Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - What do you mean, everything is in season?

What do you mean, everything is in season?

Rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys, and everything is timely. The meaning is as follows:

Spring is a good season for everything to revive in a year, and it is also a good season for sowing hope.

Grain Rain, it's a shame. The meridian of the sun is 30 degrees. It means that rain breeds grain. Because rain nourishes the earth, five grains can grow, so Grain Rain is "rain gives birth to hundreds of grains". As the saying goes, "Before and after Grain Rain, you reap what you sow".

During Grain Rain, the precipitation increased obviously. When seedlings are planted and new crops are planted in the field, what is most needed is rainfall. With sufficient and timely rainfall, cereal crops can thrive. Grain Rain, like rain, Xiao Man, light snow and heavy snow, is a solar term reflecting precipitation and ancient farming culture.

Grain Rain is the last solar term in spring, and Grain Rain is taken from the meaning of "Rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys". In the traditional farming culture, the solar terms in Grain Rain link "valley" with "rain", indicating the precipitation situation, and "rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys".

The most important feature of Grain Rain is the continuous spring rain, which embodies the significance of "Grain Rain" in agricultural climate and is also the reflection of ancient farming culture on festivals. After the solar term in Grain Rain, the temperature rises, the rainfall increases, and the humidity in the air further increases, which is very suitable for the growth of cereal crops.

"Everything is born in spring" means that when spring comes, the seasonal precipitation in Grain Rain increases, the seedlings in the field are planted first, and new crops need rain most. As the saying goes, "Spring rain is as expensive as oil". With sufficient and timely rainfall, cereal crops can thrive. This is also the concrete meaning of the representative of all things in Grain Rain today.

Spring is a good season for everything to revive in a year, and it is also a good season for sowing hope.