Another name for the 24 solar terms

1. The beginning of spring, also known as the first spring.

The beginning of spring is the first of the twenty-four solar terms, corresponding to the Yin month of the twelve earthly branches, and the beginning of spring is the first of the year. Its meaning is the beginning of spring, "when the sun rises and hibernates, everything is in spring." At the beginning of spring, all things come to life and become full of vitality, and the four seasons of the year begin.

2. Vernal Equinox, also known as Mid-spring

During the vernal equinox, the direct point of the sun is on the equator. After that, the direct point of the sun continues to move north, so the vernal equinox is also called the "rising equinox". In ancient times, it was also called "the middle of the day", "the equinox of day and night", and "the moon of mid-spring". The vernal equinox is a relatively important solar term. It not only has astronomical significance: the northern and southern hemispheres equinox day and night, but also has relatively obvious characteristics in terms of climate.

3. Lixia, also known as the First Summer

Lixia is the seventh solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. It is the first solar term in summer and represents the official start of the midsummer season. Dou points to the southeast, and the dimension is the beginning of summer. Everything grows up here, so it is called the beginning of summer. The "Dingqi Method" takes the time when the sun reaches 45 degrees of ecliptic longitude as the Beginning of Summer solar term. The ancients paid great attention to the etiquette and customs of "The Beginning of Summer". In the old days, people held the "Welcoming Summer" ceremony at the Beginning of Summer to express their prayers for a good harvest and good wishes.

4. Dahan, also known as Ladong

Dahan is the last solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. Douzhi Chou; the sun's yellow longitude is 300°; the festival is January 20-21 in the Gregorian calendar. Like Xiaohan, Dahan is also a solar term that indicates the degree of cold weather. In some areas of our country, the major cold is not as good as the minor cold, but in some years and in a few coastal places, the lowest temperature throughout the year will still occur during the major cold solar term. Minor Cold and Major Cold are the periods with the least rain in the year.