Xiaoman is one of the twenty-four solar terms and the second solar term in summer. Xiaoman-it means that the seeds of summer crops are full, but not yet mature, just small and not yet full. Every year from May 20th to 22nd, when the sun reaches 60 degrees of the yellow meridian, it's full.

The main weather characteristics before and after Xiaoman are high temperature, high humidity and rainy. Therefore, it is extremely important to prevent heat and humidity, and food and clothing should pay attention to mildew prevention. In addition, before and after Xiaoman, cold and warm meet frequently, and strong convective weather also occurs from time to time, so we should be especially alert to heavy rain, strong wind, lightning and other weather.

Generally speaking, if the cold air in the north can penetrate into the southern part of China and the warm and humid airflow in the south is also strong, it will easily cause heavy rain or torrential rain in South China. Therefore, the later period of Xiaoman solar term is often the tense stage of flood control in these areas.

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Xiaoman's holiday customs

1, sacrifice to the car god

Offering sacrifices to car gods is an ancient Xiaoman custom in some rural areas. In related legends, the Erche God is a white dragon. People put fish, incense sticks and other items on the waterwheel to worship, and there will be a cup of white water in the sacrifice, which is poured into the field during the worship, which means to bless the prosperity of the inkstone.

2. Sacrifice silkworms

According to legend, Xiaoman is the birthday of the silkworm god, so there is a silkworm praying festival in Jiangsu and Zhejiang during Xiaoman solar term. China's farming culture is typical of "men plowing and women weaving". The raw materials for women's weaving are mainly cotton in the north and silkworm management in the south.

Silkworms are pampered "pets" and are difficult to feed. Temperature, humidity, cold, ripe, dry and wet mulberry leaves all affect the survival of silkworms. Because silkworms are difficult to raise, silkworms were regarded as "heavenly things" in ancient times. In order to pray for the forgiveness of "natural things" and a good harvest in sericulture, people hold a silkworm praying festival in April when silkworms are released.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiaoman