Brief introduction to Xiaoman solar term, what is the origin of Xiaoman

Brief introduction to Xiaoman solar term, what is the origin of Xiaoman
The so-called 24 solar terms can generally be understood by their names, but Grain Full is a little different. Next, let me tell you about the origin and introduction of Xiaoman! Shuimoxiansheng.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the fourth month of the lunar calendar in 2019. If you want to know about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, please visit Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic on the fourth month of the lunar calendar in 2019!

Introduction to Xiaoman

There are fifteen days before and after Grain Full, which is divided into three stages: the first stage is the blooming of bitter herbs, the second stage is the death of all grasses, and the third stage is the arrival of wheat harvest (or the arrival of Lesser Heat) .
♦A bitter vegetable show
"Collected Explanations of the Seventy-two Seasons of the Lunar Calendar": "The Pi Ya refers to tu as a bitter vegetable. The Mao Shi says: Who says tu is bitter (tu is tea, so the rhyme of the tea note is tu). This is right. Bao said: The bitter taste is formed by the fire. The Er Ya says: Not flourishing but fruitful is called xiu, flourishing but not fruitful is called ying. This bitter vegetable should be called ying. Cai Yong's Lunar Calendar refers to it as bitter nephrite, which is wrong."
Dandelion is a kind of wild vegetable that people often pick in spring and summer to season and satisfy their hunger. Dandelion is an annual wild vegetable that grows luxuriantly in the mountains. It is bitter but sweet and rich in nutrients. Medically, fever can be treated. In ancient times, it also had the effect of sobering up. ♦The second sign is that all grasses die
"Collected Explanations of the Seventy-two Monthly Changes of the Lunar Calendar": "Mi grass dies. Zheng Kangcheng and Bao Jingxiang both said 'Mi grass is a member of the family of 葶苈'. The note of the Book of Rites says: Grass with branches and leaves that are not thin. Fang said: All things that are born from the influence of yang are strong and stand firm; those that are born from the influence of yin are soft and weak. Mi grass is born from the extreme yin, so it cannot overcome the extreme yang and dies. The note of the Book of Rites says: Grass with branches and leaves that are not thin."
During the Grain Full season, the whole country gradually enters summer, and some shade-loving grasses with thin and soft branches begin to gradually wither and die under the strong sunlight. ♦The third phase: the arrival of wheat harvest
The beginning of the wheat harvest season was originally the beginning of the Lesser Heat, but later in the History of the Jin Dynasty it was changed to the beginning of the wheat harvest season.
"Collected Explanations of the 72 Solar Terms in the Lunar Calendar" states: "Autumn is the time when all kinds of grains mature. Although it is summer at that time, it is autumn for wheat, so it is called wheat autumn." "Lunar Calendar" states: "Wheat autumn arrives in April; Lesser Heat arrives in May. Lesser Heat is the middle solar term of April, so it is changed."
Although the wheat is beginning to mature and become full and is about to enter the harvest period, it is not fully mature yet.

The Origin of Xiaoman

Grain Full is the second solar term in summer and the eighth of the twenty-four solar terms. When the sun reaches 60° of ecliptic longitude between May 20 and May 22, it is Grain Full.
"Collection of Explanations of the 72 Lunar Calendars" says: "In the middle of April, the fruits of summer crops begin to mature, but are not fully ripe and are not full." It means that the fruits of summer crops are beginning to mature, but are not fully ripe and are not full.
Grain Full is the beginning of summer, and the weather is gradually getting hotter. At this time, it is easy for people to get sick, so everyone should take good care of themselves during this solar term!

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