- Jingzhe
Jīngzhé (pīnyīn) or Keichitsu (rōmaji) (CJKV|t=驚蟄|s=惊蛰|j=啓蟄|k=경칩|v=Kinh trập|l=awakening of insects) is the 3rd of 24
solar term s (節氣) in the traditional East Asian calendars. It begins when the Sun reaches thecelestial longitude of 345° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 360°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 345°. In theGregorian calendar , it usually begins aroundMarch 5 and ends aroundMarch 20 .The word has the meaning of awakening of hibernated
insect s. is startling, and is hibernated (insects). The traditional Chinese farming culture said that during Jingzhe,thunderstorm s will wake up the hibernated insects, which also means the weather is getting warm.Pentads
JingzheEach solar term can be divided into 3pentad s (候). They are first pentad (初候), second pentad (次候) and last pentad (末候). Pentads in Jingzhe including:; China
* First pentad: 桃始華
* Second pentad: 倉庚鳴
* Last pentad: 鷹化為鳩; Japan
* First pentad: 蟄虫啓戸
* Second pentad: 桃始笑
* Last pentad: 菜虫化蝶succession|office=Solar term (節氣)|preceded=Yushui (雨水)|succeeded=Chunfen (春分)
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