On April 15th, there will be another important day, that is, the seventh day of the third month of the lunar calendar, which is an important day for mainland folklore, because folklore says that it is the birthday of He Xiangu.
He Xiangu is one of the eight immortals of Taoism in folklore, there are many legends related to He Xiangu in my hometown, and there are many Taoist temples of her, and on the seventh day of the first month of March, many people will go to the Taoist temple to worship and pray for blessings.
In fact, in addition to this reason, there is also a proverb handed down by the ancestors among the people: "I am afraid of March and the seventh day of the first month." What does this mean? What is the omen? The seventh day of the first month of March has arrived, let's take a look.
This proverb means that in the third month of the lunar calendar, there are three days of weather that are very important, namely the seventh, seventeenth and twenty-seventh days of the first lunar month, and the most feared of them is that the seventh day of the third month is sunny.
Because according to the experience of the ancestors, if it is a sunny day on the seventh day of the third month, it indicates that there will be little rain in the future, and there may be a spring drought.
This year's Guyu solar term is on April 19, and the lunar calendar is on March 11, which is three days after the seventh day of the lunar month, so it can be seen that these two days are very close.
At the time of the valley rain solar term, the general rain is relatively sufficient, so that there is a saying that "rain gives birth to a hundred grains", because many crops at this time need rain. So if it rains at this time, it is good for agriculture, especially for the growth of cereal crops.
There is a saying among the people that "Gu Yu is a prosperous flood, and a moment is worth a thousand gold", which also highlights the importance of rain during the Gu Yu solar term, and it can be worth a thousand gold in a moment.
In fact, the folk saying that "I am afraid of March and July is most afraid of the beginning of the seventh day" is not only the experience of the ancients, but also recorded in some ancient books, such as in the ancient book "Kaiyuan Zhanjing":
On March 7, when it rains or not, the valley is expensive.
It was said that it was supposed to rain on the seventh day of the third month, but if it didn't rain, it was not a good sign, which also indicated that the price of rice was high that year, in other words, the grain harvest was not good.
In addition, there are many agricultural proverbs in this regard, such as "not afraid of the seventh day of March, afraid of the seventh day of March", which means that if it rains on the seventh day of March, there is nothing to worry about.
But if it's a sunny day, then farmers start to worry. And what I am most afraid of is that the seventh day of the third lunar month is sunny.
There are similar agricultural proverbs: "It rains on the seventh day of March, and the soil is not dry for 45 days", or "The sun is exposed to the sun on the seventh day of March, and there are 45 days of drought", which all say that it rains on the seventh day of the first month of March, indicating that there will be more rain in the future. In addition, there are sayings such as "the seventh day of March is drenched, and the wheat is buried in the field".
It all shows that if it rains on the seventh day of the third lunar month, it indicates that the rain will be more abundant, and it is also a good omen for a bumper summer grain harvest. On the contrary, the sunny day on the seventh day of the third month indicates that there will be little rain and a poor grain harvest.
In fact, there is another saying for this saying, and it is also a proverb that is widely spread in many places, that is, "I am afraid of March and March, I am afraid of the first day of the new year in April, and I am not afraid of the first day of the third and seventh days, I am afraid of the twelfth day of April, and the old owl feathers are wet on the twelfth day of April, and the wheat is fished in the water." This is easier to understand, and it is estimated that many elderly people have heard of it.
It means that on the 7th, 17th and 27th days of the third month of the lunar calendar, if there is no rain, the farmers will be worried. But in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the worry is that it will rain on the first day of the new year and there will be no sun. However, neither the "Third Seventh" nor the "First Day of the Lunar New Year" are the most worrisome, and the real one that worries the peasants the most is on April 12.
If it rains on this day, the farmer will suffer, because this often indicates that there will be a lot of rain in the future, and there may be persistent rainy weather, which will lead to heavy rainfall during the wheat harvest.
Farmers who have planted wheat know that the most feared thing about the wheat harvest is the sudden and continuous rainfall during the harvest season, which will not only cause the wheat harvest to be blocked, but even cause a large number of ripe wheat to be flooded and reduce the yield, so that the hard work of the year will be in vain.
The seventh day of the first month of March has arrived, and the weather forecast in my hometown says that there will be moderate rain, which seems to be a good sign. #春日生活打卡季#