Chunfen is the middle of spring and usually on the 20 or 21 of March every year. On this day, the sundirectly blazes downthe equator, so thatday and night is equal in length.
Because it’s the middle of spring, the weather is socomfortableand thesceneryis beautiful that people are likely togo out for a hiking. It’ s alsoa good time for crop growing, so thefarmersare often busy in thisperiod.
Traditional Customs
It is a tradition in many places of China to erect eggs on vernal equinox, a term of Chinese lunar calendar. It is said that due to the sun's equidistant position between the poles of the earth on the first day of the spring, special gravitational forces apply.
(Note: Some words are selected from Hujiang English and some pictures from internet.)
