文档介绍：春分二十四节气节气 | 今日春分

　　The Spring Equinox, as the fourth term of the year starts on March 21 this year.
　　期望着，期望着，东风来了，春天的脚步近了。春分，这个万物生长的节气，就在今年的3月21日翩然而至。
　　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.
　　春分的得名是因为它正当春天的三个月正中，平分了春季。它标志着昼夜等分，在这一天，太阳垂直照射于赤道上。春分过后，太阳北移，自此北半球昼长夜短，南半球昼短夜长。
　　Here are 4 things you may not know about the Spring Equinox.
　　下面，就让我们一起来看一下你必需了解的四个有关春分的小秘密吧！
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　　Swallows fly north
　　北燕南飞
　　The ancient Chinese people divided the fifteen days of the Spring Equinox into three "hou's," or five-day parts. As the old saying goes, swallows fly back to the North in the first hou; thunder cracks the sky in the second hou; lightning occurs frequently in the third hou, which vividly reveals the climate feature during the Spring Equinox.
　　中国古代人民将春分的15天等分成了三“候”。正如古谚所言：“一候玄鸟至；二候雷乃发声；三候始电。”意思是说春分后,燕子就会从南方飞回，春雷阵阵，雷鸣电闪。这一俗谚生动地展现了春分时节的气候特征。
　　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