What is the date when Monk Ma crossed the river?

On February 18 th of the lunar calendar,

The folklore in my hometown calls this day the day when the horse and monk cross the river. It is said that it is either windy or rainy, and even rain and snow will freeze. When the north wind blows, Monk Ma will not cross the river, and staying in Jiangnan will bring diseases to the world. If the south wind blows, letting Ma and Shang cross the river smoothly will bring good years to the south of the Yangtze River.

Therefore, people in my hometown often use the wind direction of this day to predict whether there will be a bumper harvest or not, and who the monk Ma really is. In fact, he is not a god, Buddha, demon or fairy, but a folk virtual character. It is said that his character prototype is the founder of Dharma who crossed the river.

On February 18, it is a meteorological proverb that horses and monks cross the river. People judge the next weather by observing the weather and blowing strong winds. Blowing the southeast wind means that there will be no cold air coming next, and blowing the northwest wind means that the weather is abnormal, so there will be a phenomenon of late spring cold.

According to the ancients' understanding, different days have different attributes, and February 18 is also called the vernal equinox, so what wind blows at the vernal equinox can really judge the next weather.

To put it bluntly, the old saying that Ma monk crossed the river on February 18 is to remind people that there will be the last cold storm after the warm spring. This is what we often say. At this time, we should pay attention to diet, eat more meat and enhance the body's resistance.

Monk Ma is actually a virtual character. It doesn't exist. Generally speaking, it will rain around February 18, and sometimes it will be windy and rainy. In this windy day, it is actually to send horses and monks across the river.