There is a folk saying called "April is afraid of the first day of the first year", what does this saying mean? What happened on the first day of April? Why be afraid?
"April is afraid of the first day of the first year" is a very popular saying because it is closely related to agriculture.
In ancient times, it was an agricultural society, and people's production and life were inseparable from agricultural production. In the process of agricultural development for thousands of years, people have summed up a lot of agricultural production experience.
For example, when rain is good for crops, when to start preventing drought, and so on.
"April is afraid of the first day of the first day of the first month" refers to the fear of rain on the first day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar.
Because the crops are basically planted in April, this is the time for the crops to grow. In April of the lunar calendar, it is generally already summer, and the rainfall will increase in summer.
Rainfall is good or bad for crops, and proper rainfall is good for the growth of crops, but if it is excessive rainfall, then it is not conducive to the growth of crops.
Because excessive rainfall can cause flooding, crops drown in the water, and the harvest will definitely not be good.
There is also a folk saying called "the first rain in the second half of the month", our ancestors found in thousands of years of agricultural planting, as long as it rains on the first day of the first day, it will continue to rain for the second half of the month.
Especially in April of the lunar calendar, when it rains in the second half of the month, the freshly planted crops are sown, so people are afraid of rain on the first day of April and worry that their labor will be in vain.
In fact, this saying still has the first half of the sentence, called "March is afraid of three sevens".
Because spring returned to the land in March, farmers were busy farming, and after a harsh winter, the land needed rain to thaw, and it was a good sign for farmers to rain more in March. This means that the crops will grow very well and the farmer will be able to save a little bit.
The 7th, 17th, and 27th months are the first, middle and late March, and if there is rain on these three days, then the whole month of March will have more rainfall.
March this year has passed, the rainfall is not much or less, it can be said that it is just right, depending on the next April, if it will rain on the first day of the first day, then the farmer uncle will have to take care of the crops.
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