Several Farm Sayings about Grain in Ear  
 

Grain in Ear and the Summer Solstice are full of rainfalls. If not, droughts will happen. (Guangdong Province)

Rainfall during Grain in Ear, floods during Dragon Boat Festival. (Hunan Province)

Frequent rainfall in Grain in Ear and Summer Solstice, typhoon comes late. Less rainfall in Grain in Ear and Summer Solstice, typhoon comes early. (Fujian Province)

People are afraid of thunder in Grain in Ear and afraid of north winds in the Summer Solistice. (Jiangsu, Anhui, Sichuan, Hubei and Guizhou Provinces)

If there are south winds during Grain in Ear, rivers and ponds will be full of water. (Hunan Province)

If there are much north winds during Grain in Ear, crops will die from droughts. (Jiangsu and Hebei Provinces)

Source: www.stnn.cc

Translated by Chen Yanqiu

Editor: Wen Yi

 
 
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