When is the Waking of Insects? What is the special meaning of the Jingzhe solar term?

When is the Waking of Insects? What is the special meaning of the Jingzhe solar term?
Introduction: Jingzhe, formerly known as "Qizhe", is the third solar term among the 24 solar terms. So when is the specific day of Jingzhe? The Fortune Teller website provides you with more information related to the first month of the lunar calendar in 2018. You are welcome to learn more about it! The correct time for Jingzhe is between March 5th and 6th in the Gregorian calendar. Some people used to say that "the time point is around the first day of February in the lunar calendar every year", which is wrong. There is a big difference between the lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar.
Jingzhe, also known as "Qizhe" in ancient times, is the third solar term in the 24 solar terms and the beginning of the Mao month in the Ganzhi calendar. The time point is between March 5 and 6 in the Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 345° of the ecliptic longitude. "Collected Explanations of the Seventy-two Seasons of the Lunar Calendar" states: "In the second month...all things come out of the shock, which is thunder, so it is called the Waking of Insects, because hibernating insects are startled and flee." Zhe means to hide. Jingzhe refers to the sudden sound of spring thunder, which awakens the hibernating animals in the soil.
During the Waking of Insects, the Big Dipper points to Ding. The sun's ecliptic longitude is 345°. This solar term indicates that the weather will turn warmer after the "Beginning of Spring", spring thunder will begin to rumble, and various hibernating animals lying in the soil will wake up and start to move, hence the name Jingzhe. During this period, the eggs laid by insects that have hibernated will begin to hatch. Some parts of our country have entered the spring farming season. The proverb goes: "After Jingzhe, the weather becomes warmer and the old toad sings folk songs." "When the soil is plowed during Jingzhe, the earth becomes energized during the Spring Equinox." "Before Jingzhe, thunder sounds and heavy rains are like dragons."
This solar term is of great significance during the busy farming season. Since ancient times, the working people of my country have attached great importance to the Jingzhe solar term and regarded it as the day when spring ploughing begins. A Tang Dynasty poem says: "A light rain makes all flowers green, a thunderbolt marks the beginning of the Waking of Insects. Farmers have had a few days' rest, but from then on they start farming." Farmer's proverbs also say: "After the Waking of Insects Festival, spring ploughing cannot stop" and "When the poplar flowers bloom in late September, it's time to start farm work." Winter wheat in North China is beginning to turn green and grow, but the soil is still alternating between freezing and thawing. Timely harrowing is an important measure to reduce water evaporation. "If you don't harrow the land during the Waking of Insects, it's like steaming buns that have lost their steam." This is the valuable experience of the local people in preventing drought and maintaining soil moisture. Wheat in the south of the Yangtze River has already started to grow, and rapeseed has begun to bloom. They have high requirements for water and fertilizer, so top dressing should be done in a timely manner. Areas with drought and little rain should be watered and irrigated appropriately. Rainfall in the south can generally meet the needs of spring growth of vegetables, wheat and green manure crops, but preventing damage from moisture is the most important thing.
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