In ancient times, the vernal equinox solar terms were called Japanese-Chinese, day and night equinox, mid-spring moon and so on.

The vernal equinox, one of the 24 solar terms, is the fourth solar term in spring. Finger shackles, the sun's yellow meridian reaches 0? March 19-22 of Gregorian calendar every year.

Day/day/night:

On the vernal equinox, the northern hemisphere divides day and night equally, and then the days get longer and the nights get shorter, so it's called this.

Mid-spring moon:

The vernal equinox is usually in the late period of Uzuki, that is, February of the lunar calendar, that is, the second month of spring, so it is called mid-spring. What do you eat at the vernal equinox and solar terms?

1, eggs

On the vernal equinox, there is a tradition of laying eggs vertically. Teachers and parents often organize vertical egg games for children, because the so-called vernal equinox is coming and eggs are beautiful.

After the game, these eggs will not be wasted, but let the children eat them for good luck. Some families will also specially cook an egg feast at noon on the vernal equinox.

2. Tangyuan

In the past, farmers would not go to the fields at the vernal equinox, but chose to go home to rest and eat jiaozi.

In addition, people will cook a dozen or twenty or thirty jiaozi without wrapping their hearts and put them on the edge of outdoor fields with thin bamboo forks. This is called sticking sparrows' mouths to avoid damaging crops.

3. Spring vegetables

Lingnan generation has the custom of eating spring vegetables at the vernal equinox, which is a kind of wild amaranth, and the villagers call it Chunbihao.

On the vernal equinox, the whole village went to pick spring vegetables. When searching in the wild, it is often green and thin, about the length of a palm. Picked spring vegetables are usually cooked with fish fillets at home, which is called spring soup. There is a jingle: spring soup is dirty, liver and intestines are washed. A family, old and young, is safe and healthy.