Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Explain any of the 24 solar terms in at least one way.

Explain any of the 24 solar terms in at least one way.

Twenty-four solar terms table is a supplementary calendar to guide farming formed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it is the crystallization of the long-term experience and wisdom of the ancient Han working people.

Twenty-four solar term song:

The spring rain shakes the spring and clears the valley, and the summer is full of mountains and summers.

Autumn dew, autumn cold and frost, winter snow and winter cold? .

The meaning of the twenty-four solar terms:

1, beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter respectively indicate the beginning of the four seasons, and "Li" indicates the beginning. The Gregorian calendar is generally around February 4th, May 5th, August 7th and165438+1October 7th every year.

2. Solstice in summer and Solstice in winter: This means that summer and winter have arrived. Summer solstice and winter solstice are generally on June 2 1 day and February 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

3. vernal equinox: it means that the length of day and night is equal. These two solar terms are generally around March 20 and September 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

4. Rain: It means that precipitation begins and gradually increases. It rains around February 18 in Gregorian calendar every year.

5. Scare: The sudden movement of spring thunder wakes up the animals that are dormant and hibernating in the soil, which is about March 5 of the solar calendar every year.

6. Qingming: It means sunny weather, fresh air, gradual warming and lush vegetation. The Gregorian calendar is about April 5 every year. This day is Qingming.

7. Grain Rain: The increase of rainfall is very beneficial to the growth of cereal crops. Grain Rain is around April 20th of the Gregorian calendar every year.

8. Xiaoman: It means that the seeds of summer crops are full, but not mature, just full, not full. Every year on May 2 1 day of the Gregorian calendar is called Xiaoman.

9. Miscanthus: Miscanthus crops such as wheat are mature, and summer sowing begins, around June 5 every year.

10, slight heat, great heat, great heat: great heat is heat. The summer heat is not the hottest yet, but it is the hottest season and the summer heat is coming to an end. They are around July 7, July 23 and August 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

1 1, white dew: The temperature begins to drop, the weather turns cold, and there are dew on the vegetation in the morning, and it is white dew around September 7 of the Gregorian calendar every year.

12, cold dew: the temperature drops, there is condensation in the air, and there is a chill gradually. This day is usually on June 8, 65438+ 10 every year.

13, first frost: the weather is getting colder and colder, with frost. The first frost usually appears on Gregorian calendar1October 23rd (10) every year.

14, light snow, heavy snow: it begins to snow, and small and large indicate the degree of snowfall. Light snow is on Gregorian calendar165438+1October 22nd, and heavy snow is around 65438+February 7th.

15。 Slight cold and severe cold: the weather is getting colder and colder, and slight cold is not the coldest. The severe cold is the coldest time in a year, and the Gregorian calendar10.5 and the 20th of that month are slight cold and severe cold.

Twenty-four solar terms are the original cultural heritage of the working people in China. They can reflect the changes of seasons, guide farming activities, and affect the food, clothing, housing and transportation of thousands of families, including beginning of spring, Rainwater, Sting, Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Xiaoshu, Dashu, beginning of autumn, Chushu, Bailu, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, First Frost and beginning of winter.