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Rain water is one of the 24 solar terms. When one is four years old, there are three months in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each solar term has its own unique meaning. The Rain-water term usually indicates the beginning of rainfall, which increases gradually.

Wu Cheng, a man of the Yuan Dynasty, wrote in his book The Collection of the seventy-second Hou of the Lunar Season: "In the first lunar month, water is born in the sky, and the beginning of spring is wood. However, water is necessary to grow wood, so rain follows after the beginning of spring.

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【 busy with farming 】

With the arrival of the Rain Water solar term, the cold and snowy winter has passed in most parts of the country, and the rainfall has begun and gradually increased, which has an important impact on agricultural production. Farmer said: "rain rain crops, spring a treasure." Rainwater solar term in the south, known as the "cultivable wait", spring tillage, spring irrigation, sowing, seedling, fertilization, frost prevention, grafting fruit and other agricultural activities will be launched.

【 Diligent and healthy 】

With the increase of rainfall, moisture aggravation, easy to trouble the spleen and stomach, so, this period should pay attention to the maintenance of the spleen and stomach. Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty said, "Spring is the time to eat porridge." Remind us in the spring should drink more porridge, not only easy to absorb, but also can nourish the spleen and stomach, turbid clear. In addition, but also pay attention to the warm legs and feet, use less cold water, eat less cold food.

[Huiniang House]

Huinianggu is a popular custom in western Sichuan. To the rain term, married daughters have to bring gifts home to visit their parents, thank their parents for raising. The son-in-law will bring POTS of meat, chairs and other gifts to his in-laws to send the festival, called "Shou", to express his gratitude to his in-laws for bringing up their daughter.

[bump into the mail]

In some places, Rain-water is a very human day. In western Sichuan, at dawn in the morning, some young women and their children stand on the roadside, waiting for the first passer-by. When someone passes by, both men and women, old and young, will stop each other, let the young children kowtow to each other, do dry son or daughter to each other, known as "bump worship", hope that the child can grow up healthy.

Spring rain

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The wild pond overflowing with water can return to the boat.