As the third solar term in the lunar year, its name alludes to the fact that animals sleeping in winter are awakened by spring thunder and that the earth begins to come back to life. It begins this year on March 6th and ends on March 20th.
作为农历中的第三个节气，惊蛰的名字暗指冬眠的动物在春雷中苏醒，大地开始恢复生机。今年惊蛰始于3月6日，结束于3月20日。
As the name indicates, this term sees hibernating insects begin to wake and marks the start of mid-spring. Farmers seize this chance to begin plowing fields. The old Chinese sayings "Once the Awakening of Insects comes, spring ploughing never rests" also reveals the importance of this term to farmers.
正如其名，惊蛰时节，蛰伏的虫子开始苏醒，也标志着仲春时节的到来。中国劳动人民把惊蛰视为春耕的开始。古谚说“过了惊蛰节，春耕不能歇”，显示了这个节气对农民的重要性。
This period is also a peak season for symptoms such as livers diseases, flu. It’s better to eat food with more vegetable, protein rather than those with adipose.
惊蛰这段时间也是肝脏疾病、流感的多发期，最好多吃一些蔬菜类，补充一些蛋白质，少吃动物脂肪。
