Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - What does rain mean?

What does rain mean?

It rained three times: Rex sacrificed fish, geese came and plants sprouted.

Meaning:

Wait: Rex sacrificed the fish.

In the rainy season, otters start fishing. After catching fish, they will arrange the caught fish on the shore for display, as if to worship first and then reward them.

Corresponding flower letter: cauliflower.

Wait a second: Hongyan is coming.

Five days later, it was warm in the south, and geese began to fly back to the north from the south. Migratory birds come and go with the changes of yin and yang in heaven and earth to adapt to the climate.

Correspond to Hua Xin: Tang Di.

The third stage: vegetation germination.

In five days, the yin and yang between heaven and earth will form, and the vegetation will take this opportunity to sprout. In the "moist and silent" spring rain, vegetation will begin to sprout. Since then, the earth has gradually begun to show a thriving scene.

Corresponding to Hua Xin: Li Hua.

Rain is the second of the 24 solar terms. Finger-pointing yin; The sun reaches longitude 330; February 18-20 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Rain solar term means the beginning of rainfall, which is mostly light rain or Mao Mao rain. Proper precipitation is very important for the growth of crops, and it is the reflection of farming culture on festivals.

Entering the rain solar term, there is no breath of spring in the northern part of China, but most places in the south are full of spring and a scene of early spring.