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What is the solar term before mango?

1, the previous solar term of Mang: Xiaoman; Xiaoman, one of the "twenty-four solar terms", is the second solar term in summer. Xiaoman, battle nail, the sun reaches 60 degrees of the yellow meridian and is celebrated every year on May 20-22 of the Gregorian calendar.

2. Miscanthus, which literally means "wheat with awn can be harvested quickly, and rice with awn can be planted", is also called "busy planting". It is a typical solar term reflecting agricultural phenology, the ninth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms and the third solar term in summer. On June 5th and 6th every year, when the sun reaches 75 degrees, it is mango. The temperature of awn seeds increased obviously and the rainfall was abundant. At this time, agricultural production in most parts of China is in the busy season of "three summers": summer harvest, summer sowing and summer management.

3. The word "ear seed" first appeared in Zhou Li. "Grass grows, ear seed grows." Zheng Xuan explained in the Eastern Han Dynasty that "Zecao can plant awn seeds, awn seeds, rice and wheat". Mango seeds have three stages, one is "mantis life" and the other is "mantis life"? (jú) The first sound ",the third" silent tongue ". During the period of ear planting, there are interesting customs such as "sending flowers to the gods" and "marrying trees" in leisure time. In order to adapt to the increasingly hot weather, the general eating habits will gradually become lighter.