The 24 solar terms are superstitious, but why do people still believe them?

The 24 solar terms are not superstitious, but have scientific basis. Twenty-four solar terms refer to 24 specific solar terms in China lunar calendar, which are formulated according to the change of the position of the earth on the ecliptic (that is, the orbit of the earth around the sun), and each solar term corresponds to a certain position reached by the sun every time it runs 15 on the ecliptic. The twenty-four solar terms are divided into 12 neutral solar terms and 12 solar terms, which correspond to each other one by one. The twenty-four solar terms reflect the annual apparent motion of the sun, so their dates are basically fixed in the Gregorian calendar. The solar terms in the first half of the year are on the 6th, the solar terms in the second half of the year are on the 8th and the solar terms are on the 23rd, with a difference of less than 1-2 days.

Twenty-four solar terms is a unique creation of China calendar, which has played an important role in promoting the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in China for thousands of years. The names of solar terms first appeared in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and by the twenty-four solar terms in the Western Han Dynasty, they were complete. With the spread of China calendar, the 24 solar terms spread all over the world.

2016165438+1October 30th, 24 solar terms were officially listed in UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.