Stones and solar terms

It doesn't rain in Tomb-Sweeping Day, but it's sunny, so this year will be a bumper year. Even the rice scattered in the cracks of the stone can germinate. In fact, this proverb is somewhat exaggerated, because the weather and soil conditions in the north and south of China are different from those in the east and west. So this proverb can't be applied to all regions.

0 1. Proverbs do not apply to all regions. In fact, most folk proverbs have their limitations and are not universal. The phrase "it doesn't rain on sunny days, but there are valleys in the cracks of stones" is a common saying aimed at southern areas and areas with more rain. But the north is not suitable, because there is less rain in the north, and rice does not need much rain in the early stage of planting. If it is too much, it will lead to rice real estate. So this proverb can only be used in local areas.

Proverbs are the wisdom of working people. Although this proverb is not used in most areas, it is also very practical, especially in rainy areas in the south, because these proverbs are summed up by the long-term experience of working farmers. In addition to this proverb, there is "a rain before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, as if a scholar won a prize" and so on, most of which are related to whether it rains in Tomb-Sweeping Day, which shows the importance of rain during the Qingming Festival.

This proverb applies to the north. This is because there is little rain in the north, especially in spring, which is the driest time of the year. So if it rains before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, it means that there will be no shortage of water in the later period.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only a festival, but also an important solar term. We can see the importance of Tomb-Sweeping Day from this proverb. Whether in the south or the north, farmers in different regions have their own judgments on whether it rains well in Tomb-Sweeping Day. What's more, "Qingming is not afraid of sunny, Grain Rain is not afraid of rain" and so on, all of which prove the importance of Qingming as a solar term. Therefore, it is a great event to rain on Qingming Day.