TWENTY-FOUR SOLAR TERMS · 二十四节气
芒种
Grain in Ear
DESCRIPTION
Wheat ripens for harvest. Mantises hatch. Shrikes begin to sing. Mockingbirds fall silent.
TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Harvesting wheat and planting rice (the busiest farming period), bidding farewell to the flower goddess
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