What are the customs in Grain Rain?

1, enjoy peony flowers

Grain Rain is the time when peonies bloom, so peony flowers are also called "Grain Rain flowers" and "rich flowers". "Three generations of Grain Rain visited peony", and the custom of enjoying peony in Grain Rain has lasted for thousands of years, and now it has become an important recreational activity in people's leisure time. Up to now, in Heze, Shandong, Luoyang, Henan, Pengzhou, Sichuan and other places, peony flowers will still be held in Grain Rain season for people to enjoy.

2. Take Grain Rain for example.

There was a custom of "going to Grain Rain" in ancient times. On this day in Grain Rain, young women visit relatives in the village or go for a walk in Tanobe.

3. Tea picking in Grain Rain.

It is said that Grain Rain tea on this day can clear fire, ward off evil spirits and improve eyesight. Grain Rain tea is also called "tea before rain" and "tea in the second spring". Grain Rain has abundant rainfall, full tea, green color, rich vitamins and amino acids, and pleasant aroma. No matter what the weather is like in Grain Rain, southerners will go to Chashan to pick some new tea to drink.

4. Grain Rain worships the sea.

Grain Rain season is the time when the sea is warm in spring, and it is a good day for hundreds of fish to go to the shallow sea. As the saying goes, "Ride Grain Rain to surf the Internet". In order to go out to sea safely and go home with full load, fishermen in Grain Rain will hold sea worship activities to pray for Poseidon's blessing. Therefore, Grain Rain Festival is called "Zhuang Festival" by fishermen, and this custom is still popular in Rongcheng, Jiaodong.

5. Prohibition of killing five poisons

After Grain Rain, the temperature rose, and pests and diseases began to multiply. In order to reduce the damage of pests and diseases to crops and people, farmers put up a "scorpion-free curse" to pray for exorcism. This custom is still very popular in Shandong, Shanxi and Shaanxi.

Step 6 eat Toona sinensis

Before and after Grain Rain, Toona sinensis trees germinated. At this time, Toona sinensis tastes delicious and has a very high nutritional value. It is said that Toona sinensis is tender as silk before the rain. Toona sinensis also has the functions of improving immunity, invigorating stomach, regulating qi, resisting bacteria and diminishing inflammation, so it is also a custom to eat Toona sinensis during the solar term in northern Grain Rain.