Introduction: "I am most afraid of heavy snow at the end of March", what is the sign of heavy snow at the end of March of the lunar calendar?
Time flies really fast, now it has come to the May Day holiday, the arrival of May Day means that the beginning of the summer solar term is about to arrive, "Li" means the beginning, the arrival of the beginning of the summer marks the official beginning of summer, this summer corresponds to the lunar calendar time of March 27, the time of the Lixia Festival is in March, belonging to the "early beginning of summer".
In ancient times, there was no weather forecast, farmers all relied on agricultural proverbs and solar terms to judge the trend of the weather, agricultural proverbs said "Qingming snow breaks, valley rain breaks frost", that is, most areas of the mainland to the Qingming solar term almost snow will "end", and to the valley rain solar term "frost" is basically terminated, to the beginning of the summer solar term snow is a very rare phenomenon.
The recent weather is more abnormal, on April 28, there was snowfall in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Hebei and other places on the mainland, among which the snow on the ground of Saihanba in Hebei Province was more than a foot thick, and this was not until the snowfall weather in Xiling Snow Mountain in Sichuan on the May Day Continent, many people put on winter clothes, and the earth was completely a cold and windy scene.
Some experienced old farmers in the countryside say that they are most afraid of heavy snow at the end of March, which means that heavy snow at the end of March in the lunar calendar is not a good sign. So what are the signs of heavy snow at the end of the third month of the lunar calendar? Let's see what the agricultural proverb says.
First, the snow is at the end of March, and the fire is baked to Xiaoman
This agricultural proverb means that if it still snows at the end of the third lunar month, then according to the experience of our ancestors, this indicates that the weather will be relatively cold for a long time to come, and this cold weather may last until the Xiaoman solar term. The "roasting fire to Xiaoman" here refers to the fact that the cold weather will last until the Xiaoman solar term, indicating that the cold weather lasts for a long time.
Normally, there will be no snow after the Qingming solar term, if there is still snowy weather at the end of March, indicating that there is strong cold air coming, when the strong cold air meets the warm airflow, it is easy to snowfall weather, and so on to the small full solar term weather may still be cold, we need to bake the fire to keep out the cold.
The agricultural proverb also says, "There is a lot of snow in March, and cotton is still worn in April." This agricultural proverb means that snow in the third month of the lunar calendar will affect the weather trend in the future, and the snow in the third month of the lunar calendar often indicates that the weather will still be cold in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and people need to wear cotton clothes to protect themselves from the cold.
Second, the snow falls at the end of March, and the cattle die in June
This agricultural proverb means that if it snows at the end of March, it indicates that the weather will be unusually hot in the sixth month of the lunar calendar. The phrase "hot cow" here is an exaggerated expression, which means that even the cow is dying of heat, indicating that the weather is very hot.
This agricultural proverb does not contradict the above sentence, Xiaoman is the solar term in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and the snow at the end of March indicates that the weather will be relatively cold in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, but this does not mean that it will be relatively cold throughout the summer. The fourth month of the lunar calendar is the first month of summer, and the cold of the fourth month of the lunar calendar often indicates that the weather will be very hot in the sixth month of the lunar calendar; the sixth month of the lunar calendar is in the dog days, if the dog days are unusually hot, then it is not a good sign, the dog days are too hot and can easily lead to the occurrence of drought, which is very unfavorable to the growth of crops.
Just as the agricultural proverb says, "it is difficult to buy a drought in May, and you can eat enough in June", the sixth month of the lunar calendar is the season of vigorous growth of crops, and the abundant rain during this period is very conducive to the bumper yield of crops; on the contrary, if the weather in June of the lunar calendar is too hot, then it is easy to lead to the occurrence of drought, and then the crop yield will be seriously reduced.
Third, there is a lot of snow in the late spring, and the old farmers have to worry
Late spring also refers to the third month of the lunar calendar, which means that if spring is coming to an end and there is still snow, then it is not a good thing for farmers, which indicates that this year's harvest will be poorer, and the old farmers will be more sad.
Late spring is the busy season for spring sowing, if there is snowy weather at this time, then the seeds that we have sown but have not yet come out are prone to rot, and the seedling rate of seeds will be greatly reduced; if the spring sowing crops have emerged at this time, then the seedlings that have been unearthed are easy to be frozen to death or frostbitten in large quantities, and the yield of spring sowing crops will be seriously reduced. In addition, the snow in late spring indicates that the weather will not be very hot in summer, and this cold weather will seriously affect the flowering and filling of wheat, and the wheat will not be full, the 1000-grain weight will be reduced, and the yield of wheat will be greatly reduced.
Farmers depend on the weather for food, and the change of weather has a great impact on farming, and if the yield of spring crops and summer grain is relatively low, then it will seriously affect people's lives. In ancient times, the material was underdeveloped, and once there was a year of serious reduction in grain production, then the life of the peasants would be very difficult, and in serious cases, it might even lead to famine.
According to our ancestors, snow at the end of the third month of the lunar calendar often indicates that the weather in the fourth month of the lunar calendar will still be relatively cold, which will seriously affect the growth of crops.
However, the mainland is a vast territory, and agricultural proverbs have a strong regional character, so we cannot rely on agricultural proverbs alone to guide agricultural production. However, the above agricultural proverbs also warn us to pay more attention to the changes in the weather so that we can arrange agricultural production reasonably.
I hope this year will be smooth and rainy, and the grains will be abundant!