What is the calendar corresponding to the 24 solar terms?

Twenty-four solar terms table is a supplementary calendar made by China to guide farming in ancient times, and it is the crystallization of long-term experience and wisdom of working people in ancient China. It was formed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Because the lunar calendar in China is a kind of "yin and yang calendar", which is based on the movement of the sun and the moon and cannot fully reflect the solar cycle. But China is an agricultural society, and agriculture needs a strict understanding of the movement of the sun, so farming is entirely based on the sun. Therefore, the "twenty-four solar terms" that reflect the solar cycle alone are added to the calendar as the standard for determining leap months. Twenty-four solar terms can reflect the changes of seasons, guide agricultural activities and affect the food, clothing, housing and transportation of thousands of families. The twenty-four solar terms are divided according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic (that is, the orbit of the earth around the sun).

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Twenty-four solar terms table

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Understand the seasonal law and guide farming.

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Time, phenology and climate change.

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The meaning of solar terms

Beginning of Spring

Beginning of spring, also known as Spring Festival, the first month, New Year's Day, New Year's Day and so on. Standing means "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. In ancient times, "bucket handle fingering", when bucket handle and the Big Dipper pointed to the cloudy position, was the beginning of spring. The current method of "fixing qi" divides solar terms, and beginning of spring is when the sun reaches longitude 3 15. In the era of cadres and branches, taking beginning of spring as the beginning of a year, beginning of spring means the beginning of a new cycle, the beginning of everything, and the meaning of all self-renewal. As one of the "twenty-four solar terms", beginning of spring, like Changsha, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter, reflects the changes of all seasons. Beginning of spring means that the winter when everything is closed has passed, and it has begun to enter the spring when everything is warm and sunny. In beginning of spring, the east wind is one of the eight phoenixes, namely the winds of four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter) and eight seasons (beginning of spring, spring equinox, long summer, summer solstice, beginning of autumn, autumn equinox, beginning of winter and winter solstice). "

Rain Water

Rain is the second of the 24 solar terms. Fight with your fingers; The sun reaches longitude 330; February 18-20 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Rain, like solar terms such as Grain Rain, Xiaoman, light snow and heavy snow, is a solar term reflecting precipitation and ancient farming culture. Rainwater solar terms mark the beginning of rainfall and the gradual increase of rainfall. As the saying goes, "Spring rain is as expensive as oil", and suitable precipitation is very important for the growth of crops. Entering the rain solar term, the northern part of China is still cloudy and cold, and it is still snowing in some places, but it is still very cold before the spring; Most places in the south are full of spring, with a scene of early spring.

The rain solar term generally starts from February 18 to 20 and ends on March 4 or 5. During the rainy season, the direct point of the sun is gradually approaching the equator from the southern hemisphere. At this time, the sunshine hours and intensity in the northern hemisphere are increasing, and the temperature is rising rapidly. Warm and humid air from the ocean becomes active and gradually pushes northward, and the rainfall gradually increases, but the rainfall level is mainly light rain or Mao Mao rain.

Awakening of Insects

When the sun reaches 345 degrees, the festival will be held on March 5-6 of the Gregorian calendar. Amazing, as the beginning of Uzuki; Mao, the mid-spring moon, the hexagrams are in the earthquake position, and everything is shocked, which is the image of hair growth. Speaking of earthquakes, the sun's spirit rises, the temperature warms up, the spring thunder suddenly moves, the rain increases, and everything is full of vitality. In the twenty-four solar terms, the fright reflects the phenomenon that natural creatures germinate and grow under the influence of rhythm changes, and it is the reflection of ancient farming culture on natural festivals. Farming production is closely related to the rhythm of nature, and the shocking solar terms are of great significance in farming. Since ancient times, our people have attached great importance to this solar term and regarded it as a spring ploughing festival.

The so-called "spring thunder" means that when the spring thunder begins to sound, it wakes up the stinging insects that are dormant in the ground for the winter. Built in one year and twelve months, it corresponds to divination once a month. Uzuki (including the two solar terms, the fright and the vernal equinox) corresponds to a powerful prophecy. The divination of Dazhuang hexagrams is that the sky begins to thunder, and the thunder rings in the sky, which is very vivid. "Mao", Mao also, everything comes from the ground, representing vitality; Therefore, Uzuki (February) is also an energy production month, and a year of spring ploughing has begun. The symbolic feature of the shocking solar terms is that spring thunder suddenly moves and everything is full of vitality. Judging from the natural phenology and climate process in various parts of China, "the beginning of thunder" only coincides with the natural rhythm in some parts of southern China.

Spring Equinox

The vernal equinox is the fourth solar term in spring. The solar calendar reaches 0, and festivals are held on March 20th or March 2nd1day of the Gregorian calendar every year. At the vernal equinox, the direct point of the sun is on the equator, and then the direct point of the sun continues to move northward, so the vernal equinox is also called the "ascending equinox". In ancient times, it was also called "Japan-China", "Day and Night" and "Mid-spring Moon". The vernal equinox is an important solar term, which is of great significance in astronomy: the northern and southern hemispheres divide the day and night equally. In climate, it also has obvious characteristics. Since then, the direct position of the sun has continued to move from the equator to the northern hemisphere. The days in the northern hemisphere are getting longer and shorter, and the nights in the southern hemisphere are getting shorter and shorter.

During the spring equinox, China has entered a bright spring except the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Northeast China, Northwest China and North China. At this time, the climate is mild, the rain is abundant and the sun is shining, and the wintering crops in most parts of China enter the spring growth stage. The significance of the vernal equinox, first, refers to the equal division of day and night, each of which is 12 hours; Second, the vernal equinox is in the middle of spring (from beginning of spring to Changchun), and the spring is equally divided.

Qingming Festival

Qingming, dou refers to B, the sun's yellow meridian 15, on April 4-06 in the Gregorian calendar. The "Qingming wind" mentioned in the ancient almanac comes from the southeast, which is the lost side mentioned in the Book of Changes. The Book of Changes also has the language of "Hu Qixun", and "Qi" means "Qi Jie". March has come, everything is clear, everything is obvious, and this is the origin of the name "Qingming". According to "Mandarin", there are eight winds, and the calendar refers to the Qingming wind, that is, the March Festival. This wind is a mystery. Everything is neat, and by this time everything is clean and clear. "

"Qingming" means that the climate is warm, plants sprout, apricots and peaches are in full bloom, giving people a fresh, clear and prosperous feeling everywhere. It has two connotations: nature and humanity. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival. At this time, the vitality is booming, the yin is declining, everything is "going to the old and welcoming the new", and the earth presents a scene full of spring, which is a good time to go for a walk in the spring and sweep the graves.