Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - All the flowers have withered. What season is it now?

All the flowers have withered. What season is it now?

Swallows still say that all the flowers have passed the vernal equinox.

According to the 24 solar terms, beginning of spring is the beginning of spring, Grain Rain is the end of spring, and the vernal equinox is only half of it. "Eat the vernal equinox, one line a day." After the vernal equinox, the direct point of the sun is in the northern hemisphere and gradually moves northward. The days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter and shorter in the northern hemisphere.

When the solar equinox comes, the signs of winter are out of sight, and everywhere is full of vitality. A hundred flowers are blooming, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant. A spring rain was warm. After the spring rain, I was busy plowing. When mulberry bud germinated, it was a hard time to raise silkworms for a year.

"Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet", but compared with ducks, is the Spring River Plumbing Snail Prophet. Because ducks are just "visitors" on the water, while snails are "residents" underwater. As the old saying goes, "Qingming snails are as fat as geese." After the vernal equinox and before Qingming Festival, snails are the most prolific season. People will naturally not forget these diving ingredients.

All kinds of wild vegetables growing on the edge of fields, between slopes and under trees are bulk gifts in spring. People will identify them accurately, select them skillfully and put them in the kitchen. Stir-fry, or let them participate in mixing stuffing and noodles.

Of course, spring tea is very expensive at this time. The ancients said, "Silkworm rearing is the weather, and tea picking season." From early spring to late spring, "spring is old in tea-picking songs", and the fragrance of a bud and a leaf can make people unforgettable for a long time.