What are the customs of Gu Yu?

Guyu customs

One, forbidden scorpion spell charm

Old times, Shanxi Linfen area on the day of the rain, painted Zhang Tianshi charm pasted on the door, the name is "forbidden scorpion". The center of the picture is a rooster with a worm, and a big scorpion under its paw. The painting is printed on the spell, the rooster to cure the scorpion said early in the folklore.

Second, banning the killing of five poisons

Grain Rain Festival popular custom of banning the killing of five poisons. After the rain, the temperature rises, pests and diseases enter a high period of reproduction, in order to mitigate the damage of pests on crops and people, farmers into the field to exterminate insects, while posting the rain stickers, prayers to drive away the evil and good luck.

Three, the fishermen's festival

For the fishermen's family, the rainy season popular sea festival custom. The rainy season is the time of spring sea water warming, a hundred fish line to the shallow sea area, is a good day to go to sea fishing.

Four, Guyu tea

Southern Guyu tea picking custom, the legend of Guyu tea this day will clear the fire, to ward off evil spirits, eyesight and so on. So no matter what the weather, people will go to the tea mountain to pick some new tea back to drink.

Five, food toon

Northern rain food toon custom, before and after the rain is the toon listed season, this time the toon mellow and refreshing nutritional value is high, there is a "rain before the toon tender as silk," said. Toon has to improve immunity, stomach, gas, diarrhea, emollient, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, insecticidal effect.

Sixth, sacrifice Cangjie

People will sacrifice Cangjie's day is set for the day of the rain, which is now the rain festival. Every year, Cangjie Temple holds a traditional temple fair, and thousands of people come here from all directions to hold a grand and enthusiastic welcome to Cang Sheng into the temple and a grand and solemn sacrificial ceremony to remember and worship Cangjie, the originator of the written word.

Diet method

This season in the diet to reduce the intake of high protein, high calorie food, suitable for eating more with the wind and dampness, soothing the bones, warm tonic qi and blood efficacy as well as nourish the stomach and nourish yin and lower blood pressure and lipids, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, clearing heat and detoxification, nourishing the blood and moistening dry efficacy of the food, such as the eel section of Samson steamed eel, eel chrysanthemums, raw land and duck eggs, and so on.

After this festival, we really have to say goodbye to spring.

The rainy season, although the temperature turns warm, but the morning and evening is still cooler, reminding everyone to pay attention to increase or decrease clothing to avoid cold and flu.