How to spend the Lunar New Year in the 24 solar terms?

The characteristics and customs of the 24 solar terms are as follows:

1, beginning of spring:

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms. After this day, the vegetation revived, everything began to grow and spring came. Three thousand years ago, in the Zhou Dynasty, there was a wedding ceremony, in which the emperor led the princes and doctors of San Gong Jiu Qing to worship the Mang God who lived in the East and pray for a bumper harvest.

2. Rain:

After the rain, the rainfall increased. Peach blossoms and pear blossoms are in bud, the grass treetops are greener, and busy spring ploughing has begun. The married daughter should take her husband, two rattan chairs and a few cans of meat to visit her parents. If she has children, she should also take care of them.

3, in a daze:

As the name implies, hibernating animals are awakened by Lei Zhen in spring. In addition to pest control for crops, on this day, we have to beat villains to drive away bad luck. Because pears are homophonic, eating pears has become a reserved program for this day.

4. vernal equinox:

The vernal equinox is a day, divided equally between day and night, which means fairness. On this day, the ancients will proofread the measuring instruments. In addition, on this day every year, men, women and children, regardless of childlike innocence, will play the same game to make round eggs stand up. This seemingly simple and difficult game has lasted for thousands of years.

5. Qingming:

Among the 24 solar terms, Qingming is both a solar term and a festival. Many customs on this day are related to outings, such as swinging, flying kites, cuju and inserting willows. Qingming is a very tangled solar term, which has both the sadness of missing the old friend and the comfort of enjoying the scenery.

6. Grain Rain:

Grain Rain is the last solar term in spring, and it begins to rain at night in Bashu and other places. Besides farming, ancient people did many things in Grain Rain. Young women have to go to Grain Rain, that is, take a walk in the wild. Grains and rain tea should be picked in the south. It is said that clearing fire, improving eyesight and ward off evil spirits. Toona sinensis should be eaten in the north to improve immunity.

7. Long summer:

After the long summer, everything has entered a flourishing life from infancy. In fact, according to the meteorological significance, the long summer did not reach summer. Many people's favorite tea eggs come from the long summer, which is the most classic food of the day. It is said that eating eggs in summer can pray for peace in summer.

8. Xiao Man:

Full, at this time, the seeds of some summer crops have begun to be full, but there are small characters, and it will take some time to mature. Xiaoman is the season for planting rice, and the most important thing for farmers is to ensure sufficient water in rice fields.

9. Miscanthus:

Sui Zi is very busy. There are barley, wheat and so on. To be harvested, summer sowing crops such as late rice, millet and millet are busy sowing. Plums are ripe at this time, but the taste of plums is very sour, so it is difficult to eat them directly. Since the Xia Dynasty, it has become a custom to cook plums in the ear and seed season, and sour plum soup has become the best summer food.

10, summer solstice:

On this day, the day is the longest in the northern hemisphere, and then it gradually becomes shorter. Nevertheless, the summer solstice is not the hottest time. However, due to the strong air convection, especially in the afternoon or evening, it is easy to have thunderstorms.

1 1, Xiao Shu:

The sign of summer heat is that flowers bloom and fall, followed by dog days. However, the hot summer is also a fruitful day, and farmers can finally taste new rice after working for half a year.

12, hot summer:

The summer heat is the hottest time of the year, and extreme weather such as drought, waterlogging and wind disaster is also very frequent. Therefore, farmers should seize the opportunity, grab the seeds and fight drought and drainage. However, they also take time out to treat themselves with food. People in Taizhou, Zhejiang eat ginger juice to get rid of moisture in their bodies, but people in Putian, Fujian do the opposite, eating hot litchi mutton to fight poison with poison.