Fighting refers to rain, which is the second of the 24 solar terms, marking the end of the Meng Chun season and the beginning of the mid-spring season. Every year on February 18 or 19 of Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 330 degrees of the yellow meridian, it is the beginning of the rain solar term.

The name of rain solar term comes from its seasonal weather characteristics. At this time, the temperature gradually rises, the ice and snow begin to melt, and the precipitation gradually increases. Therefore, the symbolic scenery of rainy solar terms is ice, snow, water drops and flowers. Ice and snow gradually melted into water drops in the warm sunshine, which moistened the earth and gave birth to the germination and growth of various plants.

The third phase of the rainy season is: "First-class Rex sacrifices fish; Second, wait for Hongyan to come; Third-class grass sprouted. " Five days before the rainy season, the river broke the ice, fish became active, and otters began to fish. On the 7th, the geese began to fly back to the north from the south. On the fifth day, plants germinated and everything began to germinate. The three stages of rain and solar terms describe the vibrant scene of nature.

There are many customs and activities of rain and solar terms. In southern China, there is a custom of "taking beige" in the solar terms of rain. People steam the newly harvested glutinous rice and compare whose glutinous rice is yellower, more fragrant and more delicious, so as to predict the prosperity of a year. In addition, people will hold ancestor worship ceremonies to pray for a bumper harvest.

In the north, people will hold the custom of "bumping into worship", that is, weaving a villain out of straw and tying it to a wooden pole, so that children can hit it with a wooden stick, which means praying for a smooth and safe new year.

Diet and solar terms health care

There are many stresses on the diet, such as rain and solar terms. People will choose some foods with the functions of moistening dryness and nourishing yin, eliminating dampness and nourishing liver, invigorating spleen and benefiting qi to regulate their bodies. For example, the rainy season is suitable for eating more nutritious foods, such as beans, mushrooms, fungus, chicken liver, duck blood and so on.

Rainwater solar terms are also suitable for drinking some health tea and soup, such as rose tea, ginger sugar tea, jujube soup, etc., which are all good drinks to help the body detoxify, eliminate dampness and nourish yin.

There are also some precautions for rain and solar terms health care. Pay attention to keep warm and cold. Proper exercise can enhance the body's immunity, but be careful not to exercise excessively. At the same time, adequate sleep can restore physical fatigue and maintain abundant energy.