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Grain in Ear, also Mangzhong in Chinese, is the 9th solar term (节气). It usually begins on June 5 and ends on June 20. During the period of Mangzhong, farmers in South China are busy growing rice . How about the farmers in North China? They need to harvest wheat before days come. In order to celebrate the solar term, there are many activities.
When Mangzhong comes, people in Anhui Province make different types of anmiaobao and colour it with vegetable juice. Anmiaobao is a kind of bread of wheat flour. People hope to have a good harvest in autumn by making it.
In Guizhou, people mud wrestling (泥摔跤) matches during Mangzhong for many years. On this day, new couples plant rice together with good friends. While , they throw mud at each other. The person who gets the most mud to be the most popular person.
Boiling green plums (煮青梅) is also a popular activity among people. In South China, June is the best time to harvest plums. And eating green plums is good for health. But remember to boil green plums before eating .
of years ago, people used solar terms to help with farm work. But even today, they are still of to our life. We can learn a lot from them. For example, life is like farming, and you get what you plant.
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