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.
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.
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.
