What time does Guyu fall in 2020? What do people do during Guyu?

Grain Rain is one of the 24 traditional solar terms, ranking sixth and the last solar term in spring. Grain Rain, or the rain for sowing grain, is a good time to sow grain, and farmers will be busy with farming during the day. So when will Grain Rain be in 2020? What are the customs?

What time does Grain Rain fall in 2020?

Grain Rain usually falls between April 19 and 21 of the Gregorian calendar each year. In 2020, Grain Rain falls on April 19, Sunday. The lunar date is March 27, 2020.

According to the old almanac, the Grain Rain solar term in 2020 begins at 22:44:26 on April 19.

Grain Rain is the time when there is abundant rainfall, which is extremely beneficial to the growth of crops and flowers. It is true that "rain brings forth all kinds of grains". At the same time, cotton sowing is also based on Grain Rain as an indicator.

What do people do during the Grain Rain?

"Before the rain, Chinese toon is as tender as silk." Many people in Beijing will eat Chinese toon around the time of Grain Rain. Chinese toon, like Chinese mustard greens eaten in winter, is a very seasonal food that will be gone once the season is over. Chinese toon is eaten around the time of Grain Rain, and its nutritional value is the highest.

There is also Guyu tea to drink, which is commonly known as "before the rain". Pre-rain tea is harvested before the arrival of the Guyu solar term.

During the Grain Rain, you can enjoy peony flowers. Peony is not only called the flower of wealth, but also the "Grain Rain Flower". The custom of viewing peonies during the three days of Grain Rain has been passed down for thousands of years. There are peony flower festivals in many places at this time, with many varieties and colors, and on a grand scale.

Another custom of Grain Rain is to post "Grain Rain Stickers", which also originated from farming culture.

During the period of abundant rainfall, crops grow fast, and pests and diseases also increase. During the Grain Rain, it is forbidden to kill the five poisonous animals (scorpions, poisonous snakes, toads, spiders, and centipedes). So there are "grain rain stickers" and other "pesticides", which are just magic symbols. The stickers are painted with a picture of a rooster catching a scorpion, and it says: Grain Rain in March, scorpions are majestic. The divine rooster holds a mouthful of poisonous insects and turns them into water, and there are also words like "Taishang Laojun obeys the law".

This scorpion-repelling spell is painted in various colors and is pasted inside the house or on the door. It ensures that farmers have no worries about pests for a year, and that the weather is good and the harvest is good. This custom was very popular in Linwei, Dali, Shaanxi, Baishui, Gansu, etc. Grain Rain is also the time for fishermen to go fishing, and there is a sea sacrifice custom in coastal areas.

Proverbs about Grain Rain

A rain before or after Grain Rain is better than a scholar passing the imperial examination.

The buds begin to form during Grain Rain, the wheat starts to show its teeth during Beginning of Summer, the kernels are half-ripened during Grain Full, and the wheat stubble can be seen during Grain in Ear.

Planting cotton during Grain Rain will help it grow well.

From Grain Rain to Beginning of Summer, dig up the seedlings.

The wheat heads gather at the beginning of summer and at the beginning of rain.

Wheat begins to gestate in Grain Rain, and grows a beard in Beginning of Summer.

Grain Rain is a peak season, every moment of it is worth a thousand gold.

It is generally okay to plant rice seedlings during Grain Rain.

Plant melons in March and they will produce eggs; plant melons in April and they will grow vines.

If cotton fields are hoed more often, the temperature will rise and cotton seedling diseases can be reduced.

Grain Rain is at the end of the month, and I don’t know how to return home to look for rice seedlings.

Grain Rain brings good harvest with south wind.

Flowers will not bloom without the spring breeze, and rice seedlings will be difficult to plant in the fields without water.

There are trees on the mountain for building houses, and there is water in the pond for growing crops.

Hemp grows during Qingming Festival, flowers bloom during Grain Rain, rice is planted and sesame is sown at the Beginning of Summer.

Relying on God, the crops will all fail.

Planting early seedlings during Grain Rain is the perfect time of the year.

When the fields wait for the seedlings, the granaries will be full of grain; when the seedlings wait for the fields, a good harvest will be elusive.

Grains like mountains, rice likes depressions, and sweet potatoes like high sandy ground the most.

Sweet potatoes need to be plowed deeply to grow taller.

Corn is planted on the day of Grain Rain.

Fertilized soil is not as good as strong seedlings; good seedlings can produce half the crop.

Pick the flowers of Grain Rain in large quantities, but don’t pick the flowers of Grain Man during their growth period.

Peanuts are planted after the Grain Rain. Peanuts grown on sandy hills are a kind of grain grown on the hills.

The wheat stands upright during Grain Rain, and grows in unison during Beginning of Summer.

Don’t be afraid of hail hitting the wheat, one wheat plant will grow two branches; add fertilizer, water and loosen the soil frequently, and the weeds will be driven away in eighteen days.

During the Grain Rain season, it is difficult to farm on the southern slopes and northern depressions.

If it rains in Grain Rain, cotton will grow well. If it rains in Grain Rain, it will be good to plant cotton.

During the Qingming Festival, sorghum is inoculated with grain, and during the Grain Rain, cotton is planted with potatoes.

Sorghum grows during Qingming, flowers bloom during Grain Rain, millet grows during Beginning of Summer, and potatoes grow in Grain Full.

Qingming is early, Grain Full is late, and Grain Rain and Beginning of Summer are just right.

If cotton is planted before Grain Rain, it will bloom quickly and all the seedlings will grow well.