"Summer ends on the autumn equinox, spring is born on the winter solstice", time flies really fast, Beijing time on December 22 at 11:27:09 will usher in the winter solstice solar term, the winter solstice is the 22nd solar term in China's 24 solar terms, when the winter solstice Chinese folk began to "count nine" to calculate the cold day, so the arrival of the winter solstice marks the beginning of the cold season.
"The Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order" records: "Winter solstice, November Festival. The winter solstice is the solar term that characterizes the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, so the time of the winter solstice must be in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, and the yin energy of the winter solstice is in full swing, and the yang energy begins to sprout, so there is a saying that "the winter solstice is a yang birth".
The sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn on the day of the winter solstice, and the day in the northern hemisphere is the shortest and the night is the longest. The winter solstice is one of the earliest solar terms to be determined in our country, and it is also one of the four seasons and eight festivals, in ancient folklore there is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year", on the day of the winter solstice, people want to worship their ancestors, in order to pray for the coming year's wind and rain, and the five grains are abundant.
The winter solstice is a very important solar term, which can be a good guide for our agricultural production, and in the view of our ancestors, the winter solstice solar term can not only predict the future cold and warm, but also predict the amount of rain. For example, if it is very cold on the day of the winter solstice, then according to the experience of our ancestors, it indicates that it will be warmer during the Spring Festival;On the other hand, if the day of the winter solstice is very warm, it indicates that it will be colder during the Spring Festival.
So will there be more rain in 2024?In my country, there is a saying that "a year of rain to see the winter solstice", so how to see it?Let's take a look at the agricultural proverbs left by our ancestors.
This agricultural proverb means that if it rains on the day of the winter solstice, then according to the experience of my ancestors, it indicates that the summer solstice of the following year will be very abundant, and the rivers will be filled with rainwater.
Entering the summer solstice solar term, spring-sown crops enter the most vigorous growth time of the year, the plant has a large demand for water, and the rain is very conducive to the harvest of cropsFor summer-sown grain crops, the summer solstice solar term is in the seedling emergence period and jointing period, and the rain at this time is very conducive to seedlings and seedlings, which can lay a solid foundation for grain yield.
In addition, entering the summer solstice solar term means that it is about to enter the dog days, dog days are the hot time of the year in our country, as the old saying goes, "spring drought is not drought, summer drought is reduced by half", once the soil is too dry on dog days, then the grain filling milk maturity of food crops will be affected, and the summer solstice solar term rain is more, you can effectively alleviate the occurrence of "drought", it can be said that the summer solstice solar term rain is a good thing, in our country there is a "summer solstice rain is worth a thousand gold" said.
The meaning of this agricultural proverb is very simple, it says that if it rains on the day of the winter solstice, it indicates that there will be more rain in the coming yearOn the other hand, if it does not rain on the day of the winter solstice, then according to the experience of our ancestors, it indicates that there will be less rain in the coming year and there may be a drought.
This agricultural proverb means that if the wind direction on the day of the winter solstice is mainly northwesterly, then according to the experience of our ancestors, it indicates that there will be less rain in the next spring, and spring drought is prone to occur.
Northwesterly winds are characterized by cold and dryness, and if the northwesterly winds blow on the winter solstice, then the warm and moist airflow will be blown away, which indicates that there will be less rain in the future.
As the saying goes, "spring rain is as expensive as oil", the rejuvenation of winter crops in spring, the filling of wheat and the emergence of spring crops all need sufficient water, once there is a drought in spring, then the yield of crops will be seriously affected.
This agricultural proverb means that if it does not rain on the day of the winter solstice, it indicates that there will be less rain throughout the following winter, and the weather will be mainly sunny and the road surface will be drierAnd if it rains on the day of the winter solstice, then according to the experience of our ancestors, it indicates that there will be more rain and snow in the whole winter in the future.
"Rotten winter" refers to the muddy road surface, indicating that there is more rainy weather. Rainy and snowy weather in winter is a good thing for farmers, and it is a good omen for a good year.
"Thunder singing" refers to thunder, and "winter solstice thunder singing" refers to "thunder and winter" weather. On the day of the winter solstice, the sun's radiation to the northern hemisphere is the weakest, and there is generally no strong convective weather on this day, so it can be said that thunder on the day of the winter solstice is a relatively rare phenomenon.
According to the experience of our ancestors, if there is thunder on the day of the winter solstice, it indicates that by the dog days of the coming year, there will be less rain and the water in the ditches will dry up. Dog days are the time when crops grow at their fastest, and when drought occurs, it can seriously affect crop growth.
In summary, according to the life and production experience of our ancestors, the weather on the day of the winter solstice will affect the weather trend of the coming yearAnd if there is no rain, thunder, and northwest wind on the day of the winter solstice, then it is a sign that drought may occur.
Agricultural proverbs are the compass of the production and life of the ancient working people, which can guide us in agricultural production to a certain extent, but our country has a vast territory, coupled with the fact that today's climate has become more complex and changeable, so we cannot rely on agricultural proverbs alone to guide agricultural production. The agricultural proverb is more of a warning to pay more attention to the changes in the weather so that we can better arrange agricultural production.
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