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The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms . Jīngzh (pīnyīn) is the 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 the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around March 5 and ends around March 20. 农历中将一年分为24个节气，惊蛰是第三个，通常指太阳位于黄经345度时的那一天，也即差不多在阳历3月5日到3月20日之间。 The word 惊蛰 has the meaning of awakening of hibernated insects. 惊 is startling, and 蛰 is hibernated (insects). The traditional Chinese farming culture said that during Jingzhe, thunderstorms will wake up the hibernated insects, which also means the weather is getting warm. 惊蛰意为惊醒冬眠的昆虫。惊蛰期间，雷雨增多，因此冬眠的虫类会被惊起，这也意味着天气会越来越暖。 Its also referred to as Longtaitou Festival or Dragon-Head-Raising Festival. In the tradition of Chinese culture, the dragon is believed to be the king of all insects and at same time, it is also believed to be in charge of bringing rains, and both of these are important factors in ancient agricultural society. 惊蛰又被称作龙抬头，因为龙一抬头，就会下雨嘛。在农业社会，人们相当看重一年的降雨。 | 
