'the new seedlings come out of the water at the beginning, and the green carpet is even. Early in the morning and promoted, father and son compete for promotion. Both bathed in green and full grip, and then there is no mud in the roots. Take advantage of ear seeds in time and scatter things in the border. " The official Lou Shu of the Song Dynasty described the busy farming scene in the grain in ear planting season in his "21 farming pictures & middot; pulling out seedlings". In ancient China, people divided grain in ear into three phases. What does it mean?
The meaning of grain in ear
The earliest source of the word 'grain in ear' comes from Zhou Li. 'awn' refers to the harvest of awned plants such as wheat, 'seed' refers to the season for sowing millet crops, and the word 'grain in ear' is homonymous with 'busy planting', indicating that it is the busiest time for farmers to sow and go to the ground at this time.
What do you mean by three seasons in ear
In ancient China, 'five days' was called' one Hou ', so a solar term (about 15 days) was also called' three Hou '. The 'three climates' of each solar term are named respectively in combination with the climatic characteristics at that time and some special phenomena, which are used to express the characteristics of the weather at that time concisely and clearly. The grain in ear solar terms were divided by the ancients into: the first Hou was born with a mantis, the second Hou began to sound, and the third Hou was silent.
One Hou praying mantis: the praying mantis laid eggs in late autumn last year. When it came to grain in ear, it felt the initial growth of Yin Qi and broke its shell to give birth to a small praying mantis.
The second Marquis begins to sing: it refers to the Shrike, a small Raptor. The Shrike that likes shade began to appear in the branches and felt the shade and sang.
Third, the reverse tongue is silent: the reverse tongue is a bird that can learn the singing of other birds. At this time, it stops singing because it senses the emergence of Yin Qi.
What does grain in ear mean
The word 'awn' of grain in ear refers to the harvest of awned plants such as wheat. For example, the seeds of awned crops such as barley and wheat have matured and will be harvested; The word 'seed' of grain in ear refers to the season for sowing millet crops. For example, summer sowing crops such as late grain, millet and millet are the busiest season for sowing.
Spring competes for days and summer competes for time, 'competing for time' refers to the busy harvest and farming in this season. People often say that "three summers" is a busy season, that is, the summer tube busy with summer harvest, summer planting and spring sowing crops. " The arrival of grain in ear indicates that farmers have begun their busy field life.