What are the solar terms for planting melons and beans before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Planting melons and beans refers to the spirit of Tomb-Sweeping Day. Qingming is the fifth solar term in spring. An agricultural proverb says, "Before and after Qingming Festival, plant melons and beans". When Tomb-Sweeping Day arrives, the temperature rises, which is a good season for planting crops and an important day for farmers.

Qingming always brings people the hope of a bumper harvest. "Before and after Qingming, plant melons and beans." April 5th is the Tomb-Sweeping Day in the 24 solar terms. At this time, the temperature is getting warmer, the plants are sprouting, the weather is sunny, and everything is thriving. The people began to sow in spring and look forward to the autumn harvest.

custom

1, in memory of ancestors' graves

Grave-sweeping is an important activity in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and it is a traditional custom that has been continued since ancient times. Tomb-Sweeping Day's ancestor worship in front of the tomb is called grave-sweeping or grave-sweeping, and it is also called "going to the grave" and "worshiping the mountain" in many places in Guangxi to express his reverence and memory for the dead.

2. Try eating green balls in spring.

During the Qingming Festival, there is a very important custom in the south, that is, having a reunion dinner. It is a green food made by mashing wormwood, squeezing out juice, mixing with pure glutinous rice flour and kneading. Its skin is green as jade, it tastes waxy and soft, not only has the fragrance of Artemisia argyi leaves, but also has the fragrance of rice. Minority people in Longsheng Autonomous County of Guilin will go to the fields to pick wormwood, wash and grind it, and add glutinous rice flour to make special foods such as wormwood.