20 16 when is the solar term in Grain Rain? What are the customs in Grain Rain?

Grain Rain time 2065438+06: 2065438+23: 29: 23 2065438+09 2065438+March/Kloc-Tuesday, March 3, 2006.

Grain Rain is the sixth of the 24 solar terms. Every year from April 19 to April 2 1 day, when the sun reaches 30 longitude of the Yellow River, it is regarded as Grain Rain, which comes from the old saying "Rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys". At the same time, it is also the best time for sowing, transplanting and ordering beans. As the last solar term in spring, the arrival of Grain Rain solar term means that the cold wave weather basically ends, and the temperature rises rapidly, which is very beneficial to the growth of cereal crops.

As the last solar term in spring, Grain Rain has two meanings. The first layer means sowing Grain Rain, which means that there is enough rain suitable for grain growth in Grain Rain season; The second meaning is related to the origin of Grain Rain. It is said that Cang Xie coined the word "rainy valley, ghosts cry at night", so the day Cang Xie coined this word was called Grain Rain.

Local custom

On April 20th every year, Grain Rain Festival is the Fisherman's Day in Rongcheng. This festival originated from Grain Rain Festival. Fishermen in the northern coastal areas of China have celebrated Grain Rain Festival for more than 2,000 years, and it was renamed Fisherman's Day in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty (182 1). On this day in Grain Rain, fishermen in Shandong coastal areas prayed for the blessing of Poseidon, smooth sailing and a bumper harvest of fish and shrimp. Therefore, today, wealthy fishermen in Rongcheng held a grand "sea sacrifice" activity in the Grain Rain, toasted Poseidon, and then set sail for fishing.

There was a custom of "going to Grain Rain" in ancient times. On this day, young women in Grain Rain visited relatives in the village, and some people came back after walking in the wild.

According to the custom of picking tea in southern Grain Rain, it is said that drinking tea on this day in Grain Rain will clear fire and ward off evil spirits and improve eyesight. Therefore, no matter what the weather is in Grain Rain, people will go to Chashan to pick some new tea to drink.

Toona sinensis is eaten in northern Grain Rain, and it is the season for Toona sinensis to go on the market 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. [3]

Grain Rain's custom of offering sacrifices to Cang Xie, Wen Zu, and Grain Rain's offering sacrifices to Cang Xie, Baishui County, Shaanxi Province, is a folk tradition that has spread for thousands of years since the Han Dynasty. Its legend is:

In the era of the Yellow Emperor, Cang Xie created characters, and the Jade Emperor decided to reward him. One night, while Cang Xie was sleeping soundly, he heard someone shouting in his dream, "Cang Xie, what do you want?" Cang Xie said in his dream, "I want a bumper harvest of grain, so that all people in the world can have food." The next day, grains were flying all over the sky.

Cang Xie told the story to the Yellow Emperor, who took it as a festival called Grain Rain Festival, and ordered people all over the world to sing and dance crazily on this day every year, thanking God. People in Baishui Town regard this day as a festival to worship Cang Xie.