Why do we need to develop and implement the 24 Solar Terms?

The 24 Solar Terms carry profound spiritual and cultural connotations, such as respect for nature, conformity to the times, reverence for ancestors, filial piety and respect for relatives, and good-neighborliness and friendship, etc., and are one of the important components of the excellent traditional Chinese culture.

The twenty-four solar terms can more accurately reflect the rhythms and rhythms of nature, embodying the harmonious relationship between man and nature. This, in particular, is of great practical significance to people today.

The 24 solar terms are not only a time system, but also a living tradition full of rich connotations, which is an important part of people's lives, that is, a flavorful "life".

Today, although the role of the 24 solar terms in guiding agricultural production and regulating the time and rhythm of people's lives is diminishing and disappearing, the logic of "living the life of the world" will never change no matter how the times change. In fact, in the process of the creation, development and historical change of the twenty-four solar terms, its connotation has been changing and developing in response to the development of the social situation.

So on the basis of the continuation of the tradition, we can further "re-create" it, that is, dilute its guiding role in agricultural production, emphasize its relationship with the people's social life oriented to its full involvement in the social life of the modern people, give full play to the twenty-four seasons in the people's daily interaction, leisure and entertainment, The 24 solar terms can give full play to their function and value in people's daily interactions, leisure and recreation, diet and health care, etc., so that the "days" can continue to be savory.

Seasonal Folklore

The twenty-four solar terms scientifically reveal the laws of astronomical and meteorological changes, which skillfully combine astronomy, natural rhythms, and folklore, and give rise to a large number of seasonal cultures, which have become an important part of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation. In order to more accurately express the characteristics of the seasonal order, the ancients divided the festivals into four groups, namely, "minutes, arrivals, starts, and closes", according to the climate and weather.

"Minute" is the spring equinox and the autumn equinox, anciently known as the "two points"; "to" is the summer solstice and the winter solstice, anciently known as the "two to "; "Kai" is the spring and summer, "closed" is the fall and winter. Spring, summer, fall, winter, collectively known as the "four", these add up to *** for the "eight sections".

Folk called "four times eight sections" or "eight sections of the year". In the long agrarian society, the twenty-four seasons have played an important role in guiding agricultural activities, and have rich cultural connotations.