03/20/2026
Spring Equinox of the Year of the Horse 2026: Seasonal Tune-up!
Spring Equinox of the Year of the Horse 2026 will arrive on Friday, March 20, 2026. It marks the 4th solar term in China’s 24 Solar Terms.
During the 20-day period, people celebrated Holi, St. Patrick’s Day and Eid al-Fitr in the United States.
March 17th, 2026 was the 97th Chinese national TCM Festival which started on that same day in China in 1929.
March 18th, 2026 was the 3rd "Chinese Medicine Day" in San Fransico, California since the introduction of TCM there in 1850.
This spring, Daylight Saving Time began on March 8th shifting the clock one hour forward. Unlike the usual warm spring, this season is expected to be colder, with heat dominating the first half of the year and dryness settling in the later half.
Additionally, according to the CDC, there are measles cases and outbreaks in the United States currently (Measles Cases and Outbreaks | Measles (Rubeola) | CDC ), highlighting the need for vigilance in public health. Also, getting a Covid-19 vaccination is still recommended.
Do you know how this Spring Equinox may affect or influence your health? Please check out below.
Traditional Chinese Medicine accounts for specific balancing treatments in preparation for each season of the year. According to the Yellow Emperor’s Canon Internal Medicine (tr. by Nelson Liansheng Wu and Andrew Qi Wu, China Science & Technology Press, 1997), Chapter 1 entitled “On Human Preserving Health Energy in Ancient Times”, the Yellow Emperor asked of Qibo, the Taoist Master, “…people in ancient times could all survive to more than one hundred years old…What is the reason?” The Master answered: “Those who knew the way of keeping a good health [habit] in ancient times always kept their behavior in daily life in accordance with nature… They were able to modulate their daily life in harmony with the way of recuperating the essence and vital energy, thus they could master and practice the way of preserving good health.” This is further discussed in Chapter 2 “On Preserving Health in Accordance with the Four Seasons,” which explains that each of the four seasons is a preparation for the coming seasonal period. For example, ten days before or after Spring equinox March 20, would be ideal for patients to receive acupuncture treatment(s) in order to balance their vital energy for the summer season. This is especially important for those who were born in the year of the Horse, Rat, Rabbit or Rooster. Even if one is feeling very healthy, it is a good practice to routinely maintain healthy habits.
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Stay well and have a wonderful Spring!