What are the meanings and customs of solar terms in Grain Rain?

The solar term in Grain Rain means that more rain is good for the growth of cereal crops. Grain Rain customs include: offering sacrifices to the sea, drinking Grain Rain tea, visiting Grain Rain, eating Toona sinensis and taking a bath. Grain Rain is the sixth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar and the last solar term in spring. According to the observation of nature, the ancients in China divided Grain Rain into three stages: the first stage was when Ping began to live, the second stage was when pigeons blew their feathers, and the third stage was when mulberry fell.

Grain Rain is the last solar term in spring, and Grain Rain is taken from the meaning of "Rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys". In the traditional farming culture, the solar terms in Grain Rain link "valley" with "rain", indicating the precipitation situation, and "rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys". The most important feature of Grain Rain is the continuous spring rain, which embodies the significance of "Grain Rain" in agricultural climate and is also the reflection of ancient farming culture on festivals. After the solar term in Grain Rain, the temperature rises, the rainfall increases, and the humidity in the air further increases, which is very suitable for the growth of cereal crops.

"Tongwei Filial Piety Helps the Gods" said: "In the fifteenth day after the Qingming Festival, the bucket refers to Chen, which is Grain Rain. In mid-March, it was said that the rain gave birth to hundreds of valleys, clean and bright. " "Qunfangpu" also records: "Grain Rain, there is rain in the valley." Before and after Grain Rain, the weather turned warmer and the rainfall increased, which was beneficial to the sowing and growth of spring crops.

It is recorded in the twenty-four solar terms: "In mid-March, after the rain, the ground paste pulsates, and now it rains and its valley is in the water. Rain is silent, just like the rain in my field. At this time, cover the valley and sow, from top to bottom. " At this time, the weather is mild and the rainfall increases obviously, which has a great relationship with the growth and development of cereal crops.