What is the solar term when snow melts and peach blossoms bloom?

Snowmelt peach blossom is the solar term of rain.

Rain is the second of the 24 solar terms. Every February 19 or so, when the longitude of the sun reaches 330 degrees, it is the rain of 24 solar terms. At this time, the temperature rises, the snow melts and the precipitation increases, hence the name rain. Although this solar term began to melt peach blossoms, the cold air was still active and the temperature difference between day and night was large. The public should pay attention to keep warm and prevent "cold spring".

When the rain comes, the plants germinate-the rain solar term generally starts from February 18 or 19 and ends on March 4 or 5. Rain, like Grain Rain, light snow and heavy snow, is a solar term reflecting precipitation.

In ancient China, rain was divided into three periods:

"Wait a minute. Rex sacrificed fish; Second, wait for Hongyan to come; Third, wait for the grass to sprout. " In this solar term, otters start fishing and put the fish on the shore like sacrifices before eating; Five days later, the geese began to fly back to the north from the south; In five days, in the "moist and silent" spring rain, the spirit of the sun rises everywhere in the vegetation and begins to sprout. Rain not only indicates the beginning and increase of rainfall, but also indicates the rise of temperature. It was cold before it rained.

In the rainy season, the direct point of the sun gradually approaches the equator from the southern hemisphere. At this time, the sunshine hours and intensity in the northern hemisphere increased, and the temperature rose rapidly. Warm and humid air from the ocean becomes active and gradually pushes northward. At the same time, cold air is not to be outdone in the weakening trend, and frequently competes with warm air.