What are the customs of the rainy season

Grain rain as the last of the spring season, means that the cold weather is basically over, the temperature picks up faster, precipitation increased significantly, is conducive to the growth of cereal crops, is sowing seedlings, dibbling melons point beans the best time. This time, I have organized the grain rain festival customs for you to read for reference.

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Grain rain season customs

One, walking rain

Anciently, there is a "walk rain" custom, the day of the rain, the young people Women go to the village to visit their relatives, some go to the field to walk around and come back. It is a symbol of integration with nature and strengthening of the body.

Two, drink Guyu tea

Southern Guyu tea picking custom, the legend says that Guyu tea this day will clear the fire, 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.

Three, rain food toon

North 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.

Four, the sacrifice of the ancestors Cangjie

Shanxi Baishui County, the rain festival Cangjie custom, "rain festival Cangjie," is since the Han Dynasty since the millenniums of folk traditions. Qingming worship of the Yellow Emperor, grain rain sacrifice Cangjie. The Cangjie Temple Fair is held on the Grain Rain Festival. Legend has it that Cangjie's creation of words covered the world, and the Yellow Emperor was so moved that he rewarded him with a "rain of grains from the sky" for his creation of words, and from then on, there was the "Grain Rain" festival. Since then, every year, the nearby villagers have to organize a temple fair to commemorate Cangjie.

Five, bathing to avoid disasters

Grain rain of the river is also very precious. In the northwest, in the old days, people will be the rain of the river called "peach blossom water", the legend says that it bath, can eliminate disasters and avoid disaster. People bathe in "peach blossom water" on the Grain Rain Festival, and hold activities such as hunting and dancing to celebrate.

Six, forbidding the killing of five poisons

Grain rain after the temperature rises, pests and diseases into the high reproduction period, in order to alleviate the damage of pests and diseases on the crops and people, farmers into the field while exterminating pests, while posting the rain stickers, prayers to drive away the evil and good luck. This custom is very popular in Shandong, Shanxi and Shaanxi.

Guyu stickers, belonging to a kind of New Year's paintings, on which are engraved and depicted the image of God's chicken catching scorpions, the heavenly master in addition to the image of the five poisons or Taoist talismans, and some of them are accompanied by textual descriptions, such as "the old man as the order of the law, in the middle of March in the valley of the rain, snakes and scorpions will never be born", "in the middle of March in the valley of the rain, the old man down to the sky, holding the seven-star sword, a single cut scorpions Jing! "The words and descriptions of the festival are designed to convey people's hope for a good harvest and peace of mind by killing pests and insects.

Seven, the rain festival sea

The rain festival is the spring sea water warming time, a hundred fish line to the shallow sea area, is a good day to go fishing in the sea. As the saying goes, "ride the rain on the net field". In order to be able to go out to sea safe, full of return, Guyu this day fishermen to hold a sea festival, praying for the sea god blessing.

Therefore, the Guyu Festival is also called the "Festival of Strength" for fishermen who go out to sea to catch fish. This custom is still popular in the area of Rongcheng, Jiaodong today. In the past, the fishermen's families were managed by the fishing companies, and the sea festival was generally organized by the fishing companies. Offerings for the hair branded skin of a fat pig, with the cavity blood smear red, white meat and potatoes ten, in addition, also prepared firecrackers, incense and paper. Fishermen organized in partnership sea festival without a whole pig, then use the pig's head or steamed pig-shaped meat and potatoes instead.

In the old days, villages had a temple of the Sea God or Niangniang Temple, the moment of sacrifice, the fishermen will carry offerings to the Sea God Temple, Niangniang Temple set up in front of the sacrifice, and some will be carried to the sea offerings, banging gongs and drums, firecrackers, the face of the sea rituals, the scene is very grand.

VIII. Appreciating Peony Flowers

Before and after the rainy season is also an important time for peonies to bloom, therefore, peonies are also known as "rainy season flowers" and "rich and noble flowers". "The rainy season is the time to see peonies for three dynasties", and peony viewing has been practiced for thousands of years. Wherever there are flowers, there are ladies and gentlemen who visit them, and there are also those who hang lamps under the curtains at night and feast and enjoy the flowers, which is called "Flower Fair". Qing Gu Lu "qingjia record" said: "shrine pavilion building merchants, rain to see the flowers bureau a new. Don't believe that meet no national color, brocade shed only protect jade building spring." Up to now, Peony Flower Festival is held in Heze of Shandong, Luoyang of Henan and Pengzhou of Sichuan for people to have fun and gatherings during the rainy season.

9. Miao Climbing Festival

During the rainy season, the Miao people in Kaili area of Qiandongnan also hold the "Climbing Festival". Climbing Festival, the Miao language, called "Ji Bo", is the Miao young men and women drunkenly longing to wait for the annual unique choice of spouse and love of the reunion event. Whenever climbing season comes, young men and women to meet through the opportunity to meet, or by the male request, or by the female invited, decided to a certain day in the female walled village in a certain location to hold climbing. Climbing Festival day, the hillside gathered thousands of people, the slope, a circle, a clump of young men and women traveling party singing, blowing the sheng, stepping on the drums, they use this as a medium to find friends looking for companions in pursuit of soulmates, overflowing with festive atmosphere of joy.

The hostesses prepare a feast of fish, meat and glutinous rice, and bring them to the mountains, where they entertain the young men and women while singing to each other. In the midst of this, young men and women look for each other's objects and form future couples, forming happy families. Some old mothers also come forward to help their daughters find a match. By sunset, the girls invited the latter to the village to continue to talk about love, and once again hosted a banquet, the love of the heart, that is, the exchange of tokens of betrothal.

Toward the end of the night, in the female walled village has friends and relatives, to friends and relatives to go to the home to sleep, no friends and relatives by the girls mothers were invited to the home to spend the night. When the day is almost dawn, the students get up to go back, the girls will be given glutinous rice to the person of interest, and accompanied to the halfway point, and then say goodbye. This unique climbing festival reproduces the matriarchal social lifestyle of the ancient times.

Because it was women, not men, who took the initiative in contracting marriages at that time, this custom is a remnant of the matriarchal society in which marriages were contracted. Nowadays, the Miao Climbing Festival has added many amusement and sports activities, such as bullfighting, birdfighting, song pairing, basketball and running.

Ten, forbidden scorpion spell charm

Old times, Shanxi Linfen area on the day of the rain to draw Zhang Tianshi charm pasted on the door, called "forbidden scorpion". Shaanxi Fengxiang area of the scorpion ban incantation, to woodcut printed, visible demand is great. It is printed with the following words: "In the middle of March of the rainy season, the scorpion shows off its power. The divine rooster holds a mouth, and the poisonous insect turns into water?" In the center of the picture, the rooster is holding a worm, and there is a big scorpion under its paw. The painting is printed with incantations.

The saying that the rooster cures the scorpion has been circulating in folklore for a long time. Magic novel "Journey to the West" fifty-five, the Monkey King piggyback can not defeat the scorpion spirit, Goddess of Mercy also know that he can not be close. So she asked the Monkey King to ask the Pleiadian Stargazer, and the result was a success. The Pleiadian Stargazer is a large rooster with two crowns. The book describes that the Pleiadian Stargazer appeared as a big rooster, and the rooster called out to the scorpion spirit, and the scorpion spirit instantly appeared in its original form, which was a pipa-sized scorpion. The big rooster called out again, and the scorpion spirit went limp and died on the hillside.

Shandong folklore also banned scorpions. The Qing dynasty Ganlong six years, "Xiajin County Records" records: "rain, Zhu sand book charm ban scorpions."" Scorpion ban" folklore reflects the mood of the people to drive away pests and the desire for a good harvest and peace of mind.

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Three elements of health in the rainy season

One, a reasonable increase or decrease in clothing

The temperature is warming up, but the morning and evening are still cooler, and those who go out in the evening and return to pay attention to the increase or decrease in clothing, to avoid the cold and flu.

Second, allergic people should be less contact with allergens

Allergic people this season should prevent hay fever and allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma. Special attention should be paid to avoid contact with allergens and reduce outdoor activities. In the diet to reduce the intake of high-protein, high-calorie food, allergic reactions to the hospital in a timely manner.

Three, the health care

After the rain the humidity in the air is gradually large, which will make the body from the inside to the outside of the discomfort reaction. From the point of view of Chinese medicine, such a humid environment, moisture is easy to invade the human body as a disease, resulting in poor appetite, the body is sleepy and heavy, heavy head, such as wrapping, joints, muscles, sore and heavy and so on, such as if you are already suffering from various types of joint diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, but also easy to be induced in the holiday season.

So the valley rain to pay attention to health to dispel dampness, in the diet to cooperate. Have a good effect on the elimination of dampness of food: white lentils, red beans, Job's tears, yam, lotus leaves, gravy, winter melon, Chenpi, white radish, lotus root, kelp, bamboo shoots, carp, bean sprouts and so on.

Special tips: After the rain will mean that the spring is almost over, in accordance with Chinese medicine, "spring liver" point of view, to seize the opportunity to regulate the liver blood. At this time, the dietary points focus on liver, nourish the liver, nourish the eyes. In the many vegetables, the most suitable for liver is spinach. According to Chinese medicine, spinach is sweet and cool, and enters the intestines and stomach. There is a blood tonic to stop bleeding, benefit the five organs, through the blood, quench thirst and moisten the intestines, nourish the yin and calm the liver, digestion, clean up the intestinal and gastrointestinal heat and toxins, the liver and qi uncomfortable complication of gastric disease adjuvant treatment is often a good effect. In the spring because of the liver yin deficiency caused by hypertension, headache and dizziness and anemia have a good therapeutic effect.

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After the Grain Rain is summer: Yes

From the festival, the Grain Rain Festival next festival is the summer, is generally considered to be the arrival of summer is the summer to come, and the summer is the first summer festival, indicating the official beginning of the summer season, when the temperature is significantly higher, the hot summer will be approaching, the increase in thunderstorms, but some areas in the northeast and northwest of this time, the summer is the first time, and the summer will be the first summer, and the summer will be the first time, and the summer will be the first time. But parts of the northeast and northwest of this time is just entering the spring, most of the country's average temperature in 18-20 ℃ up and down, if you want to reach the real summer also need to be most of the country's average daily temperature steadily rose to 22 ℃ above the line.

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