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Six solar terms in the 24 solar terms in mid-spring

Six of the 24 solar terms in mid-spring are beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Spring Breeze, Qingming and Grain Rain.

Details are as follows:

1, beginning of spring, people obviously feel that the days are getting longer and the sun is getting warmer. In this turning year, temperature, sunshine and rainfall often start to rise or increase. There is an agricultural proverb that reminds people: "It rains a lot in beginning of spring, so it is good to go to bed early and get up late".

This also tells people to start preparing for spring ploughing and sowing. Although spring has come, most parts of China are still very cold. This should be considered when arranging agricultural production.

Rain is the second of the 24 solar terms. There are two meanings: first, the weather is getting warmer and there is more rain; Second, the snowfall decreased and the rainfall gradually increased.

3, in a daze at this time, the temperature rises faster, and the spring thunder occasionally hears it. Sting refers to the warming weather, the first thunder in spring, and the awakened insects hibernate in the soil, which means hiding. During this period, the eggs of hibernating insects begin to hatch.

The vernal equinox is a very important solar term. It not only has astronomical significance, but also divides the day into day and night, which has time in the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere, and also has obvious characteristics in climate.

Qingming is just the name of a solar term. Later, it became a festival to commemorate ancestors-Qingming. This is a traditional festival in China, and it is also one of the important festivals to worship ancestors and sweep graves.

Grain Rain is the last solar term in spring. After Grain Rain, the cold current almost ended, and the temperature rose rapidly, which was of great help to the growth of food crops. Grain Rain means "because of the rain, the grain grows rapidly".