What does the solar term mean?

The solar term means the official start of midsummer. At this time, when the sun reaches 75 degrees of the yellow meridian, the surface temperature rises gradually, the summer heat comes, and crops enter the peak season.

The time and origin of mango solar terms;

First of all, the time of the solar term.

The awn seed is the ninth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms, which marks the beginning of the awn seed when the sun reaches 75 degrees on the yellow meridian on June 6 or June 7 every year. The word "awn seed" comes from the growth stage of crops. In the ancient farming society of China, the awning stage was the period when many crops entered into important agricultural activities such as weeding, pest control and irrigation.

The name of awn seed is related to the growth of wheat. In the awning season, wheat has entered the mature stage with full grains and tall stems, and awns on the ears began to appear. There are also many crops that are harvested in the awning season or enter an important growth period, such as rice, sorghum, buckwheat and so on.

Second, the origin of the solar terms of the awn species

The origin of the solar term of awn can be traced back to the ancient farming society in China. People determine the date according to the position of the sun and the growth of crops.

In agricultural culture, awn seeds are endowed with symbolic meanings of harvest, cultivation and gratitude. At this time, farmers will carry out field management to ensure the healthy growth of crops, and at the same time, they will hold some sacrificial ceremonies and thanksgiving ceremonies to pray for a bumper harvest and the smooth growth of crops.

Traditional customs of mango solar terms;

1, eat the meal of the military government

In Ningbo, there is also the custom of eating gentlemen's dishes in the awning season. Junda cuisine is a seasonal vegetable of mango around the solar term in southern China. Locals believe that Junzi cuisine has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and eating Junzi cuisine in summer will not lead to prickly heat.

Step 2 cook plums

In the south, May and June are the season when plums ripen, and there is an allusion of "Plum Boils Wine as a Hero" in the Three Kingdoms. However, most fresh plums are sour and difficult to eat directly, and they need to be processed before they can be eaten. This process is to boil plums.

3. An Miao

Anmiao is a kind of farming folk activity in southern Anhui, which began in the early Ming Dynasty. Every season when rice seeds cover the sun, in order to pray for a good harvest in autumn, all localities should hold an Anmiao sacrifice. Every household steamed bags with new wheat flour, kneaded the flour into the shape of five grains, six animals, fruits and vegetables, and then dyed it with vegetable juice as a sacrifice, praying for the bumper harvest of five grains and the safety of the villagers.

Step 4 fight in mud

Young Dong men and women in southeastern Guizhou hold a mud festival every year before and after planting hemp. On the same day, the newlyweds, accompanied by good young men and women, collectively planted rice seedlings, played with each other while planting rice seedlings and threw mud at each other. After the activity, the results show that the person with the most mud is the most popular person.