How to pull rain? What are the folk customs of solar terms?

On rainy days, the son-in-law and daughter are going to give their parents-in-law a holiday. Gifts are usually a red ribbon 10 feet long, which is called "Shoushou", meaning wishing parents-in-law a long life. Another typical gift is "canned meat": stew pig's trotters, snowflake beans and kelp in a casserole, seal the jar with red paper and red rope, and respectfully give it to parents-in-law.

This is to express gratitude and respect to the parents-in-law who have worked so hard to raise their daughters. If the newly-married son-in-law gives a vacation, his parents-in-law will also give him an umbrella in return to let him go out for a run, which can shelter him from the wind and rain, and it also means wishing his son-in-law a smooth and safe life journey.

In western Sichuan, it is a solar term with great imagination and human touch. Whether it rains or not, this day is full of a feeling of rain and poetry: at the first light of the morning, some young women are holding their young sons or daughters on the foggy roadside, waiting for the first passerby.

This is called "bumping into worship", that is, whoever bumps into it is who it is, and there is no predetermined goal in advance. The purpose of "seeing michel platini off" is to make a son or daughter grow up smoothly and healthily. Of course, the custom of "bumping into gifts" still exists in rural areas. People in the city usually "give gifts" to their children, but just get together for the Chinese New Year.