How to understand the age of "Mangzhong" in A Dream of Red Mansions

The Ear Seed Festival is the ninth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the China lunar calendar, and it is a season that reflects phenology. "Xiao Jingwei" says: "On the 15th day after Xiaoman, Douzhi C is a kind of mango. On the fifteenth day after this, it means noon, which is the summer solstice. It is said that those who have awns can sow. " It means that crops with awns, such as wheat, have matured and started sowing in summer, hence the name "awn seed". This solar term is related to the flower god, who welcomes guests at the flower festival on the second day of the second lunar month and delivers them to his residence at the mango festival. After the awn is planted, it is summer, when the flowers wither and the flower god abdicates, so people should offer sacrifices to the flower god and bid him farewell, thanking him for the beauty and care he has brought to the world. As a result, the folk left the custom of sending flowers to the gods on the day of awning.

The 27th time in A Dream of Red Mansions: "The next day is April 26th, so it is not the time to celebrate the Ear and Seed Festival. Ancient custom: On the day of the Ear Seed Festival, all kinds of gifts should be arranged to worship the flower god. It is said that as soon as the ear seeds are over, it will be summer, all the flowers will be grateful, and the flower god will abdicate and have to say goodbye. However, this custom is popular in boudoir, so people in Grand View Garden get up earlier. Those girls weave sedan chairs and horses with petals and willow branches, or fold dry buildings with brocade and tulle and tie them with colored threads, which are tied to every tree and flower. Embroidered ribbons are flying and flowers are in full bloom in the garden. What's more, these people are all peaches and apricots, and the shame of the orioles. " On the day of the Ear Seed Festival, all the girls in the Grand View Garden gathered together to bid farewell, full of romance and joy, and girls' laughter and laughter could be heard everywhere.