Spring Equinox 丨 谁把春光，平分一半

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地理老师说过：春分，平分了春季，是春天90天的中分点。春分日全球昼夜等长，白天和黑夜平分各为12小时，春分过后北半球各地昼渐长夜渐短。

语文老师会说：关于春分，古来俗有“风雨送暖季中春，桃柳着妆日焕新，赤道金阳直射面，白天黑夜两均分”的美诗佳句。

那么英语老师问你，春分的英语怎么说呢？今天的知识信息量有点大，大家做好笔记哦！

“春分”的英语说法有两种表达：

① Vernal Equinox

② Spring Equinox

Vernal

英 ['vɜːnl] 美 ['vɜːrnl] 　 　

adj. 春天的；青春的；春天般清新的

Equinox

英 ['iːkwɪnɒks] 美 ['iːkwɪnɑːks] 　 　

n. 昼夜平分点；春分或秋分

spring意为春天的；而equinox意为“一年中白昼和黑夜长度相同的日子”，这样的日子一年只有两次，就是春分和秋分啦，

秋分的英文就是The Autumnal Equinox

At the equinox, Earth’s two hemispheres are receiving the sun’s rays equally. Night and day are often said to be equal in length.

在二分日，地球的两个半球均等地接受太阳的光线，白天和黑夜据说是等长的。

The word equinox comes from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night). For our ancestors, whose timekeeping was less precise than ours, day and night likely did seem equal. But we today know it’s not exactly so.

赤道这个词来自拉丁文aequus（相等）和nox（夜晚）。我们的祖先计时没有我们精确，那时白天和黑夜很可能看起来是相等的，但现在我们知道二者并不完全相等。

春分发生在什么时间

Spring Equinox, one of the 24 Solar Terms, is the fourth Important Solar Term in Spring.

春分，二十四节气之一，是春季第四个重要节气。

The Spring Equinox arrives around March 21 every year and on this day, the sun is vertically above a point on the equator.

春分发生在每年3月21日前后，在这天太阳正好直射于赤道。

春分节气代表了什么呢？

“The Spring Equinox” indicates two meanings. Firstly, on this day, the night and day are approximately equally long with 12 hours each. Secondly, it’s the mid-point for the spring season.

“春分”代表了2层意思。第一，这一天白天和夜晚时间等长，都只有12个小时。第二，它是春季的中间点。

形成原因

TheSpring Equinox is the middle of spring and usually on the 20 or 21 of March every year. On this day, the sun directly blazes down the equator, so that day and night is equal  in length.

春分是在春天中期，通常在每年的三月20或者21号。这一天，太阳直射赤道，所以白天、黑夜是一样长的。

气候特征

After this day, the sun continues to move to the north hemisphere and the temperature continues to rise. Daily average temperature in most areas in China reaches 0 degree Celsius above.

从春分以后，太阳继续向北半球移动，气温持续上升。在中国大部分区域，日均气温为0°以上。

春分的寓意

Part 1

何谓春分？Meaning

一年之际在于春

Humans living thousands of years may not have known the details of this astronomy（n.天文学）, but over generations （ 世世代代）they certainly learnt that the Earth gets warmer and colder in pretty regular cycles（定期循环，周期性地）, with the spring equinox marking one point when the Northern Hemisphere begins to shrug off （v.摆脱）winter’s cold.

活了几千年的人类可能并不是很清楚这个天文学上的详细原因，但是世世代代的人们都知道地球会周期性地降温和回暖，春分是其中的一个时间划分点，意味着北半球开始摆脱冬天的寒冷。

Warmer temperatures thaw frozen（adj.冰冻的，冰封的） ground to make it easier for planting crops （种植庄稼）, increased rainfall waters these and animals that hibernated over winter（越冬） emerge from their dens （n.兽穴）. 

气温回暖，土地解冻，适合种植农作物，同时降雨增加，灌溉庄稼，冬眠越冬的动物也从各自的小窝里出来了。

日月阴阳两均天，玄鸟不辞桃花寒。

春分时节，南飞越冬的候鸟都返回了北方。随着天气转暖，贵如油的春雨伴着春雷，淅淅沥沥地下起来。

在象征生机与希望的春分，有什么特别的物候现象呢？

Part 2

物候 Phenology

春分有三候：一候玄鸟至；二候雷乃发声；三候始电。

1. The Black Bird Arrives

"Black bird"in this case refers to the swallow, a migratory bird that comes at the spring equinox and goes at the autumn equinox. The swallow flies to the eaves to build its nest and begin preparing for the next generation, which is a symbol of good luck.

“玄鸟”指燕子，燕子是春分来，秋分去的候鸟。燕子飞到家的屋檐下筑巢，开始准备哺育下一代，这是祥瑞之兆。

2. The Thunder Sounds

At this time of year, when it is still a little bit cold, the clouds are very active as the air masses from the north and south meet, which naturally produces the sound of thunder.

这时节，正是乍暖还寒时候，南北方的气团相冲，云层活动非常活跃，自然就产生了雷鸣之声。

3. The Lightning Begins

Thunder is sound and lightning is light; they are supposed to be one thing. But the ancient Chinese considered thunder and lightning, like wind and rain, as two different things that occur almost simultaneously.

雷乃声、电乃光，雷电本是一体。但古人却认为雷电和风雨一样，是几乎同时出现的两种不同的事物。

已过春分春欲去，千炬花间，作意留春住。

春分一到，春天就过半了。如何抓住正正好的明媚光景，珍惜暖洋洋的仲春之月呢？

那当然是赏花啦！屋外一片春山芳树，若无人问津，岂不可惜？

Part 3

花信 Florescence

春分三候有不同的花卉绽放：一候海棠、二候梨花、三候木兰。

1. The Begonia

Begonias are small in size, and have oval and curved petals. The thin, delicate flowers range in color from pale pink to bright pink and have a yellow center with crisp, pink stems.

海棠体积小，花瓣呈弯曲的椭圆形。薄而精致的花朵颜色从淡粉色到艳粉色不等，花蕊呈黄色，花茎呈粉红色。

2. The Pear Flower

As the weather becomes warmer in the spring, the buds of pear blossoms open, uncurling broad and flat, white petals. Each petal has a delicate, slightly wavy appearance with a soft, smooth, and velvety texture.

随着春天天气变暖，梨花的花蕾开放，舒展开平整的白色花瓣。每一片花瓣都有精致的波浪状外观，和柔软光滑、天鹅绒般的质地。

3. The Magnolia

Magnolias are spreading and deciduous trees, characterised by large fragrant flowers which may be bowl-shaped or star-shaped, in shades of white, pink, purple, green or yellow. 

木兰是舒展的落叶乔木，其特点是大而芬芳的花朵，呈碗状或星状，有白、粉、紫、绿或黄等颜色。

从来今日竖鸡子，川上良人放纸鸢。

介绍完了春分的物候和花信，就该聊聊人们的休闲活动了~

春分玩什么？吃什么？古人可有许多详细的讲究和习俗呢。

Part 4

习俗 Custom

传统习俗

Egg-standing games

立蛋游戏

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.

春分期间，竖蛋是全国流行的一种游戏。这一古老的习俗可以追溯到4000年前。人们通过这个传统来庆祝春天的到来。人们相信，如果有人能把鸡蛋立起来，他将来就会有好运。

Some believe that the Spring Equinox is the best time to practice this game because on this day the axis of the earth is relatively balanced against the orbital plane of the earth's rotation around the sun, which makes it easier to erect an egg.

有些人认为春分是玩蛋的最佳时间，因为这一天地球的轴线与地球绕太阳公转的轨道面相对平衡，这样就更容易竖起鸡蛋。

Flying kites 

放风筝

Spring Equinox is a good time to fly kites. In ancient times, people did not have good medical resources. So to pray for health, they wrote their medical issues on paper kite. When the kite was in the air, people would cut off the string to let the paper kite float away, symbolizing the flying away of diseases.

春分是放风筝的好时机。在古代，人们没有良好的医疗资源。为了祈求健康，他们把自己的病情写在纸风筝上。当风筝在空中时，人们会剪断风筝线，让它随风飘散，象征着疾病的远离。

Later flying kites developed into a popular game of spring. On the Spring Equinox, people write a blessing on the kite, hoping that the gods in the sky would see it.

后来，放风筝发展成为一种流行的游戏的春天。春分时，人们会在风筝上写上祝福，希望天上的神仙能看到它。

Eating spring vegetables

春天吃蔬菜

Eating spring vegetables during the Spring Equinox is a commonly practiced custom in many regions of China. 'Spring vegetables' refers to seasonal vegetables that differ from place to place. The ancient teachings in the Chinese classic,Huangdi Neijing, suggests that people eat seasonal foods to help preserve health and bring good luck.

春分吃春菜是中国许多地区的普遍习俗。“春菜”是指各地不同的时令蔬菜。中国古典名著《黄帝内经》中的古代教义建议人们吃季节性食物有助于保持健康和带来好运。

饮食小贴士

Since “Sping Equinox” equally divides day and night, people should pay more attention on the balance of（更加关注...的平衡）Yin Qi and Yang Qi in human’s body. 

由于“春分”昼夜平分，人们就更应该关注体内“阴气”与“阳气”的平衡。

Traditional Chinese medical practice shows that to balance Yin and Yang, the human body requires both“supplying” and “releasing”. 

传统中国医疗实践表明，为了平衡阴气和阳气，人体需要同时“补给”和“释放”。

For example, when eating food with cold nature such as crab（n.螃蟹）, fish and prawn（n.对虾）, it’s better to cook them with food with warm nature such as ginger (n.姜）,spring onion, wines and vinegar（n.醋）.

比如，想吃生冷寒性食物，诸如螃蟹、鱼、虾，最好把它们和温性食物，如姜、洋葱、葡萄酒和醋一起烹饪。

如此春光，花团锦簇

虽然不一定能外出游玩，身边也应有桃红李白

街角阳台，路边树下

从不缺芬芳的点缀

睁开善于发现美的眼睛，明媚春景，就在身边

　　春意在最浓郁的时候是不争，在最有序的时候是无私。分享和占有之间，也可以如波似浪；在你推我让中，让世界变得柔软。种下什么收获什么，只有辛勤的劳作，才配得上春天的许诺。春分，唱起的是最高亢的歌，俯下的却是最轻柔的手，温热的怀抱包容万象。树梢上田野里，所有初青的念头都会被善待，狂妄也好任性也罢，只要不失真诚、不失深情，春天都会微笑地接纳。理解春分，不负青春。

诗画节气——春分最后教大家一句正能量的句子：

Make your whole year's plan in the spring and the whole day's plan in the morning.

一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨。