will not dare to come in the future.
In fact, the most hungry is probably not the birds, but the children themselves. Because after doing this, they immediately called on their friends and companions to go to the open space by the river, burn wild pots, and eat spring vegetables.
Someone brought an iron pot, someone hooked up to fish, someone looked for firewood, someone dug up a stove on the slope of the river, and more people scattered around, digging wild vegetables. Wild vegetables at the spring equinox are tender and sweet and varied. When the two fish caught tumbled in the pot, they washed the wild vegetables and put them in the pot.
At this time, the aroma wafted through the field, and everyone sat or knelt, tightly surrounding the side of the pot stove, stretching their heads and swallowing saliva. They were already impatient.
The picnic spring vegetables are just a tooth sacrifice, and when it is time to actually eat, the sound of mother calling home is heard in the village. The mothers dragged a long tune and shouted the name of the child's breast, and the children answered from a distance, spreading their legs and running home.
A large square table had already been set up at the door of the house, and the adults gathered together with a giggle, taking turns at the table, trying to erect the eggs one by one. The people in the countryside, in the form of games, prove the harmony of yin and yang symbolized by the day of the spring equinox.
Perhaps this day and night are divided equally, and it also symbolizes fairness. In ancient times, the emperor announced that on the day of the spring equinox, all measuring tools would be checked. It is said that many scale makers will choose this day to start work, in order to show that they are doing things with a public heart and are worthy of the world. In this way, the ancients also called the scale "trade-off", which is quite meaningful.
This spring equinox, two coincidences!
The vernal equinox actually has two meanings:
First, on this day, the sun is almost direct to the equator, and the northern and southern hemispheres are divided equally between day and night, each for 12 hours, after which the direct sunlight position gradually shifts north, and the northern hemisphere begins to have long days and short nights.
Second, in ancient times, spring to summer was the spring, and the spring equinox was divided equally in the three months of spring. Therefore, the "vernal equinox" was also known as "day and night" or "day and night equinox" in ancient times.
At this time, the wind is harmonious, the sun is beautiful, the warblers fly, the grass is flourishing, and may the spring equinox be beautiful and intertwined with you.
Three waits for three flowers
In ancient times, the continental equinox was divided into three seasons: one for the birds to arrive; the second for thunder to sound; and three for the first electricity. This means that after the spring equinox, swallows fly back from the south, and when it rains, the sky will thunder and lightning.
The flower letter represented by the three spring equinoxes is: one waiting for begonias, two waiting for pear blossoms, and three waiting for magnolias. Three flowers bloom everywhere, Zhen Nai: Wait for idleness to know the east wind, ten thousand purples and thousands of reds are always spring.
Stand egg with paper kites
"Spring equinox arrives, eggs are pretty", mainland folk have the custom of "setting eggs" in the spring equinox, and historical records record that this tradition originated 4,000 years ago to celebrate the arrival of spring. "Standing egg" means that the egg is erect on the plane and does not let go until it does not fall. In addition, it also pays attention to putting paper kites and eating spring vegetables.
Look around, peach and plum white; look down, wild vegetables; look up, paper kites play the east wind, so unhappy!
Watch the stars
This spring equinox is very special, and Venus ushers in the western distance. Venus, which appears as a "day star", will shine in the southeast sky.
If you're interested, get up early and watch how the "brightest star in the night sky" wakes up dawn before sunrise on March 20. It's visible to the naked eye!
"Spring Sleeper Breakout Guide"
At this time, the spring is bright, the climate is warmer, and people are prone to feel listless and sleepy. In order to get away from the "spring sleepiness", cheer up, kiss, here we recommend you:
Sleep regularly, go to bed early and get up early, exercise actively, enhance physical fitness, and try to stay up late as little as possible. At the same time, a balanced diet, eat more vitamin B foods, such as soybeans, peanuts, ham, black rice, spinach, cheese and so on.
The spring equinox whispers| happiness will definitely come knocking at the door
This spring equinox, we encounter the International Day of Happiness.
What is happiness?
Living up to the spring mood, appreciating the loveliness of the sky and the clear air, is a kind of happiness;
The warbler is long, and the loved one is on the way, which is a kind of happiness;
Cheng huan under the knees, the family is on the side, the confidant three or two, is a kind of happiness;
The heart is towards what it loves, and it is a kind of happiness.
Traffic is busy, fireworks in the world, and the years are quiet, which is also a kind of happiness.
Every kind of happiness, everyone's happiness, is worth guarding.
So
Thanks at this time,
To protect our happiness
And everyone who is in the way of the epidemic before the epidemic.
Be sure to protect yourself and return safely.
"Everyone is someone's light".
Whoever you are or where you are,
Please do your best to convey kindness and warmth in the human world.
Everyone can become the "big white" that heals someone.
At this moment, the greatest happiness is,
When the epidemic is over, take off your mask and hug you.
It is said that happiness is like a flower,
There is no spring that will not come,
Spring, cherry blossoms, we ushered,
Happiness will also come knocking on the door.
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