What day of the month is the Jingzhe?

The date of Jingzhe in 2021: Friday, March 5, 2021 at 16:53

Jingzhe, known as "Qizhe" in ancient times, is the third solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. The Waking of Insects occurs between March 5 and 6 in the Gregorian calendar. At this time, the weather gets warmer and there are spring thunders gradually. Animals hide in the soil during the winter and do not drink or eat. This is called "sting".

Marks the beginning of mid-spring; when the sun reaches 345° ecliptic longitude. "Collection of the Seventy-Two Hours of the Moon Order": "On the February Festival...everything is shaken, and the earthquake is thunder, so it is called Jingzhe, which means the stinging insects are frightened and run away."

Before, animals entered Hiding in the soil during the winter without drinking or eating is called "hibernation"; during the "Jingzhe Festival", spring thunder in the sky wakes up hibernating animals, which is called "jing". Therefore, during the Awakening of Insects, the stinging insects wake up, the weather gets warmer, there are spring thunders, and most parts of China enter the spring plowing season. In ancient times, Jingzhe was divided into three periods: "The first period is when the peach flowers bloom; the second period is when Cang Geng (oriole) cries; the third period is when the eagle turns into a dove." The flower letter represented by the three periods of Jingzhe is: "The first period is for peach blossoms, and the second period is for apricot blossoms. , Three Hours of Rose.”

The Jingzhe solar term is of great significance in busy farming. The working people of our country have attached great importance to the Jingzhe solar term since ancient times and regard it as the day when spring plowing begins. There is a poem in the Tang Dynasty that says: "It rains lightly, and all the flowers are new, and a thunder begins to wake up the insects. The fields are idle for a few days, and farming begins." Farmers' proverbs also say: "After the festival of the awakening of insects, spring plowing cannot stop", "Nine poplars are in bloom, and farm work begins." Come. "Winter wheat in North China has begun to turn green and grow, and the soil is still freezing and thawing alternately. Timely harrowing is an important measure to reduce water evaporation. "If you don't rake the ground when you wake up, it's like steaming steamed buns that have run out of steam." This is a valuable experience of the local people in preventing drought and preserving moisture. Along the Yangtze River and south of the Yangtze River, wheat ears have begun to joint, and rapeseed has begun to bloom. It has high requirements for water and fertilizer, so top dressing should be done in a timely manner. In areas with drought and little rain, appropriate watering and irrigation should be done. Rainwater in the south can generally meet the spring growth needs of vegetables, wheat and green manure crops, but preventing moisture damage is the most important. As the saying goes: "Managing the three intersections of wheat ditches is like pouring manure", "If you want to harvest rapeseed, you must manage the ditches diligently". We must continue to do a good job in clearing ditches and draining water. Early rice sowing in South China should be carried out as soon as possible, and at the same time, work should be done to protect the rice fields from cold. As the temperature rises, tea trees gradually begin to sprout. They should be pruned and topdressed with "germination fertilizer" in a timely manner to promote more branches and leaves and increase tea yield. Peach, pear, apple and other fruit trees should be fertilized before flowering.