Twenty-four seasons belong to what culture Twenty-four seasons related knowledge

1. The 24 Solar Terms belong to the traditional culture of the Chinese nation.

2, the twenty-four solar terms, is the calendar to indicate the natural rhythmic changes and the establishment of the "December building" of the specific season. There are four seasons in a year, three months in spring, summer, fall and winter, and two seasons in a month, each of which has its own unique meaning. The 24 solar terms accurately reflect the changes in natural rhythms and play an extremely important role in people's daily lives. It is not only a system of seasons that guides agricultural production, but also a system of folklore that contains a wealth of folklore events. The 24 solar terms have a long cultural connotation and historical accumulation, and are an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation.

3. "24 Solar Terms" is a product of the ancient farming civilization, which is a knowledge system formed by the ancient forefathers in response to the farming season, by observing the operation of the celestial bodies, and recognizing the changing patterns of seasons, climate, and weather in a year. The 24 solar terms were initially formulated on the basis of the rotation of the Big Dipper. The seven stars of the Big Dipper rotate around, and the handle of the Big Dipper rotates clockwise once for a cycle, which is called one of the "Years" (Regard). The current "twenty-four seasons" is based on the position of the sun in the return of the ecliptic, that is, the annual movement of the sun is divided into 24 equal parts, every 15 ° for 1 equal part, every 1 equal part for a festival, starting in the spring, and finally the big cold.

4. Through historical development, the lunar calendar absorbed the elements of the dry calendar as a supplement to the calendar, and through the "intercalary" adjustment to make it consistent with the year of return, the formation of the yin and yang calendar, the "twenty-four solar terms" has become an important part of the lunar calendar. In the international meteorological community, twenty-four seasons is known as "China's fifth great invention". 2016 November 30, twenty-four seasons was officially included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.