What are the 24 solar terms?

The 24 solar terms are: beginning of spring, rain, sting, vernal equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Slight Summer, beginning of autumn, Early Summer, Millennium, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Early Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold.

Twenty-four solar terms are special festivals in the calendar to express the change of natural rhythm and establish "December architecture", which contains a long cultural connotation and historical accumulation and is an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation. Four years old, three months in spring, summer, autumn and winter, two solar terms each month, each solar term has its own unique meaning.

Twenty-four solar terms accurately reflect the change of natural rhythm and play an extremely important role in people's daily life. It is not only a seasonal system that guides agricultural production, but also a folk system that contains rich folk customs.

Solar term month

"Twenty-four solar terms" and "December construction" are the basic contents of the cadre calendar. Taking the direction pointed by bucket handle, the Big Dipper, as the standard for determining the month is called sword fighting (also called Jian Yue).

Bucket handle rotates clockwise once, which is called "one year old" (Figure). That is to say, as "Huai Nan Zi Tian Zi Xun" said, "Emperor transports soldiers to fight, and once in January, the first month refers to yin, and the second month refers to ugliness. At the age of one, he turns around and starts all over again."

The "fight" here refers to bucket handle and bucket handle of the Big Dipper for one year; At the age of four, I started from Yin and ended up ugly. Bucket handle's rotation refers to twelve Chen in turn, which is called "December Building".

The buildings in December are: Yin in the first month, Mao in February, Chen in March, Si in April, Wu in May, Wei in June, Shen in July, You in August, Xu in September, Hai in October, Zi in November and Ugly in December.