Generally speaking, the festival time of the beginning of summer is mostly concentrated on one of the three days of May 5th, May 6th, and May 7th. The specific time of this year's Lixia Festival is 8:09:51 on May 5, which happens to be the last day of the May Day holiday, and it is also a relatively early part of the Lixia Festival in previous years.
Although the Gregorian calendar date of the beginning of summer is relatively fixed, there is an early and late date in the lunar calendar. This definition of morning and evening is calculated according to the lunar date of the beginning of summer. It is mentioned in the ancient book "Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order" that "Lixia, April Festival", which means that Lixia is the solar term of the fourth month of the lunar calendar.
Taking the first day of the fourth lunar month as a marking point, if the beginning of summer in the year is earlier than this, it belongs to the "beginning of summer in front" and becomes the "March Festival". On the contrary, if the beginning of summer arrives after the first day of the fourth month, it corresponds to "the beginning of summer is after", which happens to be the "April Festival".
According to the different times of the beginning of summer in the lunar calendar, there are also some special agricultural proverbs. For example, in our area, we have heard a saying, "The beginning of summer is the front, and the cotton is worn in June, and the beginning of summer is the last, and the sauna is in June." Below, the editor will analyze this agricultural proverb with you, do you think it makes sense?
"The beginning of summer is ahead, and I wear cotton in June"
The meaning of this first half of the sentence is that if "the beginning of summer is ahead", that is, the beginning of summer in the third month of the lunar calendar, it indicates that the summer is early, the weather is not very stable, and it is possible that the temperature will drop down, and there will be a situation where you need to add clothes in summer. "Wearing cotton in June" is an exaggerated metaphor to describe the phenomenon of cooler weather in summer.
"The beginning of summer is in the back, June sauna"
The meaning of this second half of the sentence is that if "the beginning of summer is behind", that is, the beginning of summer is after the first day of the fourth lunar month, it indicates that the summer will be late and the weather will be relatively hot, and there may be dog days in early summer. "June sauna" is also an exaggerated way to describe the hot weather, just like entering the sauna, sweating at every turn.
Is there any basis for this agricultural proverb?
In fact, among the people, there has always been a saying that "early summer, late summer", and many people speculated about the weather changes throughout the summer based on this. However, these claims have been passed down to the present day and are still controversial.
For example, the "morning and evening" in this statement is believed to refer to the lunar month of summer, with the third lunar month being early and the fourth lunar month being late. Some people also believe that "morning and evening" refers to the specific time of summer, which is considered early before 12 noon and late after 12 noon.
Xiaobian believes that the method of judging morning and evening by lunar months is more reasonable than the method of judging morning and evening by specific hours. After all, the difference of half a day is not a real "morning or evening".
This year's Lixia is the 27th day of March of the lunar calendar, and it is still in the third month of the lunar calendar, which corresponds to "Lixia is in front, and cotton is worn in June". According to this statement, this year's summer will not be particularly hot, at least in early summer, and people will not feel the unbearable heat of dog days in advance.
Is there any basis for the agricultural proverb that "the beginning of summer is the front, and the cotton is worn in June, and the beginning of summer is last, and the sauna is carried out in June"? It is necessary to mention here the influence of the two climatic phenomena "El Niño" and "La Niña" on the continent.
If you catch an El Niño year, the continent often has a climate of warm winters and cool summers, especially in the northeast, where low temperatures and cold injuries may occur. If you catch up with La Niña years, the continent is prone to cold winters and hot summers, and there may be little rain and dry weather.
According to the China Meteorological Administration, the El Niño event in 2023-2024 will end around April this year, but its impact on the climate continues. In other words, this summer's climate will be affected by the El Niño, which is coming to an end. In addition, last year's El Niño weather phenomenon will also have an impact on this summer's climate.
To sum up, there is still some truth in the agricultural proverb that "the beginning of summer is in the front, cotton is worn in June, and the beginning of summer is in the back, and the sauna is in June". If you want to verify whether it is right or wrong, you can only wait until the official summer begins, and then make observations.
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