What is the custom of picking tea in southern Grain Rain? Are there any other customs besides this?

What is the reason for the custom of picking tea in southern Grain Rain? As the saying goes, "Grain Rain and Grain Rain gather tea for rain". Grain Rain season is the season to harvest new tea, while Grain Rain season has the advantages of suitable temperature, plump buds and leaves, green color, delicate tea fragrance, fresh tea fragrance and the best taste. New tea is picked in Grain Rain season, which is cheaper than before Qingming, because Qingming has basically entered summer. Grain Rain tea is affordable, delicious and nutritious.

Besides, are there any other customs in Grain Rain?

1, "Qingming is to be Qingming, Grain Rain is to be soaked", there is a saying in the countryside. It's just that the Qingming Festival will be in the lunar calendar, and it will be rainy in Grain Rain, so there will be a good harvest next year. Crops planted in rural areas, especially rice, were planted after Grain Rain, that is, the late seedlings were second only to the seeds planted before Grain Rain. In rural areas, everyone knows that it is better to plant seedlings early than late. Taking the meaning of "Rain gives birth to a hundred valleys", we can see that Grain Rain is a good solar term for farmers to sow. Because there is no rain on Qingming Day, there is no frost in Grain Rain. Frost means cold. When the cold passes, millet and wheat will naturally grow better.

2. Tomb-Sweeping Day soaked for half a year, and Grain Rain finished transplanting rice. From Tomb-Sweeping Day, rice seeds began to soak in water for 12 hours, and then began to germinate. In these days, the rice seedling field must be leveled, and when the rice buds grow to about 1cm, they should be sown in the field (that is, sowing). If the following seedlings exceed the solar term for 3 days in Grain Rain, it will be late.

3, eat spring, that is, "eat cockroaches." Before and after Grain Rain, Toona sinensis was rich and refreshing. It is said that Toona sinensis is tender as silk before rain, and Toona sinensis is often used to fry eggs. Deeply loved by everyone.

4. Enjoy the flowers. Grain Rain is an important time for peony to bloom. Peony is also called "Grain Rain Flower". As the saying goes, "Three generations of Grain Rain visited peony". In Luoyang, Henan, Heze, Shandong and other places, the custom of enjoying peony in Grain Rain has been formed. Luoyang, Henan Province, China is also known as "Peony Flower Capital" and has a Peony Festival. ?

There are many rivers and lakes, many inshore waters and many fishermen. In Grain Rain season, fishermen hold a sea festival, hoping that the sea god will bless the fishing in the river to be safe and auspicious. Grain Rain Festival is called "Strong Walking Festival" by fishermen.