This year's Guyu will come earlier than usual, at 21:59 on April 19, 2024 in the Gregorian calendar, the last solar term of spring, Guyu. This can't help but remind the author of the sentence "After a valley rain and a sunny evening, ten thousand poplars are at the end of spring". The arrival of Gu Yu also reminds us all the time that we must pay close attention to farming at this time and not delay it. As recorded in the "Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order": "In the middle of March, since the rain, the soil paste pulsates, and now it rains again, and its valley is also in the water...... Cover the grain to sow at this time, from the bottom up also".
Gu Yu is a poetic solar term, at the same time, about it, there are a lot of folk sayings, such as "Qingming Break Snow, Valley Rain Break Frost", is to tell us that in the valley rain season, the temperature has begun to warm, the temperature difference between day and night will become particularly small, at this time the water vapor no longer has the conditions to condense into frost, in other words, the weather will not become cold, the cold wave weather, will also come to an end.
In the folk, there are still a lot of things to pay attention to before and after the valley rain, such as "do three things after the valley rain, and be blessed when the summer comes", which three things?
This sentence is also easier to understand, that is, it tells us that after the rain in the valley, we have to do three things, because it is the last solar term of spring, and then it will come to the beginning of summer.
First things first: plant grain and plant seedlings
There are three phases of Gu Yu, namely Ping Shisheng, Song Dove Brushing Its Feathers, Hoopoe Falling on Mulberry, the day of Gu Yu is Ping Shisheng, five days after Gu Yu, the dove is the eagle, that is, the cuckoo. There is a saying that "the end of the spring valley blows wings", at this time the cuckoo keeps calling, that is, it is reminding people to hurry up to plant grain and transplant seedlings, otherwise, if the agricultural work is delayed, it will affect the harvest, and even, it will affect the harvest of some crops in summer.
The second thing: an outing to enjoy the scenery
After the valley rain, it means that the spring has come to an end, at this time if you don't go on an outing to enjoy the scenery, you will miss the best time period, we have been talking about "spring outing", as soon as the spring passes, the sun will become particularly spicy, at this time you can't go to the outing to enjoy the scenery, so take advantage of the valley rain a few days later, we might as well go to the village to visit relatives, in addition to go to the wild for a walk, at this time everything is vibrant, or more comfortable.
The third thing: pay attention to what you eat
After the valley rain, our diet should also make reasonable adjustments, especially do not go to eat cold drinks, there is a saying that "the valley rain summer has not arrived, cold drinks do not go first." "After the rain in the valley, the temperature of the weather will rise relatively quickly, but although the temperature is very high, but in terms of diet, it is still not to eat cold, otherwise, it is easy to cause a stimulus to the stomach and intestines, causing diarrhea and the like, therefore, we should pay attention not to eat cold, especially some cold drinks.
What's the point after Gu Yu?
After the rain, we should pay attention to dispel dampness, and at the same time, in terms of diet, we should pay attention to avoid eating greasy, spicy and stimulating food. Otherwise, it is easy to bring physical discomfort.
We should eat more seasonal dishes according to the season, or seasonal dishes, such as celery, spinach, purslane, pea tips, water celery...... If you miss this time slot, you may have to wait until next year.
In addition, we can also eat more seasonal fruits, such as pineapples and cherries, which are very suitable for eating, supplementing nutrients and making people more comfortable.