Do you know what solar terms there are in a year? When are they?

There are 24 solar terms in a year, namely, beginning of spring, Jing Zhe, Qingming, Long Summer, Miscanthus, Slight Summer, beginning of autumn, Bailu, Cold Dew, beginning of winter, Heavy Snow, Slight Cold, Rain, Equinox, Grain Rain, Xiaoman, Summer Solstice, Great Summer, Early Summer, Equinox, Early Frost, Light Snow, Winter Solstice and Great Cold. Specifically, the five solar terms are described in detail as follows:

1, beginning of spring: It is the first solar term in a year, corresponding to the lunar month, which is the first year and the beginning of spring, symbolizing the revival of everything and stepping into spring. The time is usually on February 3-5 of the Gregorian calendar.

2. Qingming: The climate is refreshing and warm during the Qingming period, and farmers are busy in spring ploughing and planting. People go for an outing to sweep graves in the suburbs, and the time referred to by Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi is generally April 4-6 in the solar calendar.

3. Summer solstice: This day is the longest day and the shortest night in the northern hemisphere. From this day on, the weather entered the hot season. After the summer solstice, the direct point of the sun gradually moved southward, and the days in the northern hemisphere began to shorten and the nights began to lengthen. The summer solstice is usually June 2 1-22 in Gregorian calendar.

4. beginning of autumn: From this day on, the autumn is crisp and the moon is clear. After beginning of autumn, the weather began to drop obviously, which is the beginning of mid-autumn in the four seasons, generally referring to the festival on August 7 -9 in the Gregorian calendar.

5. Solstice in winter: In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice has the shortest day and the longest night. People are used to eating jiaozi on the day of winter solstice, which represents the arrival of winter, and generally refers to the holiday of 65438+February 2 1-23 in Gregorian calendar.