Insects Awaken "Jing Zhe" or "惊蛰" is the 3rd of the 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional Chinese calendars. In this year it falls on Mar 5th. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 345° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 360°. The word means the awakening of hibernating insects.Traditional Chinese folklore says that during Jingzhe, thunderstorms will wake up the hibernating insects, which implies that the weather is getting warmer.
The term remindes people the spread of a variety of diseases and insects, weeds in the field which affects the cultivation, people need to start the pest control and weeding works.
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