Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Is there a custom of scaring?

Is there a custom of scaring?

The customs of fear are:

1, caused by thunder. The ancients imagined Thor as a bird's beak, a winged god, holding a hammer in one hand and knocking on many drums around his body in the other, making a rumbling thunder. On this shocking day, Raytheon played drums in the sky, and the world also took this opportunity to cover the drums.

2. Sting symbolizes the beginning of February. It will be a thunder, which will wake up all hibernating snakes, insects, rats and ants, and reptiles and ants at home will also get up and look for food everywhere. Therefore, in ancient times, people would smoke the four corners of their homes with incense and wormwood to drive away snakes, insects, mosquitoes, rats and musty smells.

3, shocked by the recovery of everything in this solar term. The season of fright is still cold at first glance. In addition to paying attention to cold and warmth, the dry climate is also easy to make people thirsty and cough. Therefore, people have the custom of eating pears, which can be eaten raw, steamed, juiced, roasted and cooked.

Extended data:

Frightening solar terms are of great significance in busy farming. Since ancient times, the working people in our country have attached great importance to the solar term of fright and regarded it as the day when spring ploughing began. Winter wheat in North China began to turn green, and the soil was still frozen and thawed alternately. Raking the ground in time is an important measure to reduce water evaporation.

"Shocking without harrowing is like steaming steamed bread", which is a valuable experience for local people to fight drought and conserve moisture. The ears of wheat in the south of the Yangtze River have been jointing, and rape has begun to blossom. There is a high demand for water and fertilizer, so topdressing should be done in time, and proper irrigation should be done in dry and rainy places.

As the temperature rises, tea trees gradually germinate, so it is necessary to prune and apply "germination accelerating fertilizer" in time to promote more branches and leaves and increase tea yield. Fruit trees such as peaches, pears and apples should be fertilized before flowering.