The origin and climatic characteristics of awn solar terms

1, the origin of the solar term of awn seed: awn seed is a solar term, which represents the maturity of awned crops such as wheat and reflects agricultural phenology. At this point, the wheat harvest season in Sichuan basin has passed, and the transplanting of mid-season rice and sweet potato is coming to an end. In most areas, the mid-season rice has entered the green stage, and the seedlings are green and full of vitality. The poem "The east wind dyed 3,000 hectares, and the herons kept coming and going" vividly described the beautiful scenery of the field at this time.

2. Climatic characteristics of Miscanthus: frequent high temperature weather and muggy humidity. In June, whether in the south or the north, high temperature weather above 35℃ may occur, and high temperature weather above 40℃ may also occur in Huanghuai area and the eastern part of northwest China, but it is generally not a continuous high temperature.

There will still be heavy rain during the awning. Under normal circumstances, Hunan, central Jiangxi and southern Zhejiang enter the Meiyu period first. After entering Mei, like South China, the main flood season in this area began, and heavy rains occurred from time to time. Mountain areas need to be alert to disasters such as flash floods and mudslides caused by local heavy rains. After the awning, the monsoon rain belt in the southeast of South China is stable, which is the world with the most precipitation in a year. The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have entered the rainy season one after another, with more rainy days, more rainfall, less sunshine and sometimes lower temperatures.

3. The custom of awn seeds

(1) The flower god greets the flower god at the flower festival on the second day of the second lunar month. It's nearly May, and the flowers are beginning to fade. People often hold a ceremony of offering sacrifices to the flower god on Ear Seed Day to send the flower god back to his place, and at the same time express gratitude to the flower god, hoping to meet again next year.

(2) The agricultural folk activities of Anmiao in southern Anhui 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.

(3) Marrying awn seeds is a busy farming season, and Shanxi melts and harvests wheat and barley, which is called "busy farming" by local people. There is a proverb that says: "Mai Huang is busy with farming, and the woman builds the house." Therefore, in this solar term, women also have to go down to the fields to help them spend their "busy farming". In Yanshan mountain area of Hebei province, there is a custom of "marrying a tree" on "busy" days, which is one of the solar terms customs of mango. Is to draw a few strokes on the jujube tree with a knife, indicating that more fruits can be produced.

(4) Young Dong men and women in Qiandongnan who fight mud fights hold mud fights every year before and after planting awns. On the same day, the newlyweds, accompanied by good young men and women, collectively planted rice seedlings, playing with each other while planting rice seedlings and throwing mud at each other. After the activity, the results show that the person with the most mud is the most popular person.

(5) Boiling plums are in the south, and May and June are the ripe season of plums every year. There is an allusion that "Plum boiling wine is 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.