Miscanthus is one of the 24 solar terms in China and the third solar term in summer. Its meaning is: "Millet gradually matures, and the horn millet begins to have awns, hence the name". On the sixth or seventh day of the fifth lunar month, when the sun reaches 75 degrees of the yellow meridian, it is the solar term of the awn species.

The word "awn" in the word "awn" is the well-known grain awn. At this time, various cereals such as wheat, rice and millet began to mature, and the wheat fields were golden and the rice fields were green. As this is the final stage before harvest, the solar terms, also known as "The Last Month Of Summer", "Wu" and "Hongzang", are gradually entering midsummer and the harvest is just around the corner.

In addition, there are some traditional customs and customs in the folk. For example, in some areas, people will eat "May Zongzi" and worship their ancestors and pray with it. In some areas, lavender will be dried into sachets and hung in the house to repel mosquitoes and insects. In a word, awn seed is one of the important solar terms for farmers in China, which represents the farmers' busy harvest season and people's gratitude for life.

Legends and customs of the solar term of the ear variety:

1. Candle Festival: There is a strange tradition called "Candle Festival" during the solar term of the ear variety. On this day, people will sacrifice their ancestors at home, then put some dried thymelaeaceae or longan, light cigarettes and burn them in the air to pray for peace.

2. Sun-drying flowers: The awning season is also the season for lavender to bloom. In some areas, fragrant lavender will be sun-dried, and flower bags and sachets will be made to be hung in the house as mosquito-repellent, snake-repellent and odor-repellent items.

3. Eat May Zongzi: In some places in southern China, Mangzhong has a custom similar to Dragon Boat Festival. People will eat traditional snacks such as May Zongzi, Hakka Zongzi and loquat rice before and after Mangzhong Festival, which means offering sacrifices to their ancestors.

4. Water Festival: In Guangdong Province, the Miscanthus Festival is called the "Water Festival". On this day, people will bathe in the river to cool off, which means sweeping away all the unhappiness in spring, cleaning up the "fruit water conservancy" and praying for a bumper harvest.

the relationship between awn seed and Chinese medicine, food, art and culture

1. Health preservation in Chinese medicine: In the season of awn seed, the temperature rises slowly, and the human body is easy to lose water. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is necessary to improve qi and moisten dry food at this time, such as Coix seed, Euryale ferox, mushrooms and so on. At the same time, we should pay attention to drinking more water and supplementing vitamins to protect gastrointestinal health.

2. Food culture: The special foods of Mangzhong include May Zongzi, Hakka Zongzi, loquat rice, etc. In some places, there are customs such as drinking Mangzhong soup. In addition, awn seeds are also the peak season for picking strawberries, and strawberry-related specialty foods, such as strawberry yeast buns and strawberry desserts, will also appear in various places.

3. Art and culture: Mang seed is also related to calligraphy and painting, music art, etc. Because miscellaneous grains are ripe in Mang seed season, outdoor painting parties, music festivals and poetry parties for thousands of people will be held everywhere to express their love for life and enthusiasm for art.