๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ | ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ
๐ชฟ Honkโ! Goose Classroom is now in sessionโno dozing off.
The Jianghu sun is getting warmer, and your goose has once again flown in with a scroll of seasonal knowledgeโtodayโs lesson is ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, or as humans call it, โalmost full, but not quite there yet.โ
๐ The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, (๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐: ๅฐๆปก), ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐. 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 people's lives through special foods, cultural ceremonies, gardening and even healthy living tips that correspond with each solar term. Let's see what we can do during the "Grain Buds" period.
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก
During the Grain Buds period, summer harvest is about to begin. A saying about rain during this time mentions, "A heavy rainfall makes the river full." ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐
๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ. This is a good time to enjoy them. It is also harvest season for fishermen.
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ
A Chinese farmer proverb says, "๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐." Thus it is a good season
to eat mulberries.
๐ฅฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐
Grain Buds is a season for eating the herb of the common sow thistle, which is one of the earliest edible potherbs in China.
It tastes a little bitter and tart, but also sweet. ๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ. It can be made into different types of dishes. People in Ningxia Hui autonomous region like to eat it blended with salt, vinegar, peppers or garlic. It tastes savory and helps people feel refreshed. Some people boil the herb with water and then squeeze out the juice, which can be used to make soup.
๐ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก
The increase in temperature over this season may also give rise to nettle rash, rheumatism, sweat spots, eczema and other skin diseases. It is also important to exercise during the hot summer days. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ข ๐๐ก๐ข ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ.
๐ธ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ค ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ.
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 stay healthy. Weeding should be done as they grow quickly and have to be extirpated in order to keep the soil loose and from competing with the flowers for nutrients.
๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ฒ
Silkworm rearing is a traditional byproduct for people in regions south of the Yangtze River. During the Grain Buds season, silkworms have cocooned. People begin to cook cocoons and prepare the spinning wheel for reeling silk.
๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ค ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ. They pray to the deity for blessings and a boom season for the silk business.
๐ชฟ Honk! Class dismissed.
This goose is leaving the classroom to cosplay as the Silkworm Deity ๐งต Iโll be โchecking the qualityโ of the offerings on everyoneโs behalf, and casually observing the ritual performances.
But this is a secretโnobody is allowed to say it was the goose. Shhh!
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค (๐ฒ๐๐ฌ, ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ญ ๐):
Grain Buds is a solar term when fish and shrimp are at their most active. Please go to the river, cast your Mystic Skill โTai Chiโ, and kindly โinviteโ the fish out for fresh air.
After that, deliver your harvest to ๐ฑ Meow Meow for official tastingโฆ I mean, academic evaluation.