The Spring Equinox(Chinese: 春分), as the fourth solar term of the year, starts on March 21 and ends on April 4 this year (2023). Here are things you may not know about the Spring Equinox.
Reward(奖励) farm cattle(耕牛)
This practice is popular in the southern area of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. As the Spring Equinox comes, farm work starts and both the farmers and the cattle start to become busy. Farmers will reward cattle with sticky rice balls.
Egg-standing games
Standing an egg upright is a popular game across the country on the Spring Equinox. It is an old custom that dates back to 4,000 years ago. People practice this tradition to celebrate the coming of spring. It is believed that if someone can erect the egg, he will have good luck in the future.
Flying kites
Spring Equinox is a good time to fly kites. In ancient times, people did not have good medical resources. They wrote their medical problems on paper kites. When the kite was in the air, people would cut off the string(线) to let the paper kite fly away. That was a symbol of the flying away of diseases. Later flying kites developed into a popular game of spring. On the Spring Equinox, people write wishes on the kite, hoping that the gods in the sky would see it.
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