What are the characteristics of May?

May is the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar year, and it is a big month. * * * There is 3 1 day. "May" is also called "high moon". In the northern hemisphere, May is the third month of spring. There are two solar terms this month: Long Summer and Xiaoman. The festivals in May mainly include: May 1st International Labor Day, May 4th Youth Day and Mother's Day.

May's English name probably comes from Maya (called Maius in Latin), the goddess who specializes in spring and life in Roman mythology, or Bona Dea, the goddess who celebrates festivals in May, or maiores (meaning "older people") in Latin.

Extended data two solar terms

1, changxia

Astronomically, long summer bid farewell to spring, which is the beginning of summer. According to the standard of climatology, summer begins when the average temperature of that day rises above 22℃. Before and after the "Long Summer", only the area south of Fuzhou-Nanling Line really entered the summer in China, while some areas in the northeast and northwest just entered the spring at this time, and the average temperature in most parts of the country was around 18-20℃.

2. Xiaoman

Generally speaking, if the cold air in the north can penetrate into the south of China, and the warm and humid airflow in the south is also strong, it is easy to cause heavy rain or torrential rain in South China.

Therefore, the late Xiaoman solar term is often the tense stage of flood control in these areas. 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. The word "full" here does not mean that the crops are full of grains, but that there is a lot of rain.

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