"When the rain and miscanthus are planted, the four fields are planted with seedlings"
Today, we usher in the 24 solar terms
The ninth solar term
It is also the third solar term of summer
- Mangzhong
At this time, the green plums are ripe, and the apricots are fat and yellow
It is also a good time for sowing autumn grains
In the fields, busy farmers
Enjoy the joy of the harvest
and sow the seeds of hope
Miscanthus is named after farming
According to the "Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order":
"The May Festival is said to be the seed of mang, and the grain can be planted"
It means "the wheat with mangs is harvested quickly."
Rice can be planted with miscanthus"
Also known as "busy planting" and "busy planting"
The name "Mangzhong" is forward-looking
Meant to remind people
Don't pass the day, in order to become a good year
Mango season
There are many interesting customs that circulate in various places
Keep people busy
Enjoy the comfort and joy of summer
Some areas in southern Anhui
There is an ancient custom of planting seedlings
After the rice is planted
People use new wheat noodles
Kneaded into vivid shapes of grains and animals
Colour with vegetable juice and steam
May the new seedlings thrive
The autumn harvest is good
Nankata Nakatsu, Ome Jutoru
It's a good time to pick and taste
Whether it's a refreshing green plum tea
Cool sour plum soup
It's still a ceremonial plum boiled sake
All of them are loved by people
It becomes a summer drink
In this busy and fulfilling season
May you gain from "mang" and gain from "planting"!
(Source: People's Daily Online)
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