What are the solar terms for grandparents to cut wheat and grass?

"Grandparents cut wheat and hay" is a traditional farming custom in China, which refers to one of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, namely "Little Summer". Slight summer heat is the fifth solar term in summer, which usually appears around July 6 or 7 of the Gregorian calendar.

The slight summer heat indicates that the temperature is gradually rising and the weather is getting hot, and it also represents that the harvest season is coming. At this time, farmers will start harvesting wheat and transplanting rice. Grandfather and grandmother are honorifics for older men and women. They personally took part in field cultivation, cut mature wheat, and then planted new seedlings in order to gain the hope of a bumper harvest.

This custom reflects the importance of agricultural labor and the expectation of bumper harvest in farming society. In addition, cutting wheat and grass also reflects the wisdom and experience of the older generation of farmers in traditional farming culture. Under their guidance, the younger generation can learn and inherit farming techniques and wisdom.

Although great changes have taken place in modern agricultural methods, not all regions continue to practice this custom, but as an important solar term, there are still various celebrations and sacrifices in rural areas of China to commemorate the tradition of farming culture and the importance of agriculture.