1 What is the meaning of Vernal Equinox

Day and night are almost equal.

The vernal equinox is the fourth of the 24 solar terms, when the sun reaches the 0° position of the yellow meridian, which is often referred to as the vernal equinox, at this time, the sun's direct point on the equator, the northern and southern hemispheres day and night are equally divided, and there is no polar day and night phenomenon globally.

Tip: There are only two days in the year when day and night are almost equal, one is the spring equinox and the other is the fall equinox.

2 Characteristics of the Vernal Equinox

The main characteristics at the time of the Vernal Equinox are: spring drought, sand and dust, inverted spring cold, and cold and cloudy temperatures.

At the time of the vernal equinox, the East Asian trough weakened significantly, and the westerly wind belt trough ridge activity increased significantly, so Mongolia to the northeast there are often low-pressure activity and cyclone development, low-pressure movement will guide the cold air southward, the northern region of the more windy and sandy weather. When the long wave trough eastward, by the convergence of cold and warm air masses, there will be continuous rain and inverted spring cold weather.

3 What traditional food to eat on the vernal equinox

Spring vegetables.

Spring lettuce is a vegetable of the lettuce genus, spring equinox, the earth a spring melting scene, spring vegetables is a common vegetable at the time of the spring equinox, so the spring equinox to eat spring vegetables is still a more seasonal thing, spring equinox when the spring vegetables taste tender and delicious, very delicious.

4 After the vernal equinox is what season

Qingming Festival.

Qingming Festival, also known as Treading Green Festival, line Qing Festival, March Festival, Festival of Ancestors, etc., the festival in the middle of spring and late spring at the intersection of the Qingming Festival is China's most solemn festival of sacrifice, every day, outside the travelers and people at home will go to the graves of the deceased to pay tribute. On Qingming Day, most of the country has entered the warm spring climate, the climate is very warm, so the Qingming Festival is not only a solemn festival of sweeping tombs and ancestral worship, but also a joyful festival for people to get close to nature, trekking and playing, and enjoying the fun of spring.