小满Grain Buds(中英双语解读简介、历史、由来、习俗、诗歌).docxVIP

小满Grain Buds 目录 TOC \o 1-3 \h \z \u 小满 1 简介 2 Grain Buds 3 Key period for flower management 3 历史与由来 4 习俗 4 Celebrating silkworm deity birthday 4 食苦菜 5 Eating herb of common sow thistle 5 食黑鲳 5 A good season for eating fish 6 祭蚕 6 A good season for eating mulberries 6 祭车神 7 Tips on health preserving in Grain Buds 7 诗歌 8 《缫车》 8 《归田园四时乐春夏二首》 8 《小满》（宋欧阳修） 8 《遣兴》（宋 王之道） 8 《晨征》（宋 巩丰） 9 简介 小满（grain buds）是二十四节气之一，夏季的第二个节气。小满——其含义是夏熟作物的籽粒开始灌浆饱满，但还未成熟，只是小满，还未大满。每年5月20日到22日之间视太阳到达黄经60°时为小满。 我国古代将小满分为三候:“一候苦菜秀, 二候靡草死, 三候麦秋至。”是说小满节气后, 苦菜已经枝叶繁茂;之后, 喜阴的一些枝条细软的草类在强烈的阳光下开始枯死;在小满的最后一个时段, 麦子开始成熟。 “小满不下，黄梅偏少”、“小满无雨，芒种无水”，对于长江中下游地区来说，如果这个阶段雨水偏少，可能是太平洋上的副热带高压势力较弱，位置偏南，意味着到了黄梅时节，降水可能就会偏少。因此有民谚说“小满不下，黄梅偏少”；“小满无雨，芒种无水”。 “小满大满江河满”反映了这一地区降雨多、雨量大的气候特征。一般来说，如果此时北方冷空气可以深入到我国较南的地区，南方暖湿气流也强盛的话，那么就很容易在华南一带造成暴雨或特大暴雨。因此，小满节气的后期往往是这些地区防汛的紧张阶段。 Grain Buds The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Buds, (Chinese: 小满), the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 21 this year, and ends on June 4. It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production. But the solar term culture is still useful today to guide peoples lives through special foods, cultural ceremonies, gardening and even healthy living tips that correspond with each solar term. Lets see what we can do during the Grain Buds period. Key period for flower management This time is a good period of the quick growth of flowers. It is also a season when plant diseases and pests are at an all-time high, which makes growing flowers even more critical. Flower trimming and clipping is important. And a systematic fertilized water system should be carried out. Flowers need a lot of water and extra care to ensure the plants remain healthy. Weeding should be done as they grow quickly and have to be extirpated in order to keep the soil loos