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[Popular science of solar terms and rain]

24 solar terms of rain

Rain is the second of the 24 solar terms, and the solar term of rain is from February 18 to 20. Ice and snow disperse into water and become rain, so it is called rain. At this time, the temperature rises, the sun warms, the precipitation increases, and the drizzle continues. There are three periods of rain: one is when Tyrannosaurus rex sacrifices fish, the other is when Hongyan comes, and the third is when plants germinate. When it rains, otters put the caught fish in a circle like sacrifices, and then eat it; In five days, the geese will fly back to the north; Five days later, the plants began to sprout.

The custom of rainy season

Busy with spring ploughing: As the saying goes, "Spring rain is as expensive as oil." In the rainy season, farmers' uncles are busy plowing the fields to prepare seeds, sowing the seeds of hope for the new year, occupying beige color: how to use fried glutinous rice flowers to occupy the harvest of B ? rice. The more glutinous rice flowers bloom, the better the color, which means the better the rice harvest.

Back to her parents' home: Girls married in western Sichuan should return to her parents' home with canned meat, chairs and other gifts on this rainy day to thank their parents for their kindness. What to eat in rainy season? People in Ningbo like the freshness of this season. When it rains, it is a good time for people in Ala Ningbo to eat spring vegetables.

Let's take a look at the list of popular dishes in spring!

Malanhead

Malantou mostly grows at the foot of the mountain and belongs to Compositae. After the Spring Festival, at this time, a plate of sesame oil Malantou mixed with dry incense, fragrant.

Chinese toon

Unlike other vegetables in the field, Toona sinensis grows on trees. The Toona sinensis we eat is the bud of Toona sinensis tree. Toona sinensis leaves are green, the edge is red, and the fragrance is rich. The common practice is to fry Toona sinensis with eggs. When you eat them, you won't forget the bamboo shoots in Sanchun.

In the rainy season, bamboo shoots stick their heads out in the bamboo forest. Jiangnan people love to eat bamboo shoots, while Ningbo people will use bamboo shoots to cook cabbage years ago, or accompany Malantou with bamboo shoots. The taste is fresh, tender and crisp, which is amazing.

Chinese chives

Leek is a warm vegetable, and the weather is hot and cold before and after it rains. Suitable for eating warm food and maintaining yang. In addition, leek is rich in nutritional value, which can strengthen the spleen and kidney and help improve immunity.

Ancient poetry in rainy season

"Delighting in Rain on a Spring Night" Don Du Fu

Good rain knows the season, when spring comes. Sneak into the night with the wind, moisten things silently. The wild path is dark, and the river is bright. Look at the red and wet place, the flowers in Jinguancheng are heavy.

Tang Mengjiao after the Spring Rain

It rained for a while last night, which is Su Qun's fate. The most prophetic thing is that the grass struggles out.

In early spring, he introduced 18 members of the Ministry of Water Resources to Zhang. Tang hanyu

There is a lot of silk in the sky above the avenue, which is as delicate and moist as butter. The grass is vaguely connected in the distance, but it looks sparse in the near future. This is the most beautiful season of the year, far better than the late spring of the green willow.