Solar term name

The names of the 24 solar terms are: beginning of spring, Rain, Creeping, Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Xiaoshu, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, Early Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Great Cold.

The twenty-four solar terms are related to cadres and gossip and have a long history. In the historical development, the 24 solar terms have been incorporated into the lunar calendar and become an important part of the lunar calendar. "Twenty-four solar terms" is the product of ancient agricultural civilization and occupies an extremely important position in Chinese traditional agricultural society. Agricultural production is closely related to the rhythm of nature. It is a knowledge system formed by ancient ancestors who observed the movement of celestial bodies in agricultural time and realized the changing laws of one year, climate and phenology.

China's astrology culture has a long history and is profound. The ancients began to explore the mysteries of the universe very early, and thus deduced a complete and profound star-watching culture. "Twenty-four solar terms" is the product of ancient farming civilization, which has a long history and is associated with heavenly stems and earthly branches and Bagua. The age of early observation of images and timing was determined according to the changes of stars.

Solar terms culture

Twenty-four solar terms scientifically reveal the laws of astronomical and meteorological changes, skillfully combine astronomy, natural rhythm and folk customs, and derive a large number of related seasonal cultures, which have become an important part of China traditional culture. In order to express the characteristics of time series more accurately, the ancients divided solar terms into four groups according to climate and phenology: divided, arrived, opened and closed.

"Fen" means vernal equinox and autumnal equinox, which was called "dichotomy" in ancient times; "Solstice" is the summer solstice and the winter solstice, which was called "the second solstice" in ancient times. "Open" is beginning of spring and Changxia, "closed" is beginning of autumn and beginning of winter. Beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter are collectively called "four calendars" and add up to * * * as "eight festivals". Folk call it "four seasons and eight festivals" or "eight festivals a year" In the long farming society, the 24 solar terms have played an important guiding role in farming activities and have rich cultural connotations.