芒种｜芒种忙种，收获希望

Grain in Ear: Busy sowing, harvesting hope

核心科普

芒种，是二十四节气中的第九个节气。

此时气温升高，雨量充沛，是谷类作物播种的关键时期，也是收获的时节。

芒种之后，作物成熟，丰收在望，万物生长进入尾声。

Grain in Ear is the 9th of the 24 solar terms.

With high temperatures and abundant rainfall, it is a critical time for sowing cereal crops and also a harvest season.

After Grain in Ear, crops ripen, harvest is near, and growth enters its final stage.

民俗小知识

送花神｜Sending off the Flower God

芒种时节，人们送花神，寓意告别春天，迎接夏日，祈求花开富贵。

During Grain in Ear, people send off the Flower God, meaning goodbye to spring and welcome to summer, praying for blooming flowers and prosperity.

安苗｜Protecting Seedlings

安苗习俗，祈求作物茁壮成长，丰收在望，寓意“芒种安苗，岁岁丰收”。

The custom of protecting seedlings means praying for crops to grow well and a good harvest, symbolizing "protecting seedlings in Grain in Ear, harvest every year".

结语

芒种忙种，收获满满

愿你耕耘不辍，硕果累累

Busy sowing in Grain in Ear brings a full harvest. May you work hard and reap abundant rewards.

（by Guo Changcai,Zhao Jing）