Introduction
The Solar Terms in Spring
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立春 Spring begins 雨水 The rains 惊蛰 Insects awaken 春分 Vernal Equinox 清明 Clear and bright 谷雨 Grain rain.
Grain Rain
• Around April 20th each year • Significance of this name: • Grains will grow well with plentiful rain • The sun reaches the celestial longitude of 30 degrees. • Average temperature will at 20℃, meaning the ending of spring.
A pair of bucktooth(獠牙)
Eating pears
●People’s dry tongue and cough easily happening because of dry weather. Pears help a lot with lung.
●Chinese pronunciation of pears close to keep away rom something, this custom means people want to keep away pest and wish rich harvest.
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Differing from the Western World Unique and Pragmatic Guide Farming Use the Weather
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名称 立春 雨水 惊蜇 春分 清明 谷雨
Name 开始日期Beginning the Beginning of Spring (1st solar term)Feb.3,4, or 5 Rain Water (2nd solar term)Feb.18,19 or 20 the Waking of Insects (3rd solar term)Mar.5,6, or 7 the Spring Equinox (4th solar term)Mar.20,21 or 22 Pure Brightness (5th solar term)Apr.4,5 or 6 Grain Rain (6th solar term)Apr.19,20 or 21
Celestial: adj. 中国的 celestial longitude 黄经（度）
Health preserving in the Beginning of Spring • Following the nature and protecting the Yangqi in body. • Take care of the liver, because spring has the nature of wood, and it is most closely connected with liver. • White Radish and ginger will protect liver well • Keep stomach warm.
小 满
Grain buds
Grain buds (5.20-5.22)
• The meaning is the crops begin to be full, but not mature. • There are a lot of rain. But if lack of rain, there will have a drought. • We should prevent the crop pests; dry-hot wind;thunderstorm; winds; and attack from hail.
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourner's heart is going to break on his way. Where can a wine shop be found to drown his sad hours?
• People used to place the summer begins as a temperature rise obviously. • The growth of the crops into a fast period; • The farmers need to transplant rice seeding and prevent the insect.
Summer begins
• Resistant our blood. Eat a few Onions, a small amount of wine to promote the circulation of blood and prevent the heart disease. • People usually eat eggs and it is the origin of the tea eggs.
Hibernator : 冬眠的动物
Customs in the Waking of Insects
• Sacrifice to White Tiger • Eating pears
•Sacrifice to White Tiger
• God of misunderstanding and quarrel • Make tooth full of oil, so that it can't open its mouth quarrel with people
Customs in Pure Brightness
• Tomb-sweeping • Have an outing in spring
• Cuju
Tomb-sweeping
Sacrifice ancestor in front of graves;
Sweeping tombs to show their homage(敬意
The Solar Terms in Summer
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立夏 小满 芒种 夏至 小暑 大暑
Summer begins Grain buds Grain in ear Summer solstice Slight heat Great heat
立 夏
Summer begins
Summer begins（ 5月5-6日）
Twenty-four Solar terms
Contents
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Introduction
The Solar Terms in Spring
3 The Solar Terms in Summer
4 5 6 The Solar Terms in Autumn The Solar Terms in Winter Summary
雨 水
Rain Water
Rain Water
• Around February 18th each year • The sun reaches the celestial longitude of 330 degrees. • Beginning of yearly rainfall • Cold before rainfall with snowflake, blizzard seriously. • Keep water to provide crops blossoming out.
春 分
The Spring
Equinox
The Spring Equinox
• Around March 21th each year • Significance of this name: • Length of day and night becomes nearly equal • The sun reaches the celestial longitude of 0 degrees. • The New Year of Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, history is over 3000 years.
Spleen: n.脾 leek:青蒜
spinach:菠菜 sugarcane:甘蔗
The Waking of Insects
The Waking of Insects
• Around March 6th each year • Significance of this name: • Hibernators are awakening by spring thunder • The sun reaches the celestial longitude of 345 degrees. • Comparatively fast growth of temperature and good time to planting rice.
Have an outing in spring
& Cuju
Tale said in order to avoid hurt from cold food, some exercises are benefits to our body in Pure Brightness.
Grain Rain
Introduction
The ancient Chinese divided a year into 2 4equal segments acc ording to the position s of the sun on the e cliptic. Segments:等分 Ecliptic：黄道（坐标系）