Beginning of Summer:Everything Grows Towards its Prime  

作　　者：Zhang Jianjun 

机构地区：[1]the 24 Solar Terms Research Center,China Agricultural Museum

出　　处：《China & The World Cultural Exchange》2023年第5期43-48,共6页中外文化交流（英文版）

摘　　要：The Beginning of Summer is the first solar tenn of summer.The word"summer"has the meaning of"the growth of things".After the Beginning of Summer,with sunlight and rain becoming more abundant,crops enter a stage of rapid growth.Amidst the lively agricultural folk ceremonies,such as praying for seedlings,treat for summer,sacrifice to hail god,people are ready to welcome the upcoming busy season of summer.At the Beginning of Summer,the wind is warm and the day is long,which not only sets the prosperous scenery of summer,but also depicts the diligent cultivation of the fanners,and watches and promises the joy of summer harvest to come.

关 键 词：PRIME CROPS BECOMING 

分 类 号：K892.18[历史地理—民俗学]