Is it good to get married on the day of Guyu? It is not suitable to get married on the day of Guyu in 2017

Is it okay to get married on Guyu Day? In folk marriage customs, there are mixed opinions on whether it is good or bad to get married on the day of a solar term. Next, let’s take a closer look at the rules and etiquette for getting married on Guyu Day.

Can we get married on Guyu day?

The meaning of Guyu

Grain Rain, as the name suggests, means rainfall for sowing grain. The Grain Rain solar term is the best time for sowing, transplanting seedlings, and planting melons and beans. The ancient saying "rain brings forth all kinds of grains" reflects the modern agricultural climate significance of "Gu Yu". From this perspective, whether it is auspicious to get married on the day of Grain Rain actually has nothing to do with the solar term. Moreover, Grain Rain is the season for spring ploughing and sowing. Choosing to get married on this day also symbolizes a good start and means that you will enter a new stage in your life.

Grain Rain Time

1. Grain Rain is the sixth solar term of the 24 solar terms. It occurs from April 19th to 21st every year when the sun reaches 30° of the ecliptic longitude.
2. The Gregorian calendar time of Grain Rain in 2017: April 20, 2017 3. The lunar calendar time of Grain Rain in 2017: March 24, 2017 in the lunar calendar 4. The exact time of Grain Rain in 2017: April 20, 2017 05:26:58, the lunar calendar Dingyou year, Jiachen month, Dingchou day (March 24)
5. From the perspective of marriage customs, whether a wedding day is good or not still depends on the lunar calendar on that day. The lunar calendar shows that the day of Grain Rain in 2017 is not suitable for marriage, so the day of Grain Rain in 2017 is not suitable for marriage.

The lunar calendar of Grain Rain Day in 2017

2017-04-20 Lunar calendar March 24th Thursday Taurus Dingyou (Rooster) Lunar calendar March 24th

Year: Dingyou year, Chinese zodiac sign is Rooster, month of Jiachen, day of Dingchou

God of Wealth: South God of Fortune: East God of Wealth: Southwest

Suisha: Suisha Dongxingxiu: Beifang Dou Muxie - auspicious

Auspicious gods should be pursued: Sui De is in harmony with Tian De, Yue De is in harmony with Ji Shen, and the four phases will not benefit

100 taboos for ancestors: Ding does not shave his head, Chou does not wear a crown. Conflicts: Ox and day conflict (Xin Wei) Sheep

Suitable: sacrifice, capture and release, do not take other things

Taboo: Marriage/wedding/wedding burial

The old almanac predicts auspicious times for funerals today: It is best to use the hours of Mao and Chen. Do not approach people born in Jiashen, Guiwei, Dingsi and Dinghai.

Brides who are unlucky to get married today: Dragon, born in 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012

Brides who are unlucky to get married today: People born in the Year of the Dog in 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018