What are the customs in Grain Rain?

Folk customs of solar terms in Grain Rain

1, take Grain Rain

There was a custom of "going to Grain Rain" in ancient times. On this day, young women went to visit relatives in the village, and some people came back after walking in the wild. The implication is to integrate with nature and keep fit.

2. Drink five grains of rain tea

It is said that drinking tea in Grain Rain will clear fire and ward off evil spirits, so there is a custom of picking tea in Grain Rain in the south. No matter what the weather is in Grain Rain, people will go to Chashan to pick some new tea to drink in order to pray for health.

Step 3 eat Toona sinensis

There is a custom of eating Toona sinensis in Grain Rain in the north. Toona sinensis was listed around Grain Rain. At this time, Toona sinensis is mellow and refreshing, with high nutritional value. It is said that Toona sinensis is tender as silk before the rain. Toona sinensis has the functions of improving immunity, invigorating stomach, regulating qi, relieving diarrhea, moistening skin, resisting bacteria, diminishing inflammation and killing insects.

4. Prohibition of killing five poisons

After Grain Rain, the temperature rose, and pests and diseases entered a high breeding period. In order to reduce the harm of pests and diseases to crops and people, farmers put up grain rain stickers and prayed to drive away evil spirits.

Step 5 offer sacrifices to 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. On this day, fishermen will hold a sea sacrifice and pray for the blessing of the sea god.

Step 6 stick a cereal rain sticker

After Grain Rain, the temperature rose, and pests and diseases entered a high breeding period. In order to reduce the harm of pests and diseases to crops and people, farmers put up grain rain stickers and prayed to drive away evil spirits.

7. Appreciate peony flowers

Grain Rain is also an important time for peony flowers to bloom, so peony flowers are also called "Grain Rain flowers". "Three generations of Grain Rain visited peony", and peony appreciation became an important recreational activity in people's leisure time. Up to now, Shandong, Henan, Sichuan and other places still hold peony flowers in Grain Rain season for people to enjoy flowers and get together.