Six solar terms in spring

There are six solar terms in spring: beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Equinox, Qingming and Grain Rain.

1, beginning of spring 1 solar terms, 24 solar terms. On February 3rd, 4th or 5th every year, beginning of spring is one of the important traditional festivals in China, and "Li" means "start". Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always regarded beginning of spring as the beginning of the Meng Chun season.

2. Rain, rain is the second of the 24 solar terms. Every February 19 or so, when the longitude of the sun reaches 330 degrees, it is the rain in the 24 solar terms.

3. Shocking, the ancient name "Qixi" is the third of the 24 solar terms, and March 5 or March 6 of each year marks the beginning of the mid-spring season; When the sun reaches the longitude of 345 degrees.

The vernal equinox is the midpoint of 90 days in spring and one of the 24 solar terms. Every year around March 20th of the Gregorian calendar, the sun is located at 0 of the Yellow Meridian (vernal equinox).

5. Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the Walking Festival, is a traditional festival in China, and it is also one of the most important festivals. At the turn of mid-spring and late spring, that is, the day from winter to the next 104, it is a day to worship ancestors and sweep graves.

6. Grain Rain is the sixth solar term among the 24 solar terms and the last solar term in spring. Every year from April 19 to April 2 1 day, when the sun reaches the longitude of 30 degrees of the Yellow River, it is Grain Rain, which comes from the old saying "Rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys".