What date is Grain Rain in 2022, the Year of the Tiger? What food should we eat during the Grain Rain solar term?

What date is Grain Rain in 2022, the Year of the Tiger? What food should we eat during the Grain Rain solar term?
The date of the Grain Rain solar term varies every year. The Grain Rain solar term is between April 19 and 21 of the Gregorian calendar every year and is not fixed. So, let’s take a look at what date is the Grain Rain in 2022, the Year of the Tiger? What food should we eat during the Grain Rain solar term? In the old almanac, the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of each day are different. Click on Mr. Shui Mo's website to learn more about the lunar calendar for March 2022.

What date is Grain Rain in 2022, the Year of the Tiger?

Introduction to the Year of the Tiger 2022:
The year 2022 is a common year in the Gregorian calendar, with 365 days and 53 weeks. The lunar year of Renyin (Year of the Tiger) has no leap month and a total of 355 days. The 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
Introduction to the Grain Rain solar term:
Guyu is the sixth solar term of the twenty-four solar terms and the last solar term of spring. The Dipper points to Chen; the sun's ecliptic longitude is 30°; the solar term falls on April 19th to 21st of the Gregorian calendar every year. Guyu is derived from the meaning of "rain brings forth all kinds of grains". At this time, precipitation increases significantly. The seedlings in the fields and the new crops need rain the most. If the rainfall is sufficient and timely, grain crops can thrive. Like other solar terms such as Rain Water, Grain Full, Light Snow, and Heavy Snow, Guyu is a solar term that reflects precipitation phenomena and is a reflection of the ancient farming culture on the solar terms.
The time of the Grain Rain solar term in 2022 is:
April 20, 2022, Wednesday, Taurus (solar calendar); March 20, 2022, lunar calendar (lunar calendar)

What food should we eat during the Grain Rain solar term?

1. Drink Guyu tea
Guyu tea is made from fresh tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu, and it must be picked in the morning. Guyu tea is emerald green in color, with soft leaves, rich in vitamins and amino acids, and has a pleasant aroma. It is said that drinking tea on the day of Grain Rain can clear internal heat, ward off evil spirits, and improve eyesight. So no matter what the weather is like on the day of Grain Rain, people will go to the tea mountains to pick some new tea to drink.
2. Eat Toona sinensis
As the saying goes, "Before the rain, the buds of Toon are extremely tender, and after the rain, the buds grow out of the wood." Around the time of Grain Rain is a good time to eat Chinese toon, especially in the northern regions. Eating Chinese toon during Grain Rain is the most precious seasonal dish at the moment.
3. Eat rice
During the Grain Rain season every year, the Zhaoxing Dong Village has the custom of "eating black rice, making painted faces, and sowing rice seeds." On the day of Grain Rain, young men and women fully express their love.

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