"The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom." April is a time of life and hope, and people are filled with endless anticipation. On April 19 this year, the Guyu solar term officially entered and will last for 15 days. From ancient times to the present, in agricultural production, grain rain is a very important solar term, which has important guiding significance for agricultural activities.
The date of entering the Guyu solar term every year is mainly in the third month of the lunar calendar, but it is not fixed on a certain day, sometimes it appears at the beginning of the month, some times it appears after the month, and some times it appears at the end of the month. Gu Yu has different entry times in the lunar calendar, and there are different sayings in agricultural proverbs.
For example, there is a saying in our country that says, "When the rain is on the head, the widow is not worried; What does this sentence mean? Where is Gu Yu this year?
A lunar month can be divided into the beginning of the month, the middle of the month, and the end of the month. The beginning of the month generally refers to the first to the tenth day of the lunar calendar, the middle of the month, generally refers to the 11th to the 20th of the lunar calendar, and the end of the month generally refers to the 21st to the end of the lunar month. Gu Yu is specific at the beginning of the month, the middle of the month or the end of the month, mainly depending on the lunar calendar date on the day of the Gu Yu Festival.
This year's Gu Yu festival date is the eleventh day of the third month of the lunar calendar, which belongs to the middle of the month, that is, "Gu Yu is in the middle". According to the saying mentioned above, the corresponding is "the valley rain is in the middle, and the farmer is afraid of rushing". How do we understand this statement? Let's start with the moon.
The valley rain is on the head, and the widow is not worried
This agricultural proverb means that if the grain rain falls at the beginning of the month, there will be a good harvest year, and even the widow's life will become much better.
Gu rain is the last solar term of spring, and it has also entered the countdown to the spring ploughing stage. At this time, it is just the time when the seedlings are first planted and the crops have just been planted, and it is necessary to irrigate with the help of natural rain to assist the growth of crops. It can be seen from the word "rain" in the name of "Gu Yu".
If in a year, the Guyu solar term appears at the beginning of the month, it means that the Guyu festival time is earlier this year. It is said that spring rain is as expensive as oil, and crops can be moistened by spring rain in advance, and the growth will be more gratifying.
In the old days, manual labor was the main focus, and if the man in the family died early and there was not enough manpower to work in the family, it was easy to have a situation of living in poverty. Therefore, the widow's life is relatively difficult. In this agricultural proverb, "widows do not worry" is used to describe the joy brought by the harvest, which is related to the background of the old times.
The valley rain is in the middle, and the farmer is afraid to rush
This agricultural proverb means that if the rain falls in the middle of the month, the subsequent rain will become more, and if it continues to rain heavily, the seedlings that have not been planted for a long time may be washed away by the rain, so the farmers will be more worried about the seedlings being washed away.
As the saying goes, "rain gives birth to a hundred grains", and the most typical climatic feature of the valley rain solar term is that the rainfall increases significantly. Moderate rainfall will do more good than bad for agricultural production. If there is too much rain, it will backfire, and the farmland may be covered by rain. Therefore, people should prepare well and build dams in advance to prevent the seedlings from being washed away.
The agricultural proverb "When the rain is in the valley, the farmer is afraid of rushing", it is a reminder to take precautions and prepare in advance to minimize the impact of excessive rainfall on agricultural production. Similar agricultural proverbs, there are "the valley rain in the middle of the month, looking for seedlings to build a rush", "the valley rain in the middle of the month, the farmer has three sorrows" and so on.
In the old days, the level of agricultural production was low, and there was no weather forecast, so people could only rely on the weather to eat and predict the future climate through some special days. Guyu belongs to the spring and summer festivals, and can play a certain role in agricultural activities. However, in today's agricultural production, there are still certain limitations, so it is recommended that everyone understand it.
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