Today is Jingzhe Festival丨Spring thunder resounds through the mountains and rivers, and everything grows and warms up

"After a light thunderclap, a light rain falls on the plum blossom season." When the sun reaches 345 degrees of the ecliptic longitude, the third solar term of spring, Jingzhe, arrives, marking the beginning of the mid-spring season.

Since ancient times, there has been a custom of "counting nine days" among the Chinese people. That is, starting from the winter solstice, every nine days is counted as one "nine", and the "nine nines" are counted for 81 days. When the Waking of Insects comes, the "nine nines" are over, and the temperature and ground temperature in most parts of the country generally rise. Spring thunder suddenly sounds. This natural phenomenon mostly occurs in the Yangtze River Basin. Thunder can only be heard occasionally in the north in April. The budding thunder is like a call to spring, and all things immediately become energetic.

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When spring thunder roars, all things grow . What wakes up all the insects?

In Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jiezi", "zhe" is interpreted as "hiding". In the "Collected Explanations of the 72 Seasons of the Lunar Calendar" compiled by Wu Cheng, a scholar in the Yuan Dynasty, it is written: "All things come out of the shock, and shock is thunder, so it is called Jingzhe, which means that hibernating insects are startled and run away." The ancients believed that animals hibernate in the ground in winter, without drinking or eating, and they are awakened when spring thunder is faint and the earth warms up.

In fact, this is not the case. In his book "The Twenty-Four Solar Terms", meteorologist Song Yingjie mentioned that, in fact, the alarm function of thunder is the same as the cuckoo's function of urging people to plough. It is a rich association of people. What really awakens hibernating animals is not the loud thunder, but the silent temperature . In addition to the switching between movement and stillness, the power accumulated by all things on earth for a winter is also flourishing.

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There are three signs of Jingzhe:

"The first sign is that peaches begin to bloom; the second sign is that orioles begin to sing; the third sign is that hawks transform into doves."

The first season is the beginning of the peach blossoms, "Hua" means flowers, and the peach blossoms are splendid. Plants of the Rosaceae family are in full bloom, like clouds and brocade, outlining a myriad of charming appearances.

The second phase is the singing of orioles. Orioles are the first to sense the spring sunshine and sing to seek friends. Cang means green, green means clear, and Geng means renewal. The melodious singing voice sings the melody of spring flowers blooming.

The third sign is that the eagle turns into a dove. In ancient times, the cuckoo was called a dove. During the Waking of Insects, there were suddenly fewer eagles in the sky, while there were more cuckoos on the ground. The ancients believed that the eagles in the sky turned into cuckoos on the ground. Doves call for mates, looking forward to the arrival of new life.

Keep healthy in spring, eight tips to help you stay healthy in spring

Around the Jingzhe solar term, although the temperature rises rapidly, the air humidity does not increase significantly, and people still feel dry and prone to getting irritated.

1. Pears are best eaten dry

It is warm and cold, and sometimes it is dry, so people often feel dry mouth and tongue. Pears are cold in nature and sweet in taste. They have the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, nourishing yin and clearing heat. They can be eaten raw, steamed, juiced, roasted or boiled in water. It should be noted that pears are cold in nature. The elderly, people with weak spleen and stomach, and people with high blood sugar should not eat too much at one time, otherwise it will hurt the spleen and stomach.

2. Onion and white radish drink to prevent colds

The period around the Waking of Insects is the peak period for influenza. Drinking scallion and radish soup can relieve symptoms and reduce phlegm. Drinking some soup when you have a stuffy nose or sore throat can help prevent colds. You can cut the scallion into sections and boil it with radish slices over high heat, or you can cook white porridge first and then add the scallion and simmer for a while.

3. Eat spring chives

"Cut spring chives in the night rain, and cook yellow rice in the new cooking." Although chives have a strong taste, they are spicy and are a good ingredient for promoting yang energy. In spring, the ancients ate the "Five Spicy Dishes", which included onions, garlic, chives, Polygonum multiflorum, and Artemisia.

4. Keep warm in spring

During the Jingzhe season, the weather is getting warmer, but the temperature fluctuates, especially at night and at noon, which can easily cause the body's resistance to decline. Therefore, you should pay attention to keeping warm when dressing. At this time, you still need to cover yourself with clothes, and try to wear a hat or scarf when going out.

5. Go for an outing

In the beautiful spring season, go out, breathe deeply, and let our bodies stretch along with nature.

Comprehensive sources: Xinhuanet, People's Daily, Health Times, etc.