Beginning of spring is the beginning of all things and the meaning of all self-renewal, which means that a new cycle has begun. Beginning of spring is the beginning of spring, and the time sequence enters spring. At this time, although it is still chilly in spring, the cold winter has passed, spring has returned to the earth, everything has recovered, and nature is full of vitality. Therefore, the ancients attached great importance to the beginning of spring, and there was a tool to welcome spring in ancient times.
2. Surprisingly, this is the beginning of Uzuki; "Mao", Mao also, everything comes from the ground and represents vitality. Mao, the mid-spring moon, the hexagrams are in the earthquake position, and everything is shocked, which is the image of hair growth. Built in one year and twelve months, it corresponds to divination once a month. Uzuki (including the two solar terms, the fright and the vernal equinox) corresponds to a powerful prophecy. The divination of Dazhuang hexagrams is that the sky begins to thunder, and the thunder rings in the sky, which is very vivid. Sting marks the beginning of mid-spring season. Spring thunder first moved, the sound stung, and everything revived and sprouted. Spine reflects the germination and growth of natural organisms affected by rhythm changes. ?
Dade in the Western Han Dynasty, Xia said: The first month of the month began to stab, and the words made him stab. Everything is shocked, and it is thunder, so it is called shocking. It's a stinger that runs away in fright. The twenty-four solar terms of Wucheng in Yuan Dynasty: "February Festival ... everything thunders, so it is called a sting, and it is a sting from it." "Twenty-four solar terms" said: "February Festival, everything vibrates, and when it vibrates, it thunders, so it is called thunder. It's an escaped cockroach. "The symbolic feature of the shocking solar terms is that the spring thunder suddenly moves and everything is full of vitality.
"Quiet person" is also called "Qi person" in history. In today's China cultural circle, the Japanese still use the name "Kai Zhe". Like China, Japan used "Jingzhe" in the calendars of past dynasties. Since then, Japan has also adopted Dayan calendar and Xuanming calendar. Therefore, Japan has always kept the name "Seven Philosophers". According to legend, the sixth generation emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, taboo for "Qi", in order to avoid taboo, changed "Qi" to "Jing" with similar meaning.
3. Grain Rain is the last solar term in spring, and Grain Rain is taken from the meaning of "Rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys". In the traditional farming culture, the solar terms in Grain Rain link "valley" with "rain", indicating the precipitation situation, and "rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys". The most important feature of Grain Rain is the continuous spring rain, which embodies the significance of "Grain Rain" in agricultural climate and is also the reflection of ancient farming culture on festivals. After the solar term in Grain Rain, the temperature rises, the rainfall increases, and the humidity in the air further increases, which is very suitable for the growth of cereal crops.
"Tongwei Filial Piety Helps the Gods" said: "In the fifteenth day after the Qingming Festival, the bucket refers to Chen, which is Grain Rain. In mid-March, it was said that the rain gave birth to hundreds of valleys, clean and bright. " "Qunfangpu" also records: "Grain Rain, there is rain in the valley." Before and after Grain Rain, the weather turned warmer and the rainfall increased, which was beneficial to the sowing and growth of spring crops. "Twenty-four solar terms" records: "In mid-March, after the rain, the earth and paste pulsated, and now it is raining in the water. Rain is silent, just like the rain in my field. At this time, cover the valley and sow, from top to bottom. " At this time, the weather is mild and the rainfall increases obviously, which has a great relationship with the growth and development of cereal crops. The name of "Grain Rain" solar term comes from "Rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys", which is the reflection of ancient farming culture on festivals.