Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Who can explain the meanings of "beginning of spring", "Rain", "Scared", "Equinox", "Qingming Festival" and "Grain Rain"?

Who can explain the meanings of "beginning of spring", "Rain", "Scared", "Equinox", "Qingming Festival" and "Grain Rain"?

Beginning of spring: It is the first solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the Ganzhi calendar, also known as the solar terms of the beginning of the year, beginning of spring and the first month. Standing means "beginning", and spring represents warmth and growth. Speaking of beginning of spring, people obviously feel that the days are getting longer and the sun is getting warmer.

Rain: It is the second of the 24 solar terms. Located in February 18-20 of Gregorian calendar, around the 15th day of the first month every year. At this time, the temperature rises, the ice and snow melt, and the precipitation increases, hence the name rain.

Sting: It is the third of the 24 solar terms, marking the beginning of the mid-spring season. Insects hide in the soil in winter and don't drink or eat, which is called "sting". On the day of "Sting Festival", the spring thunder in the sky awakens the secluded animals, which is called "shock". Therefore, insects wake up when they are startled, the weather gets warmer, and there are spring thunder gradually, so most areas of China enter the spring ploughing season.

Equinox: It is the midpoint of 90 days in spring. One of the twenty-four solar terms, on this day, the sun shines almost directly on the equator of the earth, and the whole world is almost as long as day and night.

Qingming: The fifth of the 24 solar terms, also known as the outing festival, is celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. When Tomb-Sweeping Day arrived, the temperature rose and life began to flourish. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional major Spring Festival, which pays homage to graves and remembers ancestors.

Grain Rain: It is the sixth solar term among the 24 solar terms and the last solar term in spring. The arrival of the solar terms in Grain Rain means that the cold wave weather is basically over. At this time, the seedlings in the field are newly planted, and the new crops need rain most, so there is a saying that "spring rain is as expensive as oil".

Beginning of spring is one of the important traditional festivals of the Han nationality. "Li" means "start". Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always regarded beginning of spring as the beginning of spring. Beginning of spring is divided from astronomy, with warm spring and fragrant flowers in bloom. Spring is growth, cultivation and sowing. The period from the beginning of the Spring Festival to the long summer is called spring.

The so-called "a year's plan lies in spring" has been a major festival in beginning of spring since ancient times, which is called the Spring Festival (renamed after the Republic of China). China attaches great importance to it from the official to the folk, and it has a history of more than 3,000 years since beginning of spring ushered in the Spring. In beginning of spring, the Emperor personally led three officials and nine ministers, and the princes and doctors went to the eastern suburbs to welcome the Spring Festival and pray for a bumper harvest. When you come back, you should reward the ministers and make a Bude order to show your kindness to the people. This kind of activity has influenced the common people and made it a national Spring Festival activity for generations.

Beginning of spring is not only the first of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, but also divided from astronomy. In nature and people's minds, spring means warm weather and flowers. Spring also means that everything grows and farmers sow. Therefore, the poem "beginning of spring" says: "The east wind brings rain to drive the west wind, and the earth is sunny and warm. Su Meng wakes up everything, and farmers seek agriculture at the beginning. " (Heshui Zuo). In climatology, spring refers to the period when the average temperature is between 10℃ and 22℃.