Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - The laws or characteristics of the twenty-four solar terms.

The laws or characteristics of the twenty-four solar terms.

1, beginning of spring: Traditionally, the Spring Festival marks the beginning of a new year, and beginning of spring is the beginning of real spring.

2. Rain: During February 18 -20 of the Gregorian calendar every year, it means that rain increases.

3. Scare: At this time, the weather is getting warmer, and the earth is thundering. "Scare" means that the heaven wakes up hibernating animals by thundering. At this time, most parts of China have entered the spring ploughing season.

4. Vernal equinox: Spring starts from the spring solar term to Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi, which is the budding period of plant growth, and the human blood is also in a vigorous period, and the hormone level is also at a relative peak.

5. Qingming: By Qingming, the average temperature in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the south area was above 10℃; The warm climate and lush vegetation in most parts of China have changed the cold and yellow scene in winter.

6. Grain Rain: Rain makes a hundred valleys. With sufficient and timely rainfall, cereal crops can thrive.

7. Long summer: the beginning of summer.

8. Xiaoman: Summer crops such as wheat are full of seeds.

9. awns: crops with awns, such as wheat, are mature.

10, summer solstice: hot summer is coming.

1 1, light summer heat: summer heat means heat. Slight summer heat refers to when the climate begins to get hot.

12, get together: the hottest time of the year.

13, beginning of autumn: beginning of autumn.

14, Chu Xia: Chu means to stop and hide. Summer is the end of hot summer.

15, Bailu: The weather turns cold and the dew turns white.

16, autumnal equinox: divided equally between day and night.

17, cold dew: dew is cold and will freeze.

18, first frost: the weather is getting colder and frosty.

19, beginning of winter: beginning of winter.

20. Light snow: The temperature is lower than before. The temperature of the northern air layer gradually drops below 0℃, and it begins to snow. It freezes at night and during the day, and the amount of snow increases from small to large.

2 1, heavy snow: the snowfall is increasing, and there may be snow on the ground.

22. Solstice of Winter: The cold winter is coming.

23, slight cold: the climate began to get cold.

24. Great Cold: The coldest time of the year.