May 5, 2024, is the day of the beginning of the summer solar term. Folks think that the beginning of summer should be rainy and not sunny, this year's dog days are not hot? In fact, the ancestors have already given the answer, look at what the agricultural proverb says.
01, should it rain or shine in the beginning of summer?
Lixia is the 7th of the 24 solar terms, and it is also the first solar term of summer, which is held from May 5 to 7 every year, and this year's Lixia is at 8:10 on May 5, catching the small tail of the May Day holiday.
The arrival of the beginning of summer means that spring is far away and summer is coming, and all things in nature have entered the vigorous growth period, so people attach great importance to the beginning of summer solar terms and will carry out a variety of customs and activities to celebrate.
For example, there is a saying that the family members weigh themselves one by one, and then weigh them after the autumn arrives to see if the weight has decreased, so that you can see how good your health is.
Lixia also has the saying of eating eggs and fighting eggs, feeling different fun in the game, and eating more eggs to supplement nutrition. In addition, Lixia will also eat Lixia rice and eat "three new", which are people's yearning for a better life.
Of course, the common people have also summed up a lot of agricultural proverbs in their long-term activity experience, and the old people often say: "The beginning of summer is better than rain, not sunny." How can this be understood?
02. Is it better to have a sunny day or rain in the beginning of summer?
1. "The beginning of the summer is not a battle, and the battle is a good year"
Many people may be confused about the word "rising", but in fact, it refers to the meaning of showers. And after understanding this word, this agricultural proverb is not difficult to understand.
It means that if there are showers on the day of the beginning of summer, it proves that the year is a better year, which is a good thing for the growth of crops, and can replenish water for wheat, rape, and rice to ensure a better harvest.
For wheat, this is the time when it has entered the filling stage and does not need much water, and showers mean that the rain is not too heavy and does not last too long, just enough to replenish the moisture needed by the wheat.
For rice, May is the time for early rice transplanting, when rainfall ensures that the rice has enough moisture to grow quickly. In arid areas such as Northwest China and North China, showers are also a good thing at this time, which avoids the appearance of dry and hot winds, and can also ensure the smooth emergence and germination of soybeans and corn.
For this reason, the rain in the beginning of summer is a good thing, which means that there will be a good year ahead.
2. "A rain in the beginning of summer, a drop is worth a thousand gold"
If a rain can fall on the day of the beginning of summer, this rain is no less than the "expensive as oil" spring rain, and a drop can be worth a thousand gold, which shows how precious the rain is in the beginning of summer.
As for the reason, it is also because the rain in the beginning of summer is in line with the seasonal weather of "wind and rain", especially in ancient times when agriculture was underdeveloped, only by adjusting the wind and rain can we ensure that the grain enters a bumper harvest and can ensure the better growth of wheat and rice.
Although the wheat in May is about to enter the maturity stage, a lot of water is still needed in the filling stage, and with sufficient water, a large amount of organic matter accumulation of wheat can be ensured, and the wheat grains can be more abundant and the 1000-grain weight is higher.
At the beginning of summer, the north began to plant peanuts, soybeans and other crops, melon seedlings have also begun to grow, and the south entered the early rice planting season, which is the time when rain is needed, so rainfall is a good thing at this time, and a drop is very precious.
And the folk also have the saying that "the beginning of the summer rain is drenched, and the land is full of gold", through "gold everywhere" to describe the importance of the beginning of summer rain and the role of agricultural production.
3. "There is rain in the beginning of summer, nine big waters"
The rain in the beginning of summer is a good thing, but just one day of rain still can't change the phenomenon of "spring drought", and the impact on crops is not too great.
However, the ancestors found that if it rains on the day of the beginning of summer, there will be more rain in the next period of time, and it will rain at both ends of the three days, and there will be no "summer drought" phenomenon, and there will be no lack of water in the process of crop growth.
Of course, the "nine" here refers to the many times and frequent rains, not really only 9 rains.
However, "the beginning of the summer rain, the rise of the water", the beginning of the summer also needs to do a good job in flood prevention, if the rain is too much, it is not only not good for agriculture, but a bad thing. Take wheat as an example, if there is frequent rainfall, the wheat is prone to scab, sheath blight, etc., which makes its quality decline, the yield declines, and it cannot be sold at a good price.
4. "The beginning of summer rains, and the barn is full of grain"
The so-called "grain" refers to rice. As we all know, rice has a large demand for water, and the field must be filled with water when planting seedlings, and if the field is dry, the rice will not be able to continue to grow.
Before and after the beginning of summer is the busy day of rice transplanting in the southern region, the old farmers are looking forward to the rain falling early, so that the rice transplanting, growth can be more beneficial, without rain, rice development is stunted, growth lags, so after the beginning of summer, more rainfall, rice can fill the granary.
5. "It doesn't rain in the beginning of summer, and the widow remarries early"
Many people don't understand this agricultural proverb, why does it not rain on the day of the beginning of summer, and the widow is in a hurry to remarry? In fact, the beginning of summer is not a good day, the ancients found that if there is no rain on the day of the beginning of summer, then there will be drought and little rain for a long time, which is a fatal threat to the growth of crops.
For widows, in the past, there were relatively few means of making a living, once the grain production was reduced and the price of rice in the market increased, it was difficult for them to meet their living needs with their meager income.
If there is no rain in the beginning of summer, it may be drought for a period of time in the future, and it is difficult to sow grain, so that the people have to postpone the farming time, so that the plow and rake for planting can only be hung up and idle, and the people need to do a good job of drought prevention in advance.
6. "If there is no rain in the beginning of summer, you should prevent drought, and if it rains in the beginning of summer, you should buy an umbrella"
This sentence must be understood by everyone, the beginning of the summer does not rain, it means that the whole summer is dry and rainless, we need to prepare in advance, do a good job of drought prevention measures, as far as possible to reduce the agricultural losses caused by drought.
And if it rains in the beginning of summer, it may be abundant until dog days, although this is a good thing for the crops, and it will ensure a good harvest. But for people, they need to buy umbrellas in advance so that travel will not be affected. In addition, farmland needs to be strengthened to avoid levee breaks.
03. Is it hot on dog days? The agricultural proverb says so
Through the above agricultural proverbs, we know that it is a good thing to rain on the day of the beginning of summer. In fact, the agricultural proverb of Lixia can also predict whether the dog days will be hot or not this year, why is this?
1. "The beginning of summer is at the end of the month, and the cow dies in June"
The beginning of summer is usually in the fourth lunar month, but in some special years, it also occurs in the third lunar month. This year's Lixia Festival is on the twenty-seventh day of the third month of the lunar calendar, and it is obvious that this year is "early Lixia".
In the eyes of the people, the beginning of summer in March means that the summer is relatively cooler.
But there is also a folk proverb, "the beginning of summer is at the end of the month, and the cow dies of heat in June", which means that if the beginning of summer is at the end of the lunar month, it will be very hot in the sixth month of the lunar calendar, so that the old cattle can't hold the heat and die.
Although this year is the "early beginning of summer", it will not be too hot when it first enters the summer, but it may be hotter than before the dog days, and you need to do a good job of cooling off.
2. "Rainless and dog heat in the beginning of summer"
In the opinion of the ancestors, if it is sunny in the beginning of summer, there may be less rain in the next period of time, the weather is relatively dry, and the temperature will be very hot on dog days.
Dog days are the hottest time in summer, divided into early, middle, and late days, and the time is from mid-July to mid-to-late August of the solar calendar, during which the temperature is very high and the humidity is also very high, and people will look extremely hot.
The dog days are calculated according to the Ganzhi day method, and their time varies from year to year, and the first day of the first dog day is the third Geng day of the summer solstice. This year's dog days, from July 15 to August 23, are 40 days, an extended version of dog days, and most areas will be tested by the heat.
To judge whether the dog days are hot this year, you can judge by observing the weather in the beginning of summer, if there is no rain in the beginning of summer, the dog days will be very hot, and you need to be prepared.
3. "It rained in the beginning of summer, and there was no shortage of dog days"
Literally, if it rains at the beginning of summer, it will rain one after another by dog days. The ancients judged from their life experience that after the beginning of summer, it would rain throughout the summer, and floods would occur in some areas.
If there is too much rain on dog days, the corresponding temperature will naturally not be too high, after all, it will continue to rain, the sun will not come out, and the temperature will not be high, and dog days will naturally be cooler than before.
According to the weather forecast, most areas in the south such as most of South China, most of Jiangnan, and most of Jianghuai will usher in moderate to heavy rain on the day of the beginning of summer, including southern Jiangsu, western Zhejiang, southeastern Hunan, western Fujian, southern Fujian, southern Anhui, northeast Guangxi, Jiangxi and other parts of the country have heavy to heavy rain or even heavy rain.
The eastern part of Jilin and the eastern part of Liaoning will also usher in moderate to heavy rain; There will be sleet or light to moderate snow in plateau areas such as eastern Tibet and southern Qinghai.
It can be seen that this year's Lixia solar term, there will be rain in many places across the country, which is obviously a good thing, but there are many sunny days in North China, which is naturally a bad omen.
However, although the agricultural proverb has a certain guiding significance, it is not too accurate due to the difference in climate and region, and we still need to judge it in combination with meteorological data and actual conditions.
According to the forecast of the National General Inspection Group, the overall climate of the mainland this year is biased, and there are many extreme climates, and the precipitation in the Yangtze River basin will increase significantly from June to August, and there will be more continuous rainfall in Jiangnan and South China, so everyone needs to be psychologically prepared.
In July, the La Niña phenomenon may return, when the weather conditions will be more complicated, and the country may have a "flood in the south and drought in the north", so everyone needs to be prepared.