Speaking of the Grain in Ear solar term, I believe many of my friends are familiar with it. So, let’s take a look at what are the sayings and considerations about the Grain in Ear solar term? Leap April does not occur every year, but under a certain method of calculating days, it came in 2020. Shuimoxiansheng.com has compiled special content about the leap April in 2020. Let’s take a look!What are the sayings and considerations about the Grain in Ear solar term?The Grain in Ear solar term:Grain in Ear is the ninth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the beginning of the Wu month in the Ganzhi calendar. At this time, the handle of the Big Dipper points to the Si position (due south-east), and the sun reaches 75 degrees of ecliptic longitude. Season: Summer. Climate characteristics: abundant rainfall and significantly higher temperatures. Farming: Cultivation of crops such as rice. From Grain in Ear to Great Heat, it is the peak season of the year when all things grow rapidly. During the Grain in Ear season, the temperature rises significantly and the rainfall is abundant, making it a suitable season for sowing late rice and other cereal crops. It is a reflection of the ancient farming culture's response to festivals. The Grain in Ear solar term is the dividing point for the timing of planting crops. Agricultural sowing is limited to this period. After this solar term, the survival rate of crops will become lower and lower. The arrival of Grain in Ear also heralds the beginning of farmers’ busy life of farming and sowing in the fields. Wu Cheng's "Collected Explanations of the 72 Months of the Lunar Calendar" says: "The May Festival means that grains with awns can be planted." The literal meaning of Mangzhong is "rice crops with awns can be planted." Some people interpret this as "the wheat with awns is about to be harvested, and the rice with awns can be planted." Added wheat harvest; involves both sowing and harvesting. Things to pay attention to during the Grain in Ear solar term: 1. Daily life should be paid attention to during this period, it is advisable to go to bed late and get up early, and get appropriate exposure to sunlight to conform to the fullness of Yang energy, which is beneficial to the circulation of Qi and blood and invigorates the spirit. But be careful to avoid direct sunlight, otherwise you will easily get heatstroke. 2. Diet: Health experts throughout the ages have believed that the diet in the three months of summer should be light and nourishing. "Lüshi Chunqiu·Jinshupian" points out: "In all food, do not have strong flavors, and do not drink strong alcohol." From a nutritional point of view, a light diet plays an irreplaceable role in health preservation. In addition, while we emphasize a clean and nourishing diet, we also warn people not to eat too salty or too sweet food. 3. Prevent diseases: It is easy to catch a cold in summer, which is called "heat cold" in traditional Chinese medicine. Its common symptoms include runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, and sometimes fever, headache, etc. Some patients also experience vomiting and diarrhea. In terms of diet, you can drink mung bean soup, honeysuckle dew, chrysanthemum tea, and reed root flowers to clear away heat and relieve summer heat. 4. Send off the Flower Goddess : Welcome the Flower Goddess at the Flower Festival on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar. Grain in Ear is approaching May, when all flowers begin to wither and fall. People often hold ceremonies to worship the flower god on this day to send him off and express their gratitude to him, hoping to meet him again next year. 5. Anmiao Grain in Ear Festival Anmiao customs Anmiao is an agricultural custom activity in southern Anhui, which began in the early Ming Dynasty. Every Grain in Ear season, after planting rice, various places hold seedling-protecting sacrificial activities to pray for a good harvest in autumn. 6. Boiling plums In the south, May and June are the seasons when plums are ripe. During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a story called “discussing heroes over green plum wine”. Green plum contains a variety of natural high-quality organic acids and rich minerals. It has unique nutritional and health functions such as purifying blood, regulating the intestines, lowering blood lipids, eliminating fatigue, beautifying, regulating acid-base balance, and enhancing human immunity. Everyone's destiny is different. Click on the following calculation to see what your destiny will be. |
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