Spring equinox, day and night the North and the South is almost isometric, North Nanyan fly, peach blossoms in full bloom, our country most of the winter crop has entered a growth phase, and one group vitality picture.
That day to the countryside Caifeng research, you will find that people almost every non-idlers, are busy at Lane. Because for them, the spring equinox has come, spring irrigation and spring species, spring is being carried out one after another, when the busy spring period.
As the saying goes, \"Vernal Equinox up wheat, fertilizer to keep up.\" For wheat and stresses at the moment, it is spring when green soaring, many water and necessary nutrients, \"black and white wheat up a long moment therefore, give people plant wheat on wheat watering fertilizer, shall not delay a moment. People put on the water known as \"green water.\" If the case of wheat production in the year, most spring failure is doused with \"green water\" led to.
Since the spring of land since the start loosening, when the spring equinox has been restored completely, the others took advantage of the cotton plant to , beginning and cotton fields Stubbs Gate, arable land, sowing. Autumn picking cotton last year after much cotton was put down in the gate, the natural air-dry. Vernal Equinox, the land is suitable for the soft, cotton are pulling the old gate, arable land, when under the new species.
For the northern region, the cotton plant, wheat growth is the most worrying farm work, and for many regions of the South, the spring equinox is busy planting rice, Sheung Shui season.
Past agricultural society, weather has been very important too. Equinox is the spring Spend half of the signs, it is clear the importance of farming cycle, is the so-called \"memorial day festival month not later Zhongchun Zhongqiu just the right time.\" Historical records \"memorial day Vernal Equinox, Autumnal Equinox Festival Month, which is the country\'s ceremony may not be good at Siren\" That day, the emperor \"and the white silk suit Green Green\", led to the Imperial 46 miles located on the eastern outskirts altar, shrine the sun, pray for the gift of the sun. Equinox ritual reason why \"white silk suit and Green Green,\" The reason is that according to the traditional Five Elements Theory, blue, colors are the Orient, one of four gods Qinglong, is located in the East, on behalf of the spring; At the same time, the past five color to blue, White, Zhu, Xuan, yellow for the distinguished color, emperor worship to be held in accordance with the different weather, wearing different color clothes. Equinox ritual have to wear a blue dress. Equinox very solemn ritual ceremony to make offerings cow, worship does not shine from the beginning days, the festival has been Tianming to meet the rising sun. When paper money to worship, offerings on aircraft fuel burn, smoke rising to the success of express worship the sun. Today, the day Altar in Beijing during the Ming and Qing emperors to worship is the sun\'s place. West to the altar, surrounded by a circular wall, surrounded by stars has lattice door. Simon peripherals have Liao furnace, bury Pool; North outside the library in God, Id al-Adha Pavilion, Clock Tower, Palace of service. Memorial day ceremony is very important. Ming Dynasty emperor to use memorial day, three wreath ceremony, music is played seven, eight dance-yi, the gift. refers to pigs, cattle, sheep complete. Xian Reizo that offer wine three times, the early Xian Grand Mercure, Grand Mercure Xian Asia, collectively known as the final three Grand Xian Xian. Eight yi are the ranks of dance music, but also music and dance express the social status of the Level, specifications. 1 yi refers to an eight people, eight people Yasushi 64 8. According to etiquette, only the emperor worship in order to jump eight . In this scene refers to the scale, the grand ceremony, showing the importance attached to the emperor on the memorial day.
Shandong also popular over the past civil Spring equinox brewing and drinking customs Spring, more than busy, people will have to farm life as much as possible conditioning. Jiangnan region popular reward cattle, birds ritual customs. Equinox has been to, cattle began work a year to glutinous rice to feed cattle express reward Mission; sacrificial birds, a reminder to thank them for their farming season, hope the two birds are pecking grains not to pray for a good harvest means.
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春分时节，南北方昼夜几乎等长，南燕北飞，桃花盛开，我国大部分地区的越冬农作物已进入生长阶段，一派生机盎然的景象。
这天到乡下采风调研，你会发现，老百姓几乎家家无闲人，都忙在地里。因为对于他们而言，春分已经到来，春灌、春种、春耕正在陆续展开，正值春季大忙时期。
俗话说“春分麦起身，肥水要紧跟”。此刻对于小麦而讲，正是开春返青疯长的时候，需要大量的水分和养料，“小麦起身黑白长，一刻值千金”，因此，种植小麦的人家给麦田浇水上肥，一刻也耽误不得。人们把这场水又叫上“返青水”。倘若遇上小麦减产的年份，多半在于春旱未能浇上“返青水”导致。
自开春土地开始松动以来，春分时已恢复彻底，种植棉花的人家趁着地塇，开始拾掇地，下地拔棉花栅、耕地、播种。去年棉花秋天摘完后，许多棉花栅被撂在地里，自然风干。春分时，土地松软正适宜，是拔去旧棉花栅、耕地、下新种的时候。
对于北方地区而言，棉花种植、小麦生长是最令人担心的农事，而对于南方许多地区而言，春分正是忙着水稻插秧、上水的时节。
过去农耕社会里，节气被看得非常重要。春分，是春季度过一半的标志，它是昭示农事的重要节气，正所谓“祭日祭月不宜迟，仲春仲秋刚适时”。史书记载“春分祭日，秋分祭月，乃国之大典，士民不得擅祀”，这天，皇帝“服青而纨青”，率领文武百官到皇城东郊四十六里处设祭坛，祭祀太阳，祈求太阳的恩赐。春分祭祀之所以要“服青而纨青”，原因在于根据传统五行学说，青，是东方之色，四神之一青龙，位在东方，代表春季；同时，过去也以五行之色青、白、朱、玄、黄为尊贵色，帝王举行祭祀时要依照节气的不同，穿着颜色不同的服饰。春分祭祀穿戴须着青色服饰。春分祭祀的仪式非常隆重，以牛作供品，祭祀从天不亮开始，一直祭到天明，迎接太阳升起。祭祀时要把纸钱、供品架柴火上烧，以烟气上升表示祭祀太阳成功。如今，北京的日坛就是明清时期帝王朝拜太阳的地方。祭坛西向，四周是圆形围墙，四面有棂星门。西门外设有燎炉、瘗池；北门外有神库、宰生亭、钟楼、具服殿。祭日的仪式十分讲究。明代天子祭日要用太牢、礼三献、乐七奏、舞八佾、行三跪九叩大礼。太牢指猪、牛、羊三牲齐备。礼三献，指献酒三次，初献爵、亚献爵、终献爵合称三献。八佾是奏乐舞蹈的行列，也表示社会地位的乐舞等级、规格。一佾指一列八人，八佾八列六十四人。按礼法规定，只有天子祭祀，才能跳八佾舞。在此皆言指场面之宏大、仪式之隆重，表现帝王对祭日的重视。
过去山东民间还流行春分酿春酒、喝春酒的习俗，繁忙之余，人们将农家生活尽量调理得有滋有味。江南地区则流行犒劳耕牛、祭祀百鸟的习俗。春分已至，耕牛即开始一年的劳作，以糯米团喂耕牛表示犒赏；祭祀百鸟，一则感谢他们提醒农时，二是希望鸟类不要啄食五谷，祈祷丰年之意。