Jingzhe
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The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Jīngzhé (pīnyīn) or Keichitsu (rōmaji) (Traditional Chinese: 驚蟄; Simplified Chinese: 惊蛰; Japanese: 啓蟄; Korean: 경칩; Vietnamese: Kinh trập; literally: "awakening of insects") is 3rd solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial 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 Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around March 5 and ends around March 20.
The word 驚蟄 has the meaning of awakening of hibernated (insects). 驚 is startling, and 蟄 is hibernated (insects). The traditional Chinese farming culture said that during Jingzhe, thunderstorm will wake up the hibernated insects, which also means weather getting warm.
[edit] Pentads
| year | begin | end |
|---|---|---|
| 辛巳 | 2001-Mar-05 12:32 | 2001-Mar-20 13:30 |
| 壬午 | 2002-Mar-05 18:27 | 2002-Mar-20 19:16 |
| 癸未 | 2003-Mar-06 00:04 | 2003-Mar-21 00:59 |
| 甲申 | 2004-Mar-05 05:55 | 2004-Mar-20 06:48 |
| 乙酉 | 2005-Mar-05 11:45 | 2005-Mar-20 12:33 |
| 丙戌 | 2006-Mar-05 17:28 | 2006-Mar-20 18:25 |
| 丁亥 | 2007-Mar-05 23:18 | 2007-Mar-21 00:07 |
| 戊子 | 2008-Mar-05 04:58 | 2008-Mar-20 05:48 |
| 己丑 | 2009-Mar-05 10:47 | 2009-Mar-20 11:43 |
| 庚寅 | 2010-Mar-05 16:46 | 2010-Mar-20 17:32 |
Each solar term can be divided into 3 pentads (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
| Preceded by: Yushui (雨水) |
Solar term (節氣) | Succeeded by: Chunfen (春分) |
