Guide:
In the past, there was no weather forecast, and people could only rely on their usual life experience to summarize it, so as to find out an inherent law, and then form a variety of sayings and proverbs, so that future generations can also predict the next weather trend. There are the most proverbs about the weather, for example, now that it has entered March, there is a saying that "March is afraid of March and July, and April is afraid of the first day of the new year", which is a meteorological proverb about the weather.
A feature of the third lunar month?
The weather in March is more complicated, sometimes drizzle, sometimes direct sunlight, and even several weather days are intertwined, which is also a common thing, so in this changeable month, the most intuitive feeling for us must be to change from short sleeves directly to padded jackets.
The weather is rainy, and at the same time, it also happens to be the time when everything grows, and the growth of crops at this time has also ushered in a critical period, so the quality of the weather will also directly affect a harvest of crops.
Next, let's go back and take a look at the meaning of "March is afraid of March and April is afraid of the first day of the new year", and what day does March refer to?
March is afraid of Sanqi
It refers to the March of the lunar calendar, and is afraid of the seventh, seventeenth, and twenty-seventh days of the lunar calendar, at this time, the peasants are afraid of rain, why do they say that? Spring rain is generally continuous, it is not like a rain in summer, after it falls, it may be a big sun, spring rain, there is a word called spring rain, which means that it will fall for a long time, the growth of crops it needs sunlight, the light is not sufficient, if it rains all the time, it is easy to lead to rotten buds, and eventually affect the growth of crops.
The seventh, seventeenth, and twenty-seventh days of the first month, in ancient meteorological proverbs, are generally in charge of ten days, that is, 10 days, that is to say, it rains on the seventh day of the first month, then the next 10 days may be rainy weather, and so on, therefore, people are more afraid of this continuous rainy weather.
April is afraid of the first day of the new year, but also afraid of the weather rain, this is also easier to understand, like this time, wheat is in the jointing heading and flowering period, within this time, the appropriate rainfall is good, but if you encounter even rainy weather, the field has a long time of humidity, on the one hand, it will lead to an increase in pests and diseases, on the other hand, the flowering period encounters rainy days, it will also affect the normal flowering.
In addition, even rainy weather, it is easy to lead to the occurrence of scab, once the wheat has scab, people can no longer eat, which shows that the crops have also encountered a disaster situation, people have finally planted the grain, because of too much rain, resulting in a reduction in yield, this is naturally people are worried and afraid.
Why are people afraid of rain during these four periods?
The seventh, seventeenth, and twenty-seventh days of March, and the first day of April, these four times are the key times for crop growth, and there can be no continuous rainy weather, otherwise it will have a very big impact on crops, and even lead to a situation of crop yield reduction, and for the crops that are sown, the growth is also extremely unfavorable.
We often say that if the wind and rain are smooth, the crops can grow well, and if the wind and rain are not smooth, then the year is prone to problems, which is what people are afraid of, especially in the past, people rely on the sky to eat, and the grain can not grow well, which is related to the problem of food and clothing for the family.
Of course, with weather forecasts and improved planting techniques, even continuous rainy weather can be easily overcome, so these agricultural proverbs are only applicable at certain times.
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