What do farmers do in spring, summer, autumn and winter?

Cultivate the land before sowing in the season. After beginning of spring, spring ploughing is about to begin, and the custom of trial ploughing has been handed down in some areas of China. However, due to the different environmental and natural conditions, the ways and times of traditional customs of spring ploughing production are also different.

2. Xia Yun:

Mow the fields in summer.

3. Autumn harvest:

Autumn harvest crops are the crops harvested in the spring and summer of that year and the autumn of that year, mainly rice, corn, cotton, tobacco leaves, sesame seeds and so on. The autumn harvest season is generally around the vernal equinox of the lunar calendar.

4. Winter storage:

Farmers store their harvest in winter.

Extended data

China was founded on agriculture in ancient times, and agriculture paid attention to the integrity of festivals. Spring ploughing, summer harvest, autumn harvest and winter storage are all seasonal. Seasonal changes can only be judged by phenological changes.

When the ancient "fire" star was dim, it happened to be at the vernal equinox. On this day, Vulcan observed that Mars was located in the middle of the south, so he announced to the public that it was the vernal equinox and it was time to sow spring. The ancestors of Chu people used to be the ancient Fire King, which is the origin of Shen Rong's name and the first duty of Fire Zheng.

After beginning of spring, spring ploughing is about to begin, and the custom of trial ploughing has been handed down in some areas of China. However, due to the different environmental and natural conditions, the ways and times of traditional customs of spring ploughing production are also different.

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