What does the solar term mean?

Xiaoman is the eighth solar term in a year. Small plumpness means that summer crops are in the filling stage, when the seeds will be full. After Xiaoman, the temperature in all parts of China has accelerated, and the highest temperature in Jiangnan can reach above 35 degrees Celsius. During the small crop period, summer gradually entered all parts of the country, the temperature difference between north and south narrowed and precipitation increased.

During this period, China's agricultural activities are about to enter the busy season, and summer harvest crops such as winter wheat in the north are close to maturity. Farmers pay close attention to supplying fertilizers to crops and look forward to a bumper harvest. Farmers in the southern region are planting rice, and abundant rain is very beneficial to the growth of rice seedlings.

According to legend, Xiaoman is the birthday of the silkworm god, so when Xiaoman is in the solar term, there is a silkworm blessing festival in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Silkworms are pampered "pets" and are difficult to feed. Temperature, humidity, cold, mature, dry and wet mulberry leaves will all affect the survival of silkworms. Silkworms were regarded as a "godsend" in ancient times because they were difficult to raise. In order to pray for the forgiveness of "natural things" and the harvest of sericulture, people hold a silkworm prayer festival when they release silkworms in April. Xiaoman health care needs to be careful not to be greedy. Don't exercise too much. Diet should be based on the basic principles of clearing heat, promoting diuresis and helping spleen transport and transform. For example, winter melon, coix seed, lentils, yam and poria cocos are all good ingredients for this solar term. Source: Guangming Net