24 Seasons
The Via Tiempo Tea Subscription is scheduled to arrive around the beginning of each of the "Transitions" and "Culminations", at the 8 primary seasonal shifts of the year. Within these are the seasons of the traditional Chinese farming calendar. It is a solar calendar, and so it is the same every year.* It simply divides the year by Equinox and Solstice (4 sections), then subdivides each of those into 3 more precise seasons. Each season is roughly 15 days.
Transition into Spring
February 4: Coming of Spring
February 19: Coming of Rains
March 6: Insects Awaken
Culmination of Spring
March 21: Spring Equinox
April 5: Time of Bright and Clear
April 20: Rains for Growth of Grain
Transition into Summer
May 6: Coming of Summer
May 21: Stalks Appear
June 6: Grains Appear on Stalks
Culmination of Summer
June 21: Summer Solstice
July 7: Lesser Heat
July 23: Great Heat
Transition into Autumn
August 8: Coming of Autumn
August 23: End of Heat
September 8: Dew Turns White
Culmination of Autumn
September 21: Autumn Equinox
October 8: Cold Dew
October 23: Coming of Frost
Transition into Winter
November 8: Coming of Winter
November 21: Light Snow
December 7: Heavy Snow
Culmination of Winter
December 21: Winter Solstice
January 6: Light Freeze
January 20: Deep Freeze