Song of the twenty-four solar terms
Starting from the zero point of the sun meridian, every 15 degree along the meridian is called a solar term. It runs 360 degrees every year and experiences 24 solar terms twice a month. Among them, the first solar term of each month is "solar term", that is, beginning of spring, Jingzhe, Qingming, Changxia, Mangzhong, Xiaoshu, beginning of autumn, Bailu, Hanlu, beginning of winter, Heavy Snow, Xiaohan, etc. 12 solar terms. The second solar term of each month is "Zhongqi", that is, there are 12 solar terms such as rain, vernal equinox, Grain Rain, Xiaoman, summer solstice, summer, long summer, autumnal equinox, first frost, light snow, winter solstice and great cold. "Solar term" and "neutral qi" appear alternately, each lasting 15 days. Now people have collectively called them "solar terms".
The twenty-four solar terms reflect the apparent movement of the sun in a year, so the date of the solar terms is basically fixed in the current Gregorian calendar. The first half of the year is the 6th and 2nd1,and the second half is the 8th and 23rd, with a difference of 1-2 days.
In order to facilitate memory, people have compiled 24 solar terms:
Twenty-four solar term song
Spring rain shocks the spring valley, summer is full of mountains, and summer is even summer.
The first frost and autumn dew are autumn, the winter snow is small and the winter is cold.
Twenty-four solar terms and seven-character poems
It takes a year for the earth to complete a week around the sun.
A year is divided into December, and the 24 solar terms are closely linked.
According to the Gregorian calendar, these two gases do not change every month.
The first half of the year is June 1, and the second half is August 3rd.
These are festivals, but only for a day or two.
Twenty-four solar terms successively, the following formula in mind:
In January, a slight cold was followed by a serious cold. In February, spring began to rain.
The vernal equinox is in March, and Grain Rain is sunny in April;
The long summer and midsummer in May, even the summer solstice in June;
Summer heat in July, beginning of autumn in August;
September Millennium meets the autumnal equinox, and first frost dew in early October;
1 1 There will be a light snow in January and a heavy snow in winter to welcome the New Year.
Pay close attention to busy agricultural production and harvest in time to ensure a bumper harvest.
With the spread of China calendar, the 24 solar terms have spread to many parts of the world.
Beginning of spring: Meaning is the beginning, and spring is the beginning.
Rain: It began to rain, and the rain gradually increased.
Sting: Sting means hiding. Sting refers to the sudden movement of spring thunder, which awakens the hibernating animals in the soil.
Equinox: Equinox means equal share. The vernal equinox means that day and night are equally divided.
Qingming: sunny and lush.
Grain Rain: Rain makes a hundred grains. With sufficient and timely rainfall, cereal crops can thrive.
Long summer: the beginning of summer.
Small: The grains of summer crops such as wheat begin to be full.
Mangrove species: mature awn crops, such as wheat.
Summer solstice: The hot summer is coming.
Summer heat: Summer heat means heat. The intense heat means that the climate is getting hot.
Rita: It's the hottest time of the year.
Beginning of autumn: The beginning of autumn.
Hot summer: A hot summer means stopping and hiding. Hot summer means the end of hot summer.
The Millennium: The weather turns cold and the dew condenses into white.
Autumn: Divide day and night equally.
Cold dew: Dew is cold and will freeze.
Chushuang: It's getting colder and colder, first frost.
Beginning of winter: The beginning of winter.
Xiaoxue: It's starting to snow.
Heavy snow: With the increase of snowfall, the ground may be covered with snow.
Solstice of winter: the cold winter is coming.
Slight cold: The climate began to get cold.
Great cold: the coldest time of the year.