Brief introduction to the characteristics and customs of Xiaoman solar terms

After the long summer, we will have a small full solar term. Like the long summer, this is also a solar term that cannot be ignored. From then on, all parts of the country will embrace summer step by step. Xiaoman also indicates that the crops are gradually full and mature. Whether harvesting or sowing, all parts of the country have entered the busy farming season. So, what are the characteristics, origins and customs of such an important season?

A Brief Introduction to the Origin of Xiao Man

Twenty-four solar terms: in mid-April, things are small and complete.

At this time, the seeds of summer sowing crops such as wheat in the north have begun to be full, but they are not yet mature, which is about the late stage of milk ripening, so it is called Xiaoman. Agricultural proverbs in southern China have given Xiaoman a new meaning: Xiaoman is dissatisfied and broken; Xiaoman is dissatisfied, and Mangzhong doesn't care. The word "full" is used to describe the amount of rain, and it is pointed out that if there is not enough water in the field when it is full, the ridge of the field may crack and even rice cannot be planted when it is planted. In addition, during the Xiaoman solar term, the Jiangnan area is often densely covered with rivers and lakes. If you are not satisfied, it must be a dry and rainy year. Xiaoman is not satisfied, there is no water to wash the dishes, Xiaoman can't hold it, and the plow hangs high. The word Mann here does not mean that the crops are full of grains, but that there is more rain.