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Characteristics and customs of the solar terms of the stinging ants

The solar term of fright is characterized by rapid temperature rise, and the custom is to smoke wormwood.

The temperature rises rapidly, and the shock is the fastest solar term in the whole year. During the shock, most areas have begun to recover the temperature and the rain has increased. But at this time, the temperature fluctuates greatly, the climate changes greatly, and the temperature difference between day and night is relatively large, so we must pay attention to keeping warm in time. Before and after the fright, spring returned to the earth, and spring thunder gradually appeared in most areas of the Yangtze River Basin.

Pests are infested, and the Thousand Women's Moon Order says, "When you are afraid, take out the threshold of the lime jar and you can drive away the insects and ants. ",that is to say, thunder will wake up all hibernating snakes, insects, mice and ants. This solar term is the period when mosquitoes and others become active. After a winter, on this scary day, you can smoke dead corners and other places with wormwood to get rid of evil spirits.

The introduction of horror is as follows:

Surprisingly, the ancient name Tanabata is the third of the 24 solar terms and the beginning of the official calendar Uzuki. The time point is between March 5 and 6 in Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 345 degrees of the yellow meridian. "Twenty-four solar terms": "February Festival, everything is shocked into thunder, so it is called sting. This is a stinging pain of leaving. "

The solar term "fright" is of great significance in busy farming. Since ancient times, the working people in our country have attached great importance to the solar term of fright and regarded it as the day when spring ploughing began. There is a cloud in the Tang poetry: "A light rain brings new flowers, and a thunder starts. After a few days at home, I began to farm. Wheat in the south of the Yangtze River has been jointing and rape has begun to blossom. There is a high demand for water and fertilizer, so topdressing should be done in time, and proper irrigation should be done in dry and rainy places.