Characteristics and customs of the Manchu solar terms

1, Sacrifice to the Car God: The ancients believed in animism, and the "three gods" corresponding to the "three cars" were the Water Wheel Car God, the Oil Car God and the Silk Car God. Sacrificing the car god is an ancient small custom in some rural areas. There is also a legend that the "Car God" is a white dragon, and farmers put fish and incense sticks on the bottom seat of the car before drinking water. There is a cup of white water in the sacrifice, which is poured into the field during the sacrifice, meaning that the water source is abundant. 2, eat wild vegetables, bitter vegetables: In the old days, there was a custom of eating wild vegetables and bitter vegetables, which could clear away heat and fire. 3. Grab water: popular in Haining, Zhejiang. When this ceremony was held, most of the elderly deacons gathered in each household, lit torches at the dawn of the specified date and ate wheat cakes, wheat cakes and wheat balls on the foundation of the waterwheel. Deacons use drums and gongs as their signals, and the group of people will step on the waterwheel installed on the river in advance, and dozens of cars will step together to lead the river to people's fields until it dries up.