Today is the Guyu solar term, the last solar term of this spring. Early in the morning, there was a thunderstorm in my hometown, and after a while, lightning and thunder roared, really as the ancient poem wrote, "black clouds crush the city and want to destroy it".
However, the rain in the valley rain solar term is a good omen, in the folk there is a saying that "Qingming is rare to be sunny, and it is rare to rain in the valley rain", which is also the experience of the ancestors, thinking that it is a good thing to have a sunny day in the Qingming Festival, and it is a good omen to have a rainy day in the valley rain solar term.
In addition, today is the Guyu solar term, don't forget to eat "spring vegetables" and drink "Guyu tea", which is also the traditional custom of the Guyu solar term in the past.
Since it is Gu Yu today, today I would like to share with you a very special proverb "Qingming is afraid of rain, Gu Yu is afraid of wind", do you know what it means? Why is Gu Yu afraid of wind during the solar term? Let's take a look!
Why is Qingming afraid of rain?
Qingming, refers to the Qingming solar term, it is the fifth solar term in the 24 solar terms, initially it was just a solar term, and later evolved into a traditional festival.
The Qingming solar term, as the name suggests, means that the weather is clear and clear, and everything is clear. This solar term usually occurs at the beginning of April of the Gregorian calendar, in the middle of spring.
At this time, the earth is rejuvenated, everything recovers, and it is the season when farmers are busy with spring ploughing. At the same time, during the Qingming Festival, there are traditional customs of sweeping tombs and worshipping ancestors, in order to express mourning and respect.
As the old saying goes, "Qingming is afraid of rain", this is also the experience of the ancestors, that is, it is good to have a sunny day during the Qingming Festival, and the farmers are worried, or they are afraid that the Qingming Festival is a rainy day. But in fact, in most years, Qingming Festival is rainy weather.
And that may not bode well for farmers. This is because the rain during the Qingming Festival often indicates that the rain will be more abundant in the following spring. In an agrarian society, rain is essential for the growth of crops, but too much rain can also lead to water accumulation in farmland, affecting the normal growth of crops.
Especially for crops sown in early spring, excessive rain often brings cooling, which can lead to seed rot and affect emergence.
Therefore, the farmers hope that the weather will be sunny during the Qingming Festival, which will not only facilitate the worship of ancestors and tomb sweeping, but also be conducive to the progress of spring ploughing.
"Gu Yu is afraid of the wind", what kind of wind are you afraid of?
The meaning of this sentence is that during the Guyu solar term, the most feared thing for farmers is that there will be strong winds on that day. In the past, there was a saying that "there are three fears of valley rain", including the valley rain solar term and strong winds, which is also the last thing farmers want to see.
As we all know, Guyu is after the Qingming Festival, the last solar term of spring, usually in late April of the Gregorian calendar, and this year is a bit special, it is on April 19.
The origin of the name of this solar term is closely related to rain and grain growth. During the rainy season, the rain increases, which is a critical time for the growth of cereals to need water. At this time, farmers are busy sowing seeds, applying fertilizer, and looking forward to a good harvest in the year.
However, the wind during the rainy season may cause a lot of trouble to farmers. Moreover, according to the long-term experience of the ancestors, it is found that different wind directions on the day of the Guyu solar term often indicate different weather changes.
For example, the agricultural proverb says, "When the west wind arrives, the small bridge is submerged", which means that if there is a strong west wind blowing on the day of the rainy season, then it may bring large-scale rainfall, or even lead to flooding, and the small bridge will be submerged. Such weather not only has a great impact on our lives, but also is extremely detrimental to the growth of crops, which may lead to crop damage or even crop failure.
There is a similar agricultural proverb "the west wind rises from the valley rain, and the rain is directly connected to the autumn", which means that the west wind blows in the valley rain solar term, which indicates that there will be a lot of rain in the future.
Another example is the saying that "the north wind blows in the valley rain, and it is cold until mid-June", which tells us that if the north wind blows during the valley rain, then there may be a period of low temperature weather in the future.
This kind of weather can mean slow or even stagnant growth for freshly planted crops, affecting the final harvest. There is also an agricultural proverb that "the valley rain blows a strong wind, and the wheat harvest decreases", which believes that a strong wind blows during the valley rain season, which often indicates that the wheat harvest of the year is not good. Because the continuous rainy weather after the valley rain solar term has an impact on its photosynthesis, which may lead to low yield.
In addition, there are agricultural proverbs such as "the south wind rises from the valley rain, and there are many heavy rains in the dog days", which say that the words that blow the south in the valley rain solar term indicate that there are a lot of heavy rains on the dog days, and these agricultural proverbs reflect the relationship between the wind direction and the weather change during the valley rain season.
To sum up, the saying "Qingming is afraid of rain, and Gu Yu is afraid of wind" not only reflects the farmers' deep understanding of the laws of nature, but also reflects their awe and helplessness of the weather in agricultural production.
In agrarian societies, weather changes often have a direct impact on farmers' livelihoods and fate. Therefore, they strive to anticipate and respond to the effects of various adverse weather conditions by observing celestial phenomena and accumulating agricultural experience.
So today's Guyu solar term, is it raining or sunny in your hometown? What kind of wind is blowing? Welcome to leave a message to discuss! #春日生活打卡季#