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Spring solar terms culture in the twenty-four solar terms

Spring solar terms culture in the twenty-four solar terms

1. beginning of spring: It is the first solar term in spring, which means the beginning, and beginning of spring means the beginning of spring. A year's plan lies in spring, so it's time for farmers to make a year's plan for agriculture in the spring. (Image from website)

2. Rain: It is the second of the 24 solar terms, which reflects the phenomenon of precipitation (rainfall begins and gradually increases). Spring thunder, everything grows. It began to rain, which provided the crops with water for sowing. (Image from website)

3. Surprise: The weather is getting warmer, the spring thunder is ringing, and the surprise is shocking. As the name implies, surface temperature awakens all kinds of insects sleeping underground, which is a solar term reflecting phenological changes. Ancient farmers attached great importance to this solar term, so they took it as the day when spring ploughing began. (Image from website)

4. vernal equinox: on the day of vernal equinox, day and night are equally divided. In folk activities, it is generally regarded as the beginning of outing. In ancient times, there was also a ritual system for emperors to worship the sun in spring. Overwintering crops also began to grow. (Image from website)

5. Qingming: During the Qingming period, there was much rain, the fog in the south dissipated, the dust in the north disappeared, and the air was clear, so it was called Qingming. "Qingming rain" is particularly important for the growth of crops, so there is a saying that "a rain before and after Qingming is better than a scholar's success" (Image from website)

6. Grain Rain: Grain Rain, Grain Rain, where the rain breeds hundreds of valleys. The arrival of Grain Rain heralds the basic end of cold wave weather. During this period, rain played a great role in the growth of cereal crops, and the rainfall was sufficient and timely, so it was called Grain Rain.