At the vernal equinox, mysterious birds are not afraid of peach blossoms.
There is a poem in the Tang Dynasty: "The sun, the moon and the sun are all equal to the sky, and the mysterious birds are not afraid of peach blossoms." Today, before the chicken stands, Sichuan good people fly kites. "
The poet keenly felt the climate and phenological changes at the vernal equinox and recorded the traditional activities of people at that time, such as laying eggs and flying kites at the vernal equinox.
Judging from the weather changes, on the vernal equinox, the length of day and night is equal. After the vernal equinox, the days get longer and the nights get shorter. Therefore, the vernal equinox is an important time node.
According to the ancients, the vernal equinox has three stages, namely, the arrival of a mysterious bird, the appearance of lightning and the beginning of electricity. The bird is a swallow. At this time, the swallows flew back and there were bursts of spring thunder.
It used to be an agricultural society, and people's activities all year round were related to land, so they were very careful about climate and phenology, and very sensitive to climate and phenology changes. It is clear when flowers bloom, when seeds are sown and when land is planted.
Like my grandmother, she has never been to school and can't read, but she remembers some agricultural proverbs very accurately. I have been diligent all my life and busy on the land all my life. Even if I am over eighty, I won't rest. As long as I have a little energy, I will work in my own garden.
When I was a child, my grandmother's vegetable garden was a living encyclopedia I studied, which contained everything. Vegetables in the season are one after another, and those that can't be eaten are given away, and then made into dried vegetables and pickles. I still remember that the fence was covered with yellow pumpkin flowers, and my grandmother taught me to recognize what kind of flowers are lying flowers and the fruits of lying flowers are not worthy.
Speaking of swallows, I think of the nursery rhyme "Little Swallow, wearing flowery clothes, comes here every spring". When I was a child, swallows built nests around the ceiling of the main room at home. Hearing the chirp, I climbed up with a stool and sneaked a look at some swallows. Swallows build nests, and there is always swallow droppings under their heads, which makes them very dirty. My father and uncle wanted to destroy the nest, and my grandmother said, well, just sweep it away. The swallow recognizes its nest, and even if it is destroyed, it will still build it. It is not easy for swallows to build nests with mud in their mouths.
There is a lot of rain in the south in spring. It rained in Mao Mao for several days, and it was foggy. Swallows stop at the thin telephone pole in front of their homes to form their own ink painting. Friends are talking about it. Why can't swallows get an electric shock when standing on a telephone pole? Why does it fly so low when it rains? Sometimes there is a competition to see who counts the number of swallows parked on the telephone pole first. Swallows fly around, but they can't settle down, and the total number is not certain.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to see swallows in the city where you live now. I want to go back to my hometown in spring. Pick a handful of grass seed flowers, weave them into garlands, put them on your head, and walk into the thin spring rain to feel the taste of rejuvenation.
It seems that the tradition of dividing eggs in spring has a long history. As a southerner, I have never heard of this custom. After coming to the north, it's interesting to hear colleagues say that eating spring and laying eggs. It seems that the solar terms and vernal equinox exist in people's memory in different ways.
Unfortunately, for people who live in cities all the year round, they are far away from the land and nature, and gradually have no feeling about these solar terms changes. In a city made of reinforced concrete, even the smell of soil is rarely smelled, let alone others. If you don't take time to go for a walk in the park, where will you know what flowers are blooming now?
However, parents nowadays are increasingly aware of the importance of nature to their children's growth. More and more parents are willing to take time to take their children close to nature and feel the smell of earth.
It has been reported by the media that in order to let her daughter Li Yan know about the 24 solar terms, Tianhou Faye Wong accompanied her children to observe the water temperature and air humidity of the Ming Tombs Reservoir for seven consecutive years, rain or shine. There are 24 solar terms in a year, and every solar term goes year after year.
As an ordinary parent, I may not be that good, but I will try my best to create more opportunities for children to get close to nature. For example, read some poems about the vernal equinox to children and show them peach blossoms and green willows.