What is the Rain Water solar term? Are there any unique festival customs?
Introduction: China is a traditional country and also one of the ancient civilizations with a long agricultural culture. The solar terms play an important role in farming culture because they serve as an important guide for farming activities. Rainwater is one of the 24 solar terms. So what is the Rain Water solar term and are there any unique customs? Let’s follow the editor to find out. During the first month of the lunar calendar, you will have a good year. The first month is the most important month of spring. Mr. Shui Mo will share with you some knowledge about January.When is the Rain Water solar term in 2017?February 18, 2017, Saturday, the 22nd Saturday of the first lunar month (small month) in the lunar calendar, is Rain Water, the second solar term among the 24 solar terms, located around the 15th day of the first lunar month every year (February 18-20 in the Gregorian calendar). The sun reaches 330° ecliptic longitude. On this day, married daughters usually go home to visit their parents and give their mothers a piece of red silk and a pot of stewed meat.Rainwater is the second solar term among the 24 solar terms. Around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year (February 18-20 in the Gregorian calendar), when the sun's ecliptic longitude reaches 330 degrees, it is the Rain Water of the twenty-four solar terms. At this time, the temperature rises, the ice and snow melt, and the precipitation increases, so it is named Rainwater. The Rain Water solar term generally starts on February 18 or 19 of the Gregorian calendar and ends on March 4 or 5. Rainwater, like Grain Rain, Light Snow and Heavy Snow, is a solar term that reflects precipitation phenomena. What are the customs of the Rain Water solar term?Receiving birthdayIn some areas of our country, on the day of Rain Water, sons-in-law and daughters have to visit their father-in-law and mother-in-law to pay respects to them. The gift is usually a red cotton belt about 12 feet long, which is called "receiving longevity", meaning that one wishes the father-in-law and mother-in-law a long life.Rice colorTo predict the color of rice is to predict the good or bad harvest of rice by frying glutinous rice popcorn. The quality of the rice depends on how much white glutinous rice pops out. The more white glutinous rice pops out, the better the harvest. The fewer white glutinous rice pops out, the poorer the harvest and the higher the price of rice will be.Return to her parents' homeA married daughter brings her husband to celebrate the festival with her father-in-law and mother-in-law. The gifts given for the festival are usually two rattan chairs wrapped with a red ribbon 12 feet long. This is called "jieshou", which means wishing parents a long life. Another one is “canned meat”: stew pig’s feet, soybeans and kelp in a casserole, seal the jar with red paper and red rope, and send it to parents. This is to express gratitude and respect to the parents who have worked hard to raise their daughter. If they are a newlywed couple, the father-in-law and mother-in-law will give the son-in-law an umbrella in return so that he can be protected from wind and rain when he goes out, and it also means wishing the son-in-law a smooth and safe journey in life.Summary: Through the above article, we learned about some customs and habits about the Rain Water solar term. I hope you will like this content. I wish you good weather and a good harvest in the new year! After reading this article, there are more exciting contents in the special topic of the first month of the lunar calendar. Let’s take a look! |
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