Is it better to rain or not to rain in Grain Rain?

Grain Rain is the sixth solar term among the 24 solar terms and the last solar term in spring. Combat refers to Chen; The meridian of the sun is 30; Celebrate every April 19-2 1 in Gregorian calendar. Grain Rain was taken from the meaning of "Rain gives birth to a hundred valleys", and the precipitation increased obviously at this time. Seedlings and new crops in the field need the moisture of rain most. Only when the rainfall is sufficient and timely can cereal crops thrive.

"Twenty-four solar terms" records that there are three times in Grain Rain. "The first time is when Pingshi was born; The second time, pigeons blow feathers; Third, wait for Dai Sheng to fall to Sang. " In Grain Rain, duckweeds began to grow, cuckoos began to remind people to sow, and Dai Sheng birds landed on mulberry trees.

Climatic characteristics of Grain Rain;

The climate in Grain Rain is characterized by "more rain". The seasonal precipitation in Grain Rain is not only more than that in Tomb-Sweeping Day before, but also more than that in the long summer, which is worthy of the name "Rain gives birth to a hundred valleys". The "timely rain" in "timely rain will fall" refers to both timely rain and fast and erratic rain. There are many and urgent rains in the solar terms in Grain Rain, and rain often becomes an episode or even the main theme of the day.

Since ancient times, among all kinds of meteorological elements, people are most concerned about rainfall. About 75% of the divination and recording in Oracle Bone Inscriptions are about forecasting rainfall and recording the actual situation of rainfall. The so-called divination year is actually based on rainfall. Since the Han dynasty, the imperial court has stipulated that all localities should "report the rain" and other meteorological elements need not be reported.

Therefore, in people's subconscious, the so-called "climate" is actually "rainy weather". It is not difficult to understand why the ancients often described rain with distinct emotional tendencies, such as happy rain, virtuous rain, harmonious rain, long rain, immoral rain, evil rain and so on. Grain Rain's "rain" is precisely "happy rain". As the saying goes, "Wan Li is clear and Grain Rain is continuous". In Grain Rain season, rainfall increases, which is very beneficial to the growth of cereal crops.