202 1 a brief introduction to the characteristics of solar terms at the vernal equinox. Was it a traditional festival before?
Brief introduction to the characteristics of solar terms in 202 1 vernal equinox
1. On the vernal equinox, the northern and southern hemispheres are equally divided day and night, that is to say, almost all parts of the world are equal in length;
2. During the vernal equinox, the East Asian trough is obviously weakened, and the ridge activity in the westerly belt is obviously enhanced. In windy and dusty weather in the north, when the long wave trough moves eastward, there will be continuous rainy and low temperature weather in late spring.
3. During the spring equinox, the temperature rose rapidly, and the daily average temperature in most parts of China was stable above 0℃.
4. The precipitation in the south is increasing rapidly, but there are few in the northeast, north China and northwest, so crops should resist spring drought.
Was the vernal equinox a traditional festival before? Yes
In ancient times, the vernal equinox was also a traditional festival. Since the Zhou Dynasty, the vernal equinox has been engaged in the ritual of offering sacrifices to the sun. Book of Rites Altar Kong Ying Da Shu: Also called the vernal equinox. In the Qing Dynasty, Pan Rongbi's "Ji Sheng at the Age of Jingdi": The vernal equinox and autumn are the grand ceremonies of the country, and scholars should not worship them. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Asahi was set at the vernal equinox. Every year, the emperor personally offered sacrifices, and the rest years were offered by officials. Memorial Day is also to pray for a good harvest in a year.
In ancient times, people attached great importance to cattle because of low productivity. After the vernal equinox, all kinds of farming will be carried out one after another. People use the vernal equinox to carry out festivals such as sending pictures of spring cows and enjoying them. Northerners print the lunar solar terms all the year round and the plans of farmers ploughing fields on paper, which is called the Spring Cattle Map. Sent door to door by some folk singers. Every time he goes to a house, he can rap some songs around the cows, which makes people laugh and get education at the same time. This is commonly known as "spring", saying that spring people are called spring officials. Spring officials will sing like this: the corners are bent on both sides, and I will talk to my master. Send this cow map to the owner and hurry up to prepare for breeding. Repair the farm tools and replace them with good ones. The sparrow is called spring ploughing. This picture of the cow is for the owner. Qiu Lai is full of gold. This is to remind people not to forget the spring ploughing production. Others sang like this: plowing depends entirely on the strength of cattle, and planting seedlings early will make the grain yellow first. Despite the heavy rain in the middle of the year, Niu Qiang always has to buy more food. Strong manpower, strong cattle, do not panic when robbing water to plow. Cattle are the treasure of farmers, and they will suffer if they are not well raised. This is to remind people that spring ploughing production is about to begin, and we should take good care of your cattle. The ballads sung by the spring official not only encourage farming, but also give good wishes to the owner, so they are very popular, and they will also send out pictures of spring cows, and the owner will also give penny a good luck.