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What is the "Three Waiting Times" in the 24 Solar Terms?

The day of the solstice is the first solstice, the day five days later is the second solstice, and the day five days later is the third solstice.

For example, if the summer solstice is on June 21 this year, then the day of the 21st will be the first day of the solstice (the antlers will be unraveled), the day of the 26th will be the second day of the solstice (the products will start to beep), and the day of the 1st of the 7th will be the third day of the solstice (the half summer will be born).

The ancients determined the beginning and end of the cycle of the four seasons according to the laws of heaven and earth and divided the twenty-four solar terms. The annual movement of the sun is divided into 24 equal parts, each of which is a "solar term", collectively known as the "twenty-four solar terms".

The twenty-four solar terms are:

Rising spring, rain, hibernation, spring equinox, chingming, grain rain, summer, small fullness, mango seeding, summer solstice, small summer, summer heat, autumn, summer, white dew, fall equinox, cold dew, frost, winter, light snow, snow, winter solstice, small cold, cold.