Characteristics and Customs of the Mangseo Festival

The Mangseo festival is characterized by a significant rise in temperature, abundant rainfall, high air humidity, and customs such as sending flowers to the God of Flowers and resting seedlings.

Mangdiao, the ninth of the twenty-four solar terms, the third solar term of summer, the beginning of the month of noon on the dry calendar. Doo refers to the Si, the sun's yellow longitude reaches 75 °, in the annual calendar June 5-7 cross section. The meaning of "mango" is "awned cereal crops can be planted, after this is invalid". This is the time of year when temperatures rise significantly, rainfall is abundant, and air humidity is high, making it suitable for planting cereal crops such as late rice.

Farming and cultivation are bounded by the festival of "mango", after which the survival rate of planting becomes lower and lower. It is a reflection of the ancient farming culture of the festival.

There are also certain folk customs during the Mangseo festival, such as sending flowers to the God of Flowers and planting seedlings. In May, when the flowers begin to wither and fall, the people hold a ceremony for the God of Flowers on the day of the Mangseong Festival, to send the God of Flowers back to his place, and at the same time to express their gratitude to the God of Flowers and their hope that they will meet again in the coming year.

Ann Miao system of southern Anhui agricultural custom activities, began in the early Ming Dynasty. Every year, after planting rice in the mango season, in order to pray for a good harvest in the fall, Anmiao rituals are held everywhere. Families use new wheat flour evaporation package, knead the surface into the shape of grains, six animals, fruits and vegetables, and then dyed with vegetable juice, as a sacrificial offering, praying for a bumper harvest, the villagers peace.

Farming Activities in Mangseo

The "Mangseo" festival has considerable significance in farming and it guides farming activities. The meaning of "Mang Seed" is: "Cereal crops with awns can be planted, after which they will fail". The climate of mango seeding is characterized by a significant rise in temperature and abundant rainfall, which makes it a suitable time for both planting and transplanting. The "mango seeding" season is the boundary of agricultural cultivation, after which the survival rate of sowing seeds will become lower and lower.

So to the "mango", in agricultural production, we must seize the time to plant spring crops, transplanting rice in a timely manner. If delayed, due to the "mango" festival temperatures rise significantly will make the rice nutrient growth period is shortened, and the growth stage is susceptible to drought and pests and diseases, and ultimately to the fall harvest time, the yield is bound to be high.

The folk "mango" known as "busy seed", the farmer's proverb "mango busy, busy planting". Description of this time of year, has been the busiest season of agricultural farming. Folk have "mango seed is not planted, and then planted useless" proverb, which means that this time of year is already late sowing period, you must seize the time to sow. Farming production is closely related to the rhythms of nature, and it is a reflection of the ancient farming culture of the season.

References: Baidu Encyclopedia - Mango Seed