Rain, the second of the 24 solar terms, begins around the 18th of February and ends on the 4th or 5th of the 3rd.
It is recorded in the Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order: "In the middle of the first month, the sky is full of water. The beginning of spring belongs to wood, but those who give birth to wood must also water, so the rain that follows spring is born. And when the east wind thaws, it disperses and becomes rain. "The advent of the rain solar term, the climate warms up, the ice and snow melt, the rain gradually replaces the ice and snow, indicating the beginning of precipitation, the precipitation is mostly light rain or drizzle, as the saying goes, "spring rain is as expensive as oil", the right amount of rain is the nectar that nourishes all things, especially in the south, the spring rain moistens things, and the earth is slowly painted into a scene full of spring.
A waiting for the otter sacrifice fish
The otters began to fish, and the delicious fish were placed on the shore before eating.
The second waits for the wild goose to come
The east wind warms up, and the flocks of geese cross thousands of mountains and rivers, cut through the sky, and slowly fly back to the north from the south.
Three waiting for the grass and trees to sprout
Dive into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently. The grass and trees break through the ground and pull out the buds with the rise of the yang energy in the ground, and the earth gradually recovers.
Busy spring ploughing
The rain is coming, and the spring ploughing is busy. Rain is the best organic fertilizer for crops, and the rainfall is gradually increasing, which is a good time to prepare for spring plowing and spring sowing.
Occupy the rice color
The so-called "divination of rice color", that is, divination by stir-frying glutinous rice flowers is the harvest of rice in the new year, which is the custom of rice farming areas in South China. On rainy days, farmers often stir-fry glutinous grains to divinate the harvest, and the more glutinous rice flowers burst, the better the harvest.
Maintain your health diligently
One spring covers Hanyang to prevent the disease, the second province increases acid and sweetness, eats hot porridge, and the third is indifferent and treats anger. In the rainy season, although the yang energy gradually grows and the weather warms up, it is often accompanied by the "inverted spring cold", and the more rain, the heavier the humidity, especially pay special attention to the "spring cover", do not take off the cotton clothes too early to avoid the cold, but also pay attention to the warmth of the legs and feet, eat more food that strengthens the spleen and dampness, and takes care of the spleen and stomach yang. When the weather is fine, bask in the sun and go outdoors with fresh air to stretch your muscles and relax your mind.
Pull Bao Bao
The Han folk culture in the Sichun area of La Bao Bao has been in ancient times. La Baobao, that is, the meaning of parents to recognize their children as godfathers and godmothers.
Go back to your parents' home
On the day of the rain, there is a custom of returning to their parents' homes in western Sichuan, and the married daughters bring gifts back to their parents' homes to visit their parents.