The meaning and custom of awn seed

The awn seed is a symbol of maturity of crops with awns, such as wheat. There are customs and activities of eating cucumbers and eggs in the awn seed stage.

Ear seed is a solar term reflecting agricultural phenology, the wheat harvest season has passed, and the transplanting of mid-season rice and sweet potato is coming to an end. In most areas, the mid-season rice has entered the green stage, and the seedlings are green and full of vitality. Therefore, we must pay close attention to sowing this solar term. If it is postponed, it is likely that the vegetative growth period of rice will be shortened due to the rising temperature, and drought or diseases and insect pests will easily occur, which will greatly reduce the yield. Therefore, in this case, it is called awn seed.

The solar term of awn seed is also the mature period of cucumber. In this period, cucumber is full of water and crisp in taste, which can replenish the water needed by human body in time. Therefore, the customs and activities of eating cucumbers during the awning period have evolved. In addition, eggs are cheap food with high nutritional value. Especially during the busy planting period, it is likely that the weather is too hot and the appetite is not good. Eating eggs can supplement nutrition in time.

Solar term characteristics of Miscanthus plants

Due to the vast territory of China, although the east, west, south, north and China are in the same season, the climate characteristics are quite different. In the vast central region of China, especially in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, rainfall increases and the temperature rises, entering the rainy season. The air is very humid, the weather is extremely hot and humid, and all kinds of clothes and utensils are prone to mildew, which is called "Huangmei Day" in folklore.

There is a poem in the Song Dynasty: "Meilin pours nine rivers, the sea is wide, the fields are wet, and the seedlings are cold every year." It shows that the continuous rainfall has caused the river to be full of gullies, and farmers braved the wet and cold and worked in the fields in cotton-padded clothes. At this time, not only is the hot air steaming wet, but the hot and humid air permeates the air and may also be wrapped in moisture.

There are three stages: first, the mantis will be born, second, the snipe will sing, and third, the tongue will be born, which means that the eggs of the mantis in the first year have hatched into little mantis, and the shrike who likes the shade begins to sing in the treetops, but the mockingbirds who imitate other birds stop singing.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Eggs.