How many solar terms are there in spring?

Spring has six solar terms. They are: beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Equinox, Qingming and Grain Rain. Solar term is a special festival in the trunk calendar to express the change of natural rhythm and establish "December architecture". "Twenty-four solar terms" is the product of ancient farming civilization and occupies an extremely important position in the traditional farming society in China. It is closely related to agricultural production and the rhythm of nature. Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, meaning "beginning"; Spring represents warmth and growth. Beginning of spring marks the end of the winter when everything is hidden and begins to enter the warm and sunny spring.

Rain is the second of the 24 solar terms. The rain solar term generally starts from February 18 to 20 and ends on March 4 or 5. In ancient times, rainwater was divided into three stages: "One stage was that Rex sacrificed fish; Second, wait for Hongyan to come; Third-class grass sprouted. " Rain in the "July 9" period, the river broke the ice and the geese returned to the north. Folk customs related to rain mainly include "mending the sky and wearing it", "protecting the sky" and "bumping into worship and sending it away".

Sting, also called "starting sting", is the third of the 24 solar terms. In the season of fright, spring is budding, and nature has a new vitality. The so-called "spring thunder" means that when the spring thunder begins to sound, it wakes up the stinging insects that are dormant in the ground for the winter.

The vernal equinox is one of the 24 solar terms and the fourth solar term in spring. The significance of the vernal equinox, first, refers to the equal division of day and night, each of which is 12 hours; Second, in ancient times, it was spring from beginning of spring to long summer, and the vernal equinox happened to be in the three months of spring, and spring was equally divided. After the vernal equinox, the climate is mild, rainy and sunny.