The Calculation of Grain Rain 谷雨的算法
Exceptions: None The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (节气). Grain rain (谷雨Gǔyù) is the 6th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 30° and ends when it…
Weather Changes in Grain Rain(Gu yu) 谷雨的天气变化
This proverb shows that the dealers in ancient times had to keep extra clothing on them to help them cope with unpredictable weathers. A lot of weather…
Tea Culture in Grain Rain(Gu yu) 谷雨茶文化
Grain Rain is a good season to drink tea. Before Grain Rain the tea-leaves are tender and fragrant, and tea processed with the leaves plucked at that time tastes…
These Customs on Qingming Festival 清明节的那些习俗
清明节是我国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。扫墓俗称上坟，祭祀死者的一种活动。汉族和一些少数民族大多都是在清明节扫墓。按照旧的习俗，扫墓时，人们要携带酒食果品、纸钱等物品到墓地，将食物供祭在亲人墓前，再将纸钱焚化，为坟墓培上新土，折几枝嫩绿的新枝插在坟上，然后叩头行礼祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。 To sweep tomb扫墓 This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep…
Why do Chinese Fly kites on Qingming Festival为什么清明放风筝
放风筝是清明时节人们喜爱的活动。人们不仅白天放，夜间也放，夜里在风筝上或风筝拉线上挂上一串串彩色的小灯笼，像闪烁的明星，被称为”神灯”。过去，有的人把风筝放上蓝天后，便剪断牵线，任凭清风把它们送往天涯海角，据说这样能除病消灾，给自己带来好运。 Flying kites is a traditional activity on on Qingming Festival or Tomb-Sweeping Day. People like flying kites on Qingming Festival or Tomb-Sweeping Day, no matter in the…
