Introduction: "I'm not afraid of the eighth day of the first month, I'm afraid of the eighth day of the first month", today's eighth day of the first month, what is the saying about rain?
New Year Fenggu Day, happy to see the sunny day", time flies really fast, today is the eighth day of the first month, in our country this day is the birthday of the millet, so people call this day "Valley Day Festival".
It is called "Valley Day", which is because according to legend, when Nuwa created chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, cows, horses, people, and grains from the first day of the first month to the eighth day of the first month, so the first day of the first month is the day of the chicken, the second day of the first month is the day of the dog, the third day of the first month is the day of the pig, the fourth day of the first month is the day of the sheep, the fifth day of the first month is the day of the ox, the sixth day of the first month is the day of the horse, the seventh day of the first month is the day of the people, and the eighth day of the first month is the day of the grain.
On this day in ancient times, according to the customs of our ancestors, we should observe the grain, eat the grain, and raise the grain. "Viewing the valley" means that on this day, the whole family goes to the fields to inspect the growth of crops, and adults can introduce the basic planting knowledge of crops to children; "Eating grain" refers to letting the children in the family cook with grains on this day, such as cooking rice, steaming steamed buns, making dumplings, etc.; And "raising grain" refers to raising some crops by yourself, such as planting vegetables in pots, people through watching grain, eating grain, raising grain, the purpose is to let children know how to cherish food, this custom reflects the importance of the ancients to agriculture.
In modern society, with the improvement of people's living standards, the phenomenon of food waste is becoming more and more serious, so the Guri Festival is also reminding us to cherish food and pay attention to agricultural production.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, there is also the custom of "releasing life and praying for blessings" among the people in our country, and people pray for good luck in the new year by releasing fish, birds, shellfish, etc.
For farmers is most concerned about the production of grain, according to the words of our ancestors, on the eighth day of the first month should be sunny and not rainy, if the sky is clear, then it indicates that the grain will be harvested; On the other hand, if it rains on that day, it is a sign that the grain production will be reduced. In our country, there is a saying that "if you are not afraid of the eighth day of the first month, you are afraid of the eighth day of the first month", so what is the sign of rain on the eighth day of the first month? Let's take a look at what the agricultural proverbs left by our ancestors say.
The meaning of this agricultural proverb is easy to understand, if it rains on the day of the Guri Festival, that is, on the eighth day of the first month, then according to the experience of our ancestors, then it indicates that the weather will be colder in March, and people still need to warm themselves by fire.
In the third month of the lunar calendar, the weather is usually warm, and if the weather is still cold, it means that there is a "cold spring" weather. The inverted spring cold refers to the process of warming up the temperature in spring, due to the invasion of cold air, resulting in the phenomenon that the temperature is obviously low, and the inverted spring cold will cause the wheat seedlings that have returned to green to suffer frost damage, which will lead to the inability of spring plowing and spring sowing to be carried out normally, which will lead to a great reduction in the flowering and fruiting rate of fruit trees, and the yield of crops will be seriously affected.
This agricultural proverb means that if it rains on the eighth day of the first lunar month, it indicates that the seeds sown around the vernal equinox will rot, which also indicates that there is a cold weather.
The vernal equinox is the fourth solar term of my spring, at this time the sun shines directly on the equator, the arrival of the vernal equinox solar term means that the busy season of spring officially begins, farmers are busy with spring ploughing and spring sowing, at this time early rice, early corn has begun to be sown, if the seeds are sown after encountering the cold weather of the spring, then due to the low temperature, the germination speed of the seeds will be significantly slower, the seeds are easy to rot, and the yield of spring sowing crops will be seriously reduced.
This agricultural proverb means that if the eighth day of the first lunar month is sunny weather, then according to the experience of our ancestors, it indicates that this year will be smooth and rainy, farmers will plant the land relatively smoothly, and the crops will be easy to harvest.
As the agricultural proverb says, "The weather is sunny on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and the old farmer has a good harvest when he farms the land".If the eighth day of the first lunar month is a sunny day, then according to the experience of our ancestors, it indicates that the year is better and the harvest of crops will be higher. This also indirectly indicates that if the weather is sunny on the eighth day of the first lunar month, then extreme weather such as cold spring, drought, floods, and hail is not likely to occur.
According to the experience of our ancestors, if the eighth day of the first month is sunny, then according to the experience of our ancestors, it indicates that there will be a bumper harvest of rice this year.
"Rice bending" means that the grains of rice are very full, and the rice ears bend the plants, which indicates that the rice harvest is abundant. The growth of rice requires very high water and heat, and the abundant rice harvest also indicates that there is sufficient rain, that is, there is no drought.
In summary, today is the "Valley Day", and according to the experience of our ancestors, today's sunny weather is a good sign. These agricultural proverbs are just a summary of the experience of the ancients, just a high probability, coupled with the vast territory of our country, so we can refer to these agricultural proverbs.
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