When is Xiaoman in 2018? What is the meaning of the Grain Full solar term?

When is Xiaoman in 2018? What is the meaning of the Grain Full solar term?
During the Grain Full season, the grains of wheat crops in northern China gradually become full, and many people will pray for a good harvest at this time. The beauty of April on earth has faded, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom. The beautiful fourth month of the lunar calendar is coming, and the fortune teller website will help you understand the fourth month of the lunar calendar in 2018. Grain Full is one of the 24 solar terms and the second solar term in summer. Grain Full Moon occurs when the sun reaches 60° of the ecliptic longitude between May 20 and 22 every year.
The Grain Full Moon in 2018 falls on the seventh day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar in 2018 (lunar calendar), which corresponds to Monday, May 21, 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. It is the first solar term in the fourth month of the lunar calendar in 2018. The Grain Full season means that the grains of summer crops begin to fill with juice but are not yet mature. It is only the Grain Full season, not the Grain Full season.
Judging from the climate characteristics, during the period from the Grain Full solar term to the next Grain in Ear solar term, all parts of the country gradually entered summer, the temperature difference between the north and the south further narrowed, and precipitation further increased.
"Collected Explanations of the 72 Lunar Calendars" states: "In the middle of April, things are small and full."
At this time, the grains of summer crops such as wheat in the northern part of the country have begun to become full, but are not yet mature, which is approximately the late milky stage, so it is called Grain Full.
Agricultural proverbs in the southern region give Xiaoman a new meaning: "If Xiaoman is not full, the field ridges will dry up"; "If Xiaoman is not full, Mangzhong will not work." The word "full" is used to describe the abundance or scarcity of rainwater, pointing out that if the fields are not filled with water during Grain Full, the field ridges may dry up and crack, and rice may not be planted even during Grain in Ear.

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