What is the folk custom of Xiaoman and what are the related proverbs?

As we all know, there are 24 solar terms in a year, and each solar term has its own folk activities. Xiaoman, as one of the 24 solar terms, is no exception. Then this issue of the Old Yellow Calendar will show you what Xiaoman's folk customs are and what related proverbs are there.

The custom of solar terms in Xiao Man

Sacrificing the car god is an ancient Manchu custom in some rural areas. In related legends, Erche God is a white dragon. People put fish, incense sticks and other items on the waterwheel to worship. The most interesting thing is that there will be a glass of white water during the sacrifice, which will be poured into the field during the worship, which means blessing the prosperity of the inkstone.

According to legend, Xiaoman is the birthday of the silkworm god, so when Xiaoman is in the solar term, there is a silkworm blessing festival in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. China's farming culture is a typical "male ploughing and female weaving". The raw materials for women's weaving are mainly cotton in the north and sericulture management in the south. Silk needs to be spun from cocoons, so sericulture is extremely prosperous in rural areas in southern China, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Silkworms are pampered "pets" and are difficult to feed. Qi stagnation, dampness, cold, ripe, dry and wet mulberry leaves will all affect the survival of silkworms. Silkworms were regarded as a "godsend" in ancient times because they were difficult to raise. In order to pray for the forgiveness of "natural things" and the harvest of sericulture, people hold a silkworm prayer festival when silkworms are released in April.

In the old society, irrigation and drainage with waterwheels was an important event in rural areas. As the saying goes, "a small truck moves three cars", and the waterwheel started when it was small. Previously, farmers held a ceremony of "grabbing water" with the village fair as the unit, which was intended to drill in Haining area.

Proverbs related to solar terms in Xiao Man: When the wind blows down wheat, it tilts its head. The wind blows the wheat to the ground. If it is artificially erected, the roots are broken and the stems are damaged, and the seeds become thin and shriveled. Wheat is like a carpet. If it is tied vertically, the output will be greatly reduced. Just wait for three or five days. The wheat harvest is approaching, so don't hesitate to harvest. When the black wheat is completely harvested, the fields in the coming year will be clean. Xiaoman's wheat turns yellow, and the summer solstice rice smells delicious. Wheat yellow rice (middle rice), rice yellow wheat. Wheat to Xiaoman, rice (early rice) to beginning of autumn.

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