Interpretation of the meaning of pouring onions

Onion upside down is an idiom in China, which originally refers to hanging onions upside down in your pocket during the Mid-Autumn Festival, meaning bumper harvest and reunion. Later, the word was also extended to complete a task or activity smoothly and successfully.

This idiom first appeared in the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl in the novel Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio in the Ming Dynasty. This story tells the story of a young grass-roots man struggling to pursue a fairy-Weaver Girl. In the story, the grass people hope to make progress together with the cherished Weaver Girl by planting inverted onions. Later this idiom was formed from this source.

1late 1980s1early 1990s, according to the research of linguists in China, the word "inverted onion" was restored to its original name. Nowadays, "falling headlong" has become one of the indispensable idioms in China culture, which is deeply rooted in people's hearts and has been passed down to this day.

The implication of hanging upside down is also profound. Because planting onions is planted underground, and planting onions upside down is planted on the ground. Although the planting method is different from other vegetables, upside-down onions can still grow smoothly. This means that when faced with difficulties and adversity, we need to seek new ideas and methods. Through innovative thinking and action, we can overcome difficulties, achieve success and achieve our goals smoothly.

The historical significance of pouring onions

1 indicates the progress of astronomical calendar: inverted onions were often used by farmers in ancient times to mark the lunar solar terms, such as waiting for straw, drying in the sun, planting onions upside down, etc.

2. Cultural accumulation passed down from mouth to mouth: Onion planting is a folk planting method and a part of China folk culture with a long history. For thousands of years, people have inherited, developed and passed on this technology from generation to generation, making it develop into a unique agricultural technology and cultural tradition.

3. Carry forward the innovative idea: The upside-down innovative technology is a kind of wisdom of ancient farmers in China, representing the innovation and progress of China culture. This is also the significance of promoting innovative ideas and cultural self-confidence.