Grain Rain is April 20, 2023

The time of the Valley Rain festival in 2023 is 16:07 on April 20, 2023 (the first day of the third month of the lunar year Dec.). Grain Rain is the 6th of the 24 solar terms, the last solar term of spring. Grain rain takes the meaning of "rain produces hundreds of grains". In traditional farming culture, the Grain Rain festival associates the words "grain" and "rain" to indicate the condition of precipitation and "rain produces hundreds of grains".

The most important feature of the Grain Rain is the continuous spring rain, and "rain produces hundreds of grains" reflects the agro-climatic significance of the Grain Rain, which is a reflection of the ancient farming culture for the festival. After the rainy season, the temperature rises, the rainfall increases, and the humidity in the air further increases, which is very suitable for the growth of cereal crops, and it is the best time for the growth of crops. Therefore, ancient farmers to grasp this critical moment when engaging in agricultural activities.

Guyu's origin

On the origin of the rainy season, according to the "Huainanzi" records, when the Cangjie create words, was rewarded by the emperor of a gold man, he consciously ashamed of the collar, they sent back. One day when he was sleeping, he heard someone shouting at him: "You don't want the Jade Emperor's golden man, so what do you really want?" Cangjie shouted in his sleep, "The people are hard, if only all the people in the world had food to eat." The next day, when Cangjie was about to go out, he was caught in an unusually sudden downpour.

The sky was filled with this grain, and it rained densely for nearly half an hour, covering the entire village. Cangjie was both happy and surprised, remembering the scene in his dream, and realizing that it was the Jade Emperor's reward for himself, he hurried to send someone to tell the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor was so impressed by Cangjie's achievement that he designated the day of the rain as the Grain Rain Festival, and ordered all the people in the world to sing and dance joyfully to thank the heaven every year, and some places even made this day as a festival to worship Cangjie.