When is the Grain Rain season in 2017? What are the three signs of Grain Rain?

When is the Grain Rain season in 2017? What are the three signs of Grain Rain?
Introduction: The ancients not only divided the four seasons of the year into 24 solar terms, but also subdivided the last solar term of spring, Guyu, into three Guyu phases. By the time of Grain Rain, the sun reaches 30° of ecliptic longitude. So when is the Grain Rain season in 2017? What do the three signs of Grain Rain mean? Let’s follow the editor to learn more about it below! Mr. Shui Mo will tell you how beautiful every day in the third month of the lunar calendar is, and how touching every day in March is, because the drizzle in March brings you poetic longing.

What are the three signs of Guyu?

In ancient China, Grain Rain was divided into three stages: "The first stage is when duckweed begins to grow; the second stage is when cuckoos flap their feathers; and the third stage is when hoopoes descend on the mulberry trees." This means that after Grain Rain, rainfall increases, duckweed begins to grow, then cuckoos begin to remind people to sow seeds, and hoopoes begin to be seen on the mulberry trees.
After the Grain Rain solar term, rainfall increases and all kinds of grains grow. The rainfall was sufficient and timely, and cereal crops thrived. In the southern region during the Grain Rain season, "the poplar catkins have fallen and the cuckoos are crying", willow catkins are flying, the cuckoos are crying at night, the peonies are blooming, and the cherries are ripe, the natural scenery tells people: it is late spring. At this time, the temperature in the south rises rapidly. Generally, the average temperature in late April, except for northern South China and some western areas, has reached 20℃ to 22℃, which is more than 2℃ higher than mid-month.
In the eastern part of South China, the temperature often exceeds 30℃ for one or two days, making people begin to feel hot. The low-altitude river valley areas have already entered summer. The relatively high spring temperatures in South China are conducive to early cultivation of major spring crops. The suitable temperature for planting sweet potatoes is 18℃ to 22℃, which is enough at this time. Experience in the old drought-stricken areas of South China has shown that if sweet potatoes are planted early after Grain Rain, the vines and leaves can cover the ridges before the summer drought, thereby enhancing drought resistance and achieving high and stable yields.
“Before Grain Rain, it is a good time to plant cotton”, and it is also said: “If you don’t plant flowers during Grain Rain, your heart will feel like a crab crawling”. Since ancient times, cotton farmers have used the Grain Rain Festival as an indicator for cotton planting, compiled it into proverbs and passed it down from generation to generation.
Most of the weather proverbs about the Grain Rain Festival revolve around whether it will rain or not, such as "It's cloudy and gloomy on Grain Rain, and it rains heavily on Beginning of Summer", "It rains on Grain Rain, and there will be no dry soil for forty-five days", etc. In addition, during the Grain Rain season, if the temperature is too high and it rains frequently, the three wheat pests and diseases will occur and spread. The vast rural areas should carry out disease and pest control of the three wheat crops according to weather changes.

Health tips

As rainfall increases after the Grain Rain solar term, the humidity in the air gradually increases. At this time, we should follow the changes in the natural solar terms in our health preservation and adjust our health according to its climatic characteristics. After the Grain Rain solar term, neuralgia begins to occur, such as intercostal neuralgia, sciatica, trigeminal neuralgia, etc. At the same time, as the weather warms up, people's outdoor activities increase, peach blossoms, apricot blossoms and other flowers bloom in the northern regions, and poplar and willow catkins are flying everywhere. Friends with allergies should pay attention to prevent hay fever, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, etc. The intake of high-protein and high-calorie foods should be reduced in the diet.
In spring, the liver is strong and the spleen is weak. The spleen is in its strong period during the 15 days before and after Grain Rain and the last 3 days of Qingming Festival. A strong spleen will make the stomach strong, thereby making the digestive function in a vigorous state. A strong digestive function is conducive to the absorption of nutrients, so this is a good time to replenish the body.
Suitable meals at this time include: steamed eel with ginseng, eel with chrysanthemum, etc., which have the effects of removing rheumatism, relaxing muscles and bones, and warming and replenishing qi and blood; straw mushroom tofu soup and raw duck egg soup have the effects of nourishing yin and stomach, lowering blood pressure and increasing fat, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory, clearing away heat and detoxifying, nourishing blood and moisturizing dryness. However, the supplementation should be appropriate and not excessive. At this time, you cannot take supplements like in winter. You should eat some foods that have the effect of nourishing blood and replenishing qi. This not only improves your physical fitness, but also lays the foundation for a peaceful summer.
It is also suitable to eat some foods that can relieve mental stress and regulate emotions around the time of Grain Rain. Eating more foods rich in B vitamins can significantly improve depression. Wheat germ flour, standard flour, buckwheat flour, oat flour, millet, barley, soybeans and other beans, black sesame, lean meat, etc. are rich in B vitamins. In addition, eating more alkaline foods can help relieve the body's impatience. For example, shellfish, shrimp, crab, fish, kelp and other products can help improve mood.
Summary: The above is the analysis of when is Grain Rain in 2017 and the three phases of Grain Rain! During this spring period, you can also learn about the essentials of health preservation! I hope this helps you!

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