What does Xiaoman mean? What does the arrival of Xiaoman indicate?
The 24 solar terms are one of China’s traditional cultures. Different solar terms have different meanings. So what does the arrival of Grain Full indicate? Let’s find out together. The fourth month of the lunar calendar marks the beginning of summer, when everything is green and lush, creating a thriving scene. The Fortune Teller website will help you understand the days in April of the lunar calendar in 2018!What does the arrival of Xiaoman indicate?The Grain Full Moon Festival falls on May 21 or 22 of the Gregorian calendar every year when the sun reaches 60 degrees from the ecliptic. Grain Full is one of the 24 solar terms and the second solar term in summer. Its meaning is that from Xiaoman onwards, the grains of summer crops such as barley and winter wheat in the north have already borne fruit and are gradually becoming full, but are not yet mature, which is roughly equivalent to the late milky stage, so it is called Xiaoman. In the "Collection of Explanations of the 72 Solar Terms of the Lunar Calendar", it says: "In the middle of April, things are small and full."Judging from the climate characteristics, during the Grain Full season, most parts of my country have gradually entered summer, the temperature difference between the north and the south has significantly narrowed, precipitation has significantly increased, and plants in nature are relatively plump and lush. In ancient my country, Grain Full was divided into three phases: "The first phase is when bitter herbs bloom; the second phase is when all the grass dies; the third phase is when the wheat harvest arrives." "Bu Ya" says that tea is a bitter herb. At this time, the dandelion has grown lush branches and leaves. The Book of Rites explains the death of grass as follows: "Grasses with thin branches and leaves." Fang said: "Everything that is born from the influence of yang is strong and upright; everything that is born from the influence of shade is soft and withered." At this time, some grasses with thin branches that like shade began to wither and die under the strong sunlight. The end of wheat harvest was originally the end of Lesser Heat, but later in "History of Jin Dynasty", it was changed to the end of wheat harvest. It is recorded in the "Collected Explanations of the 72 Monthly Changes": "The wheat harvest arrives in April; the Lesser Heat arrives in May. The Lesser Heat is the middle solar term in April, so it is changed. Autumn is the time when all grains mature. Although it is summer at this time, it is autumn for wheat, so it is called the wheat harvest." At this time, the wheat begins to mature. From the Grain in Ear solar term to the next Grain in Ear solar term, summer gradually begins in all parts of the country. |
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