Cultural connotation of the third phase of slight cold solar terms: great cold solar terms culture.

1. During the slight cold season, although the land of China is in a world of ice and snow, the ancestors found that the yang in the slight cold period was actually increasing. While Han Xiao was waiting for the "Yanbei Township", the ancestors carefully observed the migratory birds-geese, and the behavior of geese was also an important basis for the ancients to judge the solar terms. Although the geese are still wintering in the south, they have sensed the change of yin and yang, the sun is about to rise, and the geese begin to fly back to their hometown from south to north.

The wild goose is a well-known bird. In China culture, the wild goose is the tallest bird. Since ancient times, it has been regarded as a spiritual thing with five elements, namely, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. Wild geese are kind-hearted. In a group of strict formations, there are always old, weak and sick, and other wild geese in their prime will not abandon them.

3. Goose is affectionate, and the female goose is matched with the male goose. Judging from the outcome, one will die, and the other will commit suicide or die of depression. When migrating, dozens, hundreds or even thousands of geese always gather together and then fly in a line with each other. The ancients called it "strict array".

The "Yan array" was led by an experienced "bomber". When speeding up the flight, the team is arranged in a "human" shape. Once slowed down, the team changed from the shape of "people" to the shape of "one" snake. This is an effective measure for long-distance migration and was regarded as a gift by the ancients.

5. Wild geese are smart. Wild geese are the hardest thing to catch. When resting on the ground, solitary geese will stand guard among the geese. People say that dogs hate soil, geese hate sky and squid hate water, which means alert and alert. Goose has a letter. It is a migratory bird that migrates from north to south. Due to the change of seasons, autumn moves to the south from the unsatisfactory period, so it is called wild goose day.

6. In the culture of China, the wild goose has always been regarded as a symbol of civilization, and the custom of giving wild geese as gifts has existed since ancient times. The marriage etiquette initiated by the Zhou Dynasty is the basis of etiquette. Among the six wedding ceremonies, there are six stages: winning the lottery, asking the name, Najib, accepting the levy, inviting guests and welcoming the relatives. Only in the fifth stage, geese are not needed, and other ceremonies are needed, which shows that geese are the most persistent and noble species observed by China people.

7. In the second season, although it is the coldest season of the year, magpies will braved the cold to start nesting and prepare for breeding. Magpies are highly adaptable birds. The more human activities, the more magpies there are. However, it is difficult to see them in the inaccessible forest. Can be said to be a very popular bird.

8. Magpies often move in pairs or in large groups, foraging in wild farmland during the day and perching on tall tree tops at night. People in China put the word "hi" in front of magpie, which proves that magpie symbolizes auspiciousness in the eyes of people in China. According to folklore, magpies are called magpies because they can bring good news.

In our culture, drawing magpies for good luck has almost become a very popular custom. Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong and others have painted magpies. Two magpies face each other and are called "Happy Meeting"; Double magpies add an ancient coin called "happiness is in sight"; A badger and a magpie are smiling at each other under the tree.

10, the most widely spread, is the magpie boarding the plum branch to report good news, also known as "beaming". People in China have been observing magpies for a long time. In the Book of Songs, there is a saying that "a magpie has a nest and a pigeon lives in it", which is the origin of the idiom "a magpie's nest is occupied by a pigeon".

1 1, the pheasant in the third stage is pheasant. The pheasants in the mountains also noticed Yang's growth and began to sing for their companions. Today, we seldom see pheasants, but in ancient times, pheasants also participated in the experience and expression of China culture.

12, Pheasant walks well, but it won't fly long. Feathers can be used as decorations. In the Book of Songs, it is said that "the male pheasant flies and reveals his feathers". It consists of two words: vector and micro. A vector is a vector, and the unit of length represents a place. The original meaning of pheasant is to raise birds, especially pheasants.

13. So the ancients took pheasant as the unit of length, and a wall three feet long and one foot high was pheasant. "Zuo Zhuan" said: "There are more than a hundred pheasants in the capital." The name of the city wall is pheasant, and Xie _, a landscape poet in the Southern Dynasties, has a poem saying: "Looking at pheasant, you can get far spring scenery."

14, about the third phase of slight cold, the ancients thought that if we didn't wait at that time, there would be problems without phenology. The geese don't fly north, which shows that the people don't care about the king; Magpies don't build nests, which means that the country will not be peaceful; Pheasants don't start crowing at this time, which indicates that there will be a flood in China.