【一天一点英语】2020.3.20.

今天，我们迎来二十节气中的“春分”。春分后，气候温和，万物生长，谁还舍得浪费这宝贵的春光呢？小伙伴们一起来学习一些关于春分的英文小知识吧。

春分的英文是 the Spring Equinox

The Spring Equinox is one of the twenty-four solar terms.

春分是二十四节气之一。

春分有哪些传统习俗呢？

1. 竖蛋：egg-standing games

“春分到，蛋儿俏”，延续了4000年的传统游戏，今天你要不要试一试呢？

It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand, he will have good luck in the future.

人们相信，能立起鸡蛋的人，一定鸿运当头。

2. 吃春菜：eating spring vegetables

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.

在中国各地都有春分吃春菜的习俗。“春菜”指的是各地不同的时令蔬菜。

3. 送春牛：reward farm cattle

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 to express their gratefulness.

春分一到，耕牛即开始一年的劳作，农民以糯米团喂耕牛表示犒赏。