Tomorrow is the "vernal equinox" of the twenty-four solar terms, so do you know how the vernal equinox is determined? In the "History of the Ming Dynasty - Calendar I", it is said that "the point where the division, the intersection of yellow and red, the sun travels to this point, is the division of day and night." From this sentence, it can be seen that the direct point of the sun on the day of the vernal equinox is on the equator, and the day and night of this day are equally divided, each for 12 hours, and the ancients believed that spring was spring between spring and summer, and the day of the "spring equinox" just divided the spring into two equally.
The spring equinox in ancient times is an important festival, because it balances spring, balances day and night, balances cold and summer, and balances yin and yang, plus spring is spring plowing season, people pay more attention to this day, emperors should take the lead in worshiping the day, worshiping ancestors, folk and vertical eggs, sending spring cattle, flying kites, sacrificing birds and other customs, to this day there are still 5 old rules that cannot be broken, do you know what? Let's talk to you today.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > spring ancestor worship</h1>
Most modern people know that the spring festival activities are in the Qingming Festival, in fact, from the Han Dynasty, the spring festival activities began from the day of the spring equinox to the end of the Qingming Festival, that is, the Qingming Festival is the last day of the spring ancestor worship activities, and in ancient times, the "spring festival" activities were very solemn, and the state apparatus was used to hold sacrifice activities.
In modern times, most of the spring festival activities are concentrated in the Qingming Festival, and the custom of spring festivals at the beginning of the spring equinox has gradually faded, but there will still be such activities in some ethnic gathering places with the same surname, first of all, the whole clan will hold ancestral worship ceremonies in the ancestral hall, sacrifice sacrifices, chanting sacrifices, and perform sacrifices, and then the whole clan and even the whole village will go to worship the ancestral tombs, and then they will go home to worship their own private tombs, which continues from the day of the spring equinox until the end of the Qingming Dynasty. Such a solemn ceremony is to thank the ancestors for their hard work and struggle to leave a fertile land to future generations, and at the same time to pray for the coming year to be smooth, healthy and healthy, and abundant grain.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > holidays</h1>
On the day of the spring equinox, when the sun is directly hitting the equator, the day and night, cold and summer, and the spring day are all divided into two, on this day the ancient emperors will hold a grand "festival ceremony", the ancient books record that "the spring equinox festival day, the autumn equinox festival moon, is the great ceremony of the country, the people are not allowed to worship", reflecting the worship of the sun.
The ancients were very particular about the day of worship, the festival day should have a special "altar of the sun", the existing "altar of the day" in Beijing was once the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties held the ceremony of the day of sacrifice, wearing gorgeous costumes, performing the principle of three prayers and nine kowtows, praying for the wind and rain in the coming year. Nowadays, the emperor has vanished, but the monuments are still undergoing changes in the times, and some customs of the festival are still passed down in the world, such as the custom of eating "sun cake" on the day of the spring equinox, which is a tribute to the day.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > eat spring vegetables</h1>
On the day of the spring equinox, in addition to the festival of the day and the worship of ancestors, there is also the custom of eating "spring vegetables", spring vegetables are a kind of "wild amaranth", folk legend that eating spring vegetables has a good meaning of driving away diseases and good luck.
But spring is a good festival to welcome the new Nafu, in addition to the "wild amaranth" a variety of other seasonal vegetables are also competing to market, such as toon sprouts, leeks, spinach, lettuce, lettuce, etc. These can be called "spring vegetables", the ancients paid attention to "diet to be the unity of nature and man, eating in season to keep healthy." So remember to eat more of these seasonal "spring vegetables" health will often accompany you.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="12" > diet should not be hot and cold</h1>
The so-called "spring equinox, yin and yang are half, so the day and night are even and the cold and summer are flat." "The day of the spring equinox is not only "day and night" and "cold and hot", in fact, the climate before and after the spring equinox is cold and hot, sometimes the sun is shining at noon, and in the evening it begins to add cotton jackets, so this time diet should also be combined with the climate, avoid eating some hot and cold things, otherwise the human body is prone to spring sleepiness.
During this time, we should eat more seasonal spring vegetables, and to cooperate with meat to cook, some leeks and other hot and spicy vegetables should be made with eggs, when eating cold things such as fish, shrimp and crabs, don't forget to supplement with onions, ginger, garlic and peppers to neutralize the cold, and strive for "cold and heat balance" peace of mind and healthy spring.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > avoid marriage</h1>
There is a folk saying that the day before the four solar terms of the twenty-four solar terms, the spring equinox, the autumn equinox, the winter solstice, and the summer solstice, is called "leaving the day", the so-called "the daily value is four departures, and major events should not be used".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" >—there's something to say—</h1>
Tomorrow is the spring equinox, these 5 old traditions are not a little interesting, there are some of the old cultures we have inherited, we have to learn about it, such as this spring festival, the festival day and eating spring vegetables these 3 customs must not be discarded, as for the taboo marriage this statement everyone understands it, what else do you have there spring equinox customs? Welcome to the exchange.
I am Ahu, the above is today and share with you the spring equinox can not break the 5 old traditions, like my sharing can pay attention to me, tomorrow there is wonderful content, thank you for reading, see you tomorrow.