Mangzhong

Ninth solar term of traditional East Asian calendars Mangzhong (simplified Chinese: 芒种; traditional Chinese: 芒種; pinyin: Mángzhòng) is the ninth of twenty-four solar terms in the Chinese calendar year. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 75 degrees, which usually occurs around 5 June in the Gregorian calendar. The name can be used to refer to the first day, or to the whole period of the solar term, which ends when the sun reaches the longitude of 90 degrees, approximately on 21 June. The solar terms signify important agricultural dates, and Mangzhong marks the period for seed sowing. Mangzhong has a cognate of Mang chủng, and was recently popularized without historical recognition in Vietnam[citation needed]. It is also known as Bōshu in Japanese and Mangjong in Korean. History and origins In Chinese, Mangzhong means "Grain in Ear". Mang means "grain," and is also synonymous with the word for "busy" (忙; máng). It signifies that farmers have to return to the fields and work intensively. "Grain in ear" also means that grains have matured. During this period, awny crops such as wheat ripen. As flowers withered away, communities held ceremonies mak