What does the rural proverb "get up early with three lights and get up late with three panics" mean? Is this the case in the countryside?

There are many proverbs circulating in rural areas, all of which are common sense and lessons learned in the daily life of ordinary people. For example, the proverb "get up early with three lights, get up late with three panics", so what does this proverb mean? Is this really the case in the countryside?

This proverb comes from Qing Yu's book "The Continuation of Guazhou Records" 12: "Agricultural Proverbs: Visiting the elders, learning from the scriptures ... three lights in the morning, three panic in the evening. It means getting up early in the morning and doing a lot of things in order, and getting up late and doing a lot of things in a hurry. The "three lights" here refers to getting up early. At first, you may see starlight and moonlight. Later, you can see the sun rising and see the' sun, moon and stars'. " "Three Panics" means panic, and "three" is a function word here, which stands for universal significance.

As the saying goes, "A day's plan lies in the morning". In the past, the countryside lived entirely by growing crops. There is endless work in the field all year round, so it is necessary to arrange the time reasonably. That's what sunrise and sunset mean. Especially in summer, in order to grab food, sometimes wheat is cut in the field before dawn. By noon, it is hot and the work in the field is almost done.

People who live in the countryside all the year round know that every morning, women have to get up early, clean the yard and doors, and then prepare meals for their families. If that door is not clean, the villagers will laugh. So few people in the countryside sleep until half past noon.

My grandmother is 80 years old. She keeps the habit of getting up early every day. She got up to water the garden at home and feed the chickens. She is very strong. In her words, going to bed early and getting up early is good for her health.

Although the past farming era has become the era of modern mechanized agriculture, the industrious quality of people cannot be changed. Nowadays, young people often stay up at night and get up in the morning, which is extremely harmful to their health. I hope everyone can remember this proverb and apply it to their own lives to be a self-disciplined person.