"The light rain in Tianjie is as moist as crisp, and the grass is close but nothing."
Today, we usher in the rain solar term.
As soon as the rain arrives, spring returns to the earth, and there is life everywhere, which is the season of "seven nine rivers open and eight nine geese come" in the Nine Nine Songs. The spring rain sneaks into the night with the wind, and the willow smoke is more pleasant.
What is rainwater
"The east wind thaws, and the ice and snow are scattered into water, turning into rain, hence the name rain."
In other words, the name of the rain solar term comes from the melting of ice and snow. After melting, part of it becomes water flowing on the ground, and part of it becomes rain from the sky. So the rain solar term is a sequel to the "east wind thaw" in Lichun, which begins to thaw, and the rain is a complete melt.
A drizzle moisturizes the world. Spring is approaching tenderly with love for all things.
Three rains
A day for the otter to sacrifice fish
Otters catch fish,
Neatly arranged on the shore,
Heaven rewards hard work, hard work and does not deceive,
Hard work,
It pays off.
Wait for the wild geese to come
The east wind warms and all things recover,
The wild goose went and returned,
Across thousands of mountains and rivers,
Overcoming difficulties and obstacles,
They cut through the sky, and the momentum is like a rainbow,
Because there is
A convention of life and nature.
Three waiting plants and trees sprouted
All things are ready to go,
The shoots are about to break the ground,
Despite the climate
Sometimes alternating, fickle,
But nothing,
Can stop the return of spring.
Rain · Poetry
Rain customs
Busy spring plowing
As the saying goes, "spring rain is as expensive as oil", and suitable precipitation is important for the growth of crops. When the rain arrives and spring ploughing is busy, this is a good time to prepare for spring ploughing and spring planting. Farmers are busy turning their fields, burying weeds and other things deep in the ground, and soaking them in rain, which is the best organic fertilizer for crops.
Occupy the rice color
The so-called "rice color" is to divinate the abundance of rice harvest by stir-frying glutinous grain rice flowers. As an important solar term at the beginning of spring plowing, on the day of rain, farmers in South China often use stir-fried glutinous grain to divination, and the more glutinous rice flowers burst, the better the harvest.
Go back to your mother's house
Returning to the mother's house is a custom popular in the western Kawani area. When the rain comes, the married daughters will bring canned meat, chairs and other gifts back to their mother's house to visit their parents and thank them for their nurturing grace.
Knock bye send
In some places, the rainy solar term is a very human day. In western Sichuan, just after dawn in the morning, some young women lead their children to stand on the side of the road, waiting for the first pedestrian to pass in front of them. When someone passes by, both men and women, old and young, will stop each other, let the young children kowtow and send it, and make each other godsons or goddaughters, called "bumping and sending them", hoping that the children can grow up healthy.
Seasonal instructions
Eat like this
Eat more fresh vegetables and juicy fruits to replenish human water during rain and solar terms. Less sour and more sweet, you can choose leeks, lilies, yams, water chestnuts, etc. To prevent spring dryness, you can eat more milk, soybeans, tomatoes, honey, cold fruits and vegetables, etc.
Wear it this way
After the rain, the air is cold and wet. The elderly and children should "spring cover" to prevent "spring cold", and do not reduce clothing at will. The elderly and infirm should not use cold water, and dry their hair in time after washing.
Raised this way
The weather is unpredictable during rainy seasons, which can easily cause people's mood swings and even uneasiness. It is necessary to ensure that there is a regular living and a combination of work and rest.
Wang Guozhen wrote in "Caprice of Rain": "No matter what kind of story, when it rains, it will be unforgettable. Rain has a magic: it can permeate into a mood, infiltrate into an atmosphere, engrave into a memory..."
And in all the rain, the spring rain seems to have a different kind of gentleness and aura, it falls in the mountains and rivers of the world, moisturizing the first emerald green that germinates from the cold winter, gentle and firm, vast and silent...
Today's rain, everything is ready to go. May you and I face the full rain and grow a wonderful year!
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