Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Do "Jing Zhe" and "February 2nd" mean the same thing?

Do "Jing Zhe" and "February 2nd" mean the same thing?

Sting and February 2 don't mean the same thing, they represent two different days.

Sting is the third of the 24 solar terms, which marks the beginning of the mid-spring season. February 5th of the lunar calendar, equivalent to March 5th to 7th of the solar calendar.

On the second day of February, the dragon looks up, and the dragon looks up at the beginning of the spring. From the perspective of solar terms, "the second day of February" is between "rain", "fright" and "vernal equinox" among the 24 solar terms. "The dragon looks up" indicates that the sun is shining, the rain is increasing, everything is full of vitality, and spring ploughing begins. Since ancient times, people have also regarded the Dragon Rise Day as a day to pray for good weather, ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters, and accept good luck.

The traditional custom of scaring and looking up.

1, Jing Zhe

There is a custom of eating pears. This is because the weather is obviously warmer after the sting, and people are prone to dry mouth and cough due to exogenous factors. Pear is cold and sweet, and has the effects of moistening lung, relieving cough, nourishing yin and clearing heat. Eating pears is very nutritious for your health.

Drum covering and thunder are important features of solar terms. The ancients imagined Thor as a bird's beak, a winged god, holding a hammer in one hand and knocking on many drums around his body in the other, making a rumbling thunder. On this shocking day, Raytheon played drums in the sky, and the world also took this opportunity to cover the drums.

2. The dragon raised its head

Eating dragon food, there is also a certain emphasis on diet on February 2, and northerners generally eat in the name of dragons on this day. Eating spring cakes is called "eating dragon forest", eating noodles is called "eating dragon beard meat", eating wonton is called "eating longan", eating jiaozi is called "eating dragon ears", cooking noodles and wonton together is called "eating dragon balls", and eating scallion cakes is called "tearing dragon skin".

It is good luck to go out in the early morning (5:00-7:00) and take a deep breath in the east of Uzuki, the first Shi Mao Shi Mao.

The above contents refer to:

Baidu encyclopedia-stunned

Baidu Encyclopedia-Longtaitou