Chunbun is when the sun crosses the equator and day and night become equal in length. From this day, the daylight steadily lengthens.
Chunbun is the midpoint of spring, around March 21, when day and night are nearly equal. After it, the sunlight strengthens and the weather warms.
Swallows return, thunder rolls, and rain grows frequent. Farmers began plowing and sowing in earnest.
People ate "age cakes" (similar to songpyeon) and read the year's farming by the wind. They also treated their farmhands to good food to encourage their work.
Prime time for spring sowing
More sunlight—add walks and exercise
Prepare for allergies and yellow dust
Adjust your rhythm as days lengthen
Adjacent terms:
Spring Equinox is the 4th of the 24 solar terms, falling around around March 21. Day and night are equal. From now the days grow longer—full spring arrives.
Chunbun is when the sun crosses the equator and day and night become equal in length. From this day, the daylight steadily lengthens.
Prime time for spring sowing More sunlight—add walks and exercise Prepare for allergies and yellow dust Adjust your rhythm as days lengthen