What are the zodiac signs in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

What animal does Qingming represent? What are the zodiac signs in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

The animal represented by Tomb-Sweeping Day is the dragon, because the dragon represents the "rain god" in China traditional culture, that is, the "dragon king is in charge of rainfall" which is common in mythology. Therefore, the dragon in the zodiac should represent Tomb-Sweeping Day.

What flowers does Qingming represent?

Qingming flower letter: first-class tung flower, second-class wheat flower, third-class willow flower.

In ancient Qingming poems, tung flowers were often written. For example, Bai Juyi's poem "Tung Hua" says that "every day in spring, it will be clear and clear", and Bai Juyi's poem "Cold Food Riverside" says: "When I see Tung Hua suddenly, it will be clear the next day." This means that when I saw the red paulownia flowers, I realized that Qingming had arrived. The second representative of Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi is Maihua, the flower with the shortest life, which is called "light and fine" and "discerning". When willows are in bloom, people like to insert willow flowers and eat willow buds on Qingming Day. Scholars in ancient and modern times always chant willow flowers or fold willow leaves to express their reluctant feelings.

Qingming climate

In the south, "the wind of pear blossoms is clear", which is pink, willow green, pear white and vegetable yellow, and many plants have entered the flowering period. In order to improve the fruit setting rate, necessary artificial pollination must be carried out. The wheat in the south of Huanghuai has also entered the jointing stage, so it is the key to achieve high yield to do a good job in fertilizer and water management and pest control in the later stage of wheat. Clear sowing should be paid close attention to in early and middle rice. At the same time, the new buds of tea trees are growing vigorously, which is an excellent opportunity to pick the top grade. If you are lucky enough to set foot in the tea country, you will also witness the scene of "picking spring" for tea brothers and sisters.

"It rains in succession during the Qingming Festival" is by no means an artistic imagination, but a poet's accurate description of the climate characteristics of Jiangnan at this time. There is plenty of rain on cloudy and sunny days, which can meet the needs of the growth and development of various crops. Therefore, there is a saying that "after the rain clears, the year is good." However, things are always the opposite. Too much precipitation can also induce wet damage and harm crops, so we need to be vigilant.

In the north, this is a suitable sowing date for many spring sowing crops, such as spring wheat, corn and sorghum. At this time, the weather warms up quickly, the soil thaws, and the soil layer can reach 5- 10 cm deep, which is a good opportunity to plant wheat at the top.

Spring wheat is an early spring crop with strong cold tolerance, and can tolerate low temperature of -6-8℃ at seedling stage. "Ice seeds harvest by fire" is its biological characteristic. As long as the soil temperature reaches 2-4℃ and the soil humidity reaches about 50%, spring wheat seeds can germinate. The solar term folk proverb "Clear the beginning of wheat in February and clear the end of wheat in March" is a good indication. Experienced farmers all know that wheat planted before Qingming has strong roots, good growth, drought tolerance and high yield; Wheat planted after Tomb-Sweeping Day germinates first and then takes root, with weak root system, poor growth, drought tolerance and low yield. If it is Tomb-Sweeping Day in February of the lunar calendar, we should plant spring wheat before Tomb-Sweeping Day.

If we miss this favorable opportunity of freezing up and freezing down, the soil will lose moisture quickly because of the increase of temperature and evaporation, and it will easily dry up, resulting in reduced production and poor harvest. In addition, spring wheat is a fattening crop. As early as Qi's "Yao Min Shu", it was recorded: "Wheat is planted in a thin field, but it is white, but there will be no harvest." Therefore, planting spring wheat must choose fertile plots, apply base fertilizer and mouth fertilizer well, and be foolproof. However, it should be noted that the cold air in the north still has some influence at this time. "It was warm at first" and "it was cold on the side" are the image explanations of the changeable weather at this time.

Tomb-Sweeping Day diet

Qingtuanzi

During his stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Jiangnan had the custom of eating green jiaozi. Green jiaozi is made by mashing Folium Artemisiae Argyi (which can also be replaced by other green vegetable leaves), squeezing out juice, then mixing this juice with dry pure glutinous rice flour, and then wrapping it in jiaozi. Jiaozi's stuffing is made of delicate sugar bean paste.

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Tomb-Sweeping Day has the custom of eating prickly heat in both north and south of China. "Zanzi" is a kind of fried food, crisp and delicate, and was called "cold ware" in ancient times. The prickly heat powder is convenient and easy to make. Add a little salt and seasoning to flour, mix with water and knead into dough. Then rub it into strips and sprinkle some rapeseed oil on it. When the noodles are thoroughly soaked in the basin and the elasticity is just right, wrap the noodles around your hands, spread them back and forth with your hands, make them uniform in thickness, fold them into a certain shape, put them in an oil pan, gently turn them with chopsticks, master the heat, and fry them into a large or small handful, which is the crispy yellow prickly heat.

Qingming fruit

The shape of Qingming fruit is a bit like jiaozi, but its taste is quite different. The pericarp of Qingming fruit is made of a plant called Artemisia argyi. Mashed Artemisia argyi leaves, mixed with rice flour, made into bright green dough, fresh and tender. The stuffing of Qingming fruit is also very particular, and the production is fine. There are also delicious combinations such as smoked fat sausage with mustard powder, dried tofu and leeks. Wrapping Qingming fruit has the same effect as wrapping jiaozi, but wrapping Qingming fruit looks more delicate and wrinkled like lace.

Qingming snail

Tomb-Sweeping Day is the best time to eat snails. Because at this time, the snails have not yet propagated, and they are the most plump and plump, so there is a saying that "the snails in Qingming are worth a goose". Snails can be eaten in many ways. They can be fried with onion, ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine and sugar. You can also cook, pick snail meat, mix, drink, rot and simmer. If eaten properly, it can really be called "snails are so interesting that good wine is not as good as it is".