What does the rain represent in the twenty-four solar terms?

There are 24 solar terms in the traditional lunar calendar in China, indicating the specific time of the year and climate change. The following are the 24 solar terms and their meanings:

Beginning of spring: It means the beginning of spring, which means that everything is revived and spring is full.

Rain: refers to the gradual warming of the temperature and the increase of rain, which is beneficial to the growth of crops.

Stinging: It means that the spring thunder begins to awaken the hibernating animals, indicating that the earth is gradually waking up.

Vernal equinox: The day and night are equally divided, which means that spring enters the middle period and the weather gets warmer.

Qingming: It means that spring enters the late stage, and the weather is fine, which is suitable for plant growth.

Grain Rain: The sowing time of cereal crops is also a period of abundant rain.

Long summer: At the beginning of summer, the weather is getting hotter and crops begin to grow.

Xiaoman: indicates that the grain begins to bear fruit, but it is not yet mature.

Ear seed: The maturity of wheat crops is also the hottest time of the year.

Summer solstice: the day is the longest in a year, and summer enters the middle period.

Slight summer heat: The weather is hot and summer heat begins to accumulate.

Great summer heat: refers to the hottest period of the year, and the summer heat is the strongest.

Beginning of autumn: When I go to Qiu Lai in summer, the weather is getting colder.

Summer heat: it means that the summer heat has begun to subside, but it is still hot.

Millennium: The weather is cool and dew begins to appear.

Autumnal equinox: The day and night are equally divided, indicating that autumn enters the middle period.

Cold dew: The weather turns cold and dew increases.

First frost: it means that frost begins to appear, which means that crops will be frostbitten.

Beginning of winter: It's getting cold in beginning of winter.

Xiaoxue: It's getting cold, and snowfall is becoming more frequent.

Heavy snow: It means that the snowfall is increasing and winter is in the middle.

Winter solstice: the shortest day in a year, and winter enters the later stage.

Slight cold: The weather is cold and cold waves are frequent.

Great cold: indicates the coldest period of the year, and the cold reaches its peak.

These solar terms are the time nodes valued by Chinese farmers and folk traditions, reflecting the changes in nature and the seasonal characteristics of agricultural production.