1. "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
2. JingzheJīngzhé or Keichitsu is the 3rd of 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional East Asian calendars. 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. The word 驚蟄 has the meaning of awakening of hibernated insects.
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