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关于春分你可能不知道的5件事情

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. The

Spring Equinox，as the fourth term of the year starts on Mar 21 and ends on Apr

4 this year.

传统中国农历将一年分为24个节气。春分是一年的第四个节气，今年始于3月20

日，终于4月4日。

The Spring Equinox signals the equal length of the day and night time. On the

day of the Spring Equinox, sun is directly above the equator. After the equinox, the

sun moves northwards, resulting in gradually longer day time in the Northern

Hemisphere and longer night in the Southern Hemisphere.

春分标志着昼夜时间等长。在这一天，太阳直射赤道。春分后，太阳北移，使得北半

球逐渐白昼更长，南半球夜晚更长。

Here are 5 things you may not know about the Spring Equinox.

这里是关于春分你可能不知道的5件事情。

Swallows fly north

燕子北飞

The ancient Chinese people divided the fifteen days of the Spring Equinox into

three "hou’s". As the old saying goes, swallows fly back to the North in the

firsthou; thunder cracks the sky in the secondhou; lightning occurs frequently in

the third hou, which vividly reveals the climate feature during the Spring Equinox.

古人把春分十五天分为“三候”。古语有云，一候玄鸟至；二候雷乃发声；三候始电，

这

生动地披露了春分时期的气候特征。

Egg-standing games

竖蛋

Standing an egg upright is a popular game across the country during 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 make the egg stand, he will have good luck in the future.

春分时期，竖蛋是中国一种流行的游戏。这是一个追溯至4000年前的古老风俗。人

们通过这个传统庆祝春天的到来。据信，如果有人能够将蛋竖起，他就会在未来拥有好运。

Eating spring vegetables