The Bailu solar term is around the Mid-Autumn Festival, this year it is on September 7, and ten days later on September 17 is the Mid-Autumn Festival, no wonder Du Fu wrote "The dew is white from tonight, and the moon is the hometown of Ming." The classic verse.
With the arrival of the Bailu solar term, farmers are about to start autumn busy, and farmers all over the country are relatively busy in this solar term. So is it better to have a sunny day or a rainy day? The proverb of the ancestors is like an ancient key trying to solve this puzzle for us, let's take a look.
1. The white dew sees wet mud, and it grows a skin a day.
In the countryside, there are many proverbs related to the white air atmosphere, and each sentence contains the experience and wisdom of the croppers.
Similar to this proverb is the phrase "sweet potatoes grow a skin a day in the fields and mud in the white dew", which vividly depicts the importance of rain to sweet potatoes during the white dew season. It means that it rains during the Bailu solar term, especially the rainy weather in the back, so it is very beneficial for the sweet potatoes in the peak growing season, and the sweet potatoes are growing bigger and bigger day by day.
However, for some crops, the rain of the White Dew Festival is not good. For example, cotton is afraid of rain during the Bailu solar term, and there is a saying among the folk that "wheat is afraid of the cold in March, and cotton is afraid of cloudy days in August", which refers to the continuous rainy weather after the Bailu solar term, which is very unfavorable to the cotton harvest.
So, in a way, the rain provides the necessary water for crops to grow, allowing them to thrive. But for some crops that are ripening and about to be harvested, it is not good.
2. Bailu will have a bad winter if it rains, and Bailu will have a good winter without rain.
This proverb makes us a little more worried about the rain of white dew. If it rains on this day, it may cause too much rain throughout the winter, resulting in a "rotten winter" situation.
"Bad winter" will not only bring a lot of inconvenience to people's lives, but also affect agricultural production. Roads are muddy, travel is difficult, and crops may be damaged by rainwater soaking due to diseases or not being able to dry in time due to excessive rainwater.
On the other hand, if it is sunny on the day of the Hakuro solar term, then it is possible that there will be more sunny days in winter, less rain and snow, and it will be relatively warm, so the winter will be more comfortable.
3. Bailu has rain and frost early, and Bailu has no rain to dry to the bottom of Chongyang.
In addition, the ancients also discovered that if it rained on the day of the Bailu solar term, it indicated that the frost of the year would come early, that is, the winter would be cold early. On the contrary, the day of the Bailu solar term is sunny, indicating that there will be more sunny days and less rainfall in the future, and there may even be an autumn drought that will last until the Chung Yeung Festival after the ninth day of September.
Although the dry weather is conducive to the harvesting and drying of some crops, it is also unfavorable for autumn sowing, especially like wheat, rape, and many vegetables have to be sown, and continuous sunny days and little rain are not conducive to autumn sowing, and may also cause fire and other safety hazards.
4. It is raining in Bailu, and there is a shortage of rice in the city; The white air is clear, and the grain is as white as silver.
This proverb directly links the weather in Bailu with the harvest and price of grain. If it rains in Bailu, the harvest may be affected, the supply of food in the market will be reduced, and the price will naturally rise.
On the day of the White Dew solar term, it is a sunny day, which indicates the hope of a good harvest, and every household will harvest rice with white flowers, symbolizing abundance and joy. These also show that the farmer friends still expect the Bailu solar term to be sunny, not rainy.
Another similar agricultural proverb is "Before the white dew is rain, after the white dew is a ghost." That is, the rain before the white dew may also provide some help for the growth of crops, while the rain after the white dew may bring some unpredictable disasters, like a troublemaker, which will only cause problems for farmers.
In the editor's hometown, there is also "white air and white clouds, good songs and good evening flowers everywhere, Bailu is most afraid of thunder and lightning, and how expensive is the rice." It is also said that when the day of the Bailu solar term is sunny, under the blue sky and white clouds, the evening grass grows strongly, and the joy of harvest is everywhere.
The thunder and lightning weather is worrying, as it could mean a poor harvest and rising rice prices. After all, many crops have matured and are ready to be harvested after the white dew, and if there is thunder and lightning, strong wind and rain, it will cause a lot of crops to lodging, which is also not conducive to the autumn harvest and will lead to a decrease in crop yield.
However, we can't just rely on these old proverbs to judge whether the weather was good or bad on the day of Bailu. Modern meteorological science has made great strides in understanding weather changes more accurately, for example, through weather forecasting. But these proverbs still have important value, they are part of our traditional culture, carrying the awe of nature and the perception of life of our ancestors.
Whether it's sunny or rainy, the solar term of white dew reminds us that autumn is deep and winter is coming. We should cherish this harvest season and do a good job in harvesting and storing crops. At the same time, it is also necessary to prepare for the coming winter season and stock up on enough supplies for all kinds of situations that may arise. #秋日生活打卡季#