The Origin and Customs of Grain Rain

Grain Rain originated from the sage Cang Xie who created Chinese characters. His main customs include offering sacrifices to Cang Xie, eating spring water and drinking Grain Rain tea.

1, sacrifice to Cang Xie

According to Huainanzi, in late spring and early summer, the Yellow Emperor issued a letter to announce the success of Cangjie's word-making, and millet began to appear in the world. After Cang Xie's death, people buried him in the north of Shiguan Town, Baishui County, his hometown. There is a couplet engraved at the entrance of the tomb: "Su Yu felt the emperor of heaven in those days, and the same text matches the bridge Lingyong." The annual Grain Rain and Cangjie Temple Fair will be held as scheduled in Baishui County, Shaanxi Province.

2. Eat spring

Before and after Grain Rain, Toona sinensis was mellow and refreshing with high nutritional value, so it was said that Toona sinensis was tender as silk before the rain. People say that picking and eating Toona sinensis in spring is "eating spring". Toona sinensis is generally divided into purple Toona sinensis buds and green Toona sinensis buds, especially purple Toona sinensis buds.

3. Drink five grains of rain tea

Tea farmers in Fujian said that the real Grain Rain tea is made from the new tea picked in Grain Rain on this day, and it should be picked in the morning. Grain Rain tea has green color, soft leaves and pleasant aroma.

Meteorological changes of solar terms in Grain Rain

The main feature of the weather in Grain Rain is rainy. After the solar term in Grain Rain, the rainfall increases and the humidity in the air gradually increases, which is beneficial to the growth of crops. After entering the Grain Rain solar term, the precipitation in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the south of the Yangtze River increased obviously, especially in South China. Once cold air meets warm and humid air, it will often form rainy weather for a long time.

The Huaihe River Basin in Qinling Mountains is basically the dividing line between the spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River and the spring drought in the north. From the Qinling-Huaihe River to the north, the spring rain decreased sharply. In the north, Grain Rain is a symbol of the "final frost". There are few cases of large-scale invasion of cold air into the south, but the cold air activities affecting the north have not stopped, and early thunder will appear in many places.