Grain Rain's Custom Activities

Do you know any customs and activities in Grain Rain? Speaking of Grain Rain, everyone should be familiar with it. Grain Rain is one of the 24 solar terms in China, and its arrival represents the possibility of growing food. Below I will share with you the customs and activities in Grain Rain, and interested friends will learn about it.

Grain Rain's custom activities include 1 1, peony appreciation and peony meeting.

Grow flowers and sell all kinds of peonies.

2. Try new tea.

Women pick tea and sing tea-picking songs. After picking, the new tea is stored for guests, which is called Grain Rain tea.

3. Grain Rain eliminates five poisons

Around Grain Rain, the temperature rose, and diseases and insect pests entered a high breeding period. In order to prevent pests from harming crops and people, people put up "Grain Rain stickers" made of yellow paper that look like New Year pictures while killing insects in the fields. It is carved with images of hens catching scorpions, heavenly masters eliminating the five poisons or Taoist spells, and some are accompanied by words such as "In mid-March in Grain Rain, snakes and scorpions will never be born" to "shock the five poisons". The custom of removing five poisons (commonly known as snakes, scorpions, amusement ants, geckos and toad spiders) in Grain Rain is very popular among the people in Shandong, Shanxi and Shaanxi.

The fifty-fifth lecture on Journey to the West said: the Monkey King Pig Bajie was no match for Scorpion Essence, and Guanyin knew that she could not get close to him, so she had to ask the Monkey King to invite Mao Rixing to be an official, and she succeeded at once. The official of Maori Star is a double-crowned rooster. It is described in the book that the official of Maori Star revealed his true colors-the rooster, who yelled at the scorpion essence, and the scorpion essence instantly showed its original shape, which was a scorpion the size of a pipa. The cock crowed again, and the scorpion died delicate on the hillside. Xiajin county annals in the sixth year of Qing Qianlong: "Grain Rain, cinnabar forbids scorpions." The folk custom of "eliminating five poisons" has entrusted people with the psychology of killing pests and expecting a bumper harvest and peace.

4. No scorpions

After Grain Rain, the temperature rose, and diseases and insect pests entered a period of high incidence. The folk custom of "banning scorpions" reflects people's desire to drive away evil spirits, win good luck and long for harvest and peace. This custom is popular in Shandong, Shanxi and Shaanxi. In ancient times, a painting of Zhang Tianshi by Japanese Grain Rain in Linfen, Shanxi Province was posted on the door, named "Forbidden Scorpion". Shaanxi Fengxiang Forbidden Scorpion Curse is woodcut printing, which shows its great demand. It was printed with the words: "In Grain Rain, in mid-March, scorpions showed off their bravado. When the god chicken opens its mouth, the poisonous insect turns into water ... "In the picture, the rooster has a bug and a big scorpion under its paw. There is a spell on this painting. The saying that the rooster cures the scorpion has been circulating among the people for a long time. Journey to the West 55th time: the Monkey King Pig Bajie can't compete with Scorpion Essence, and Guanyin knows she can't get close. We had to ask the Monkey King to invite Jing Ri Guan Xing, and it succeeded. Jingri Guan Xingben is a double-crowned rooster. In the book, Jing Ri Guan Xing showed his true colors as a rooster, and then called out the scorpion essence, immediately showing his original shape, a scorpion the size of a pipa. The cock crowed again, and the scorpion died delicate on the hillside. Shandong also has the folk custom of banning scorpions. Xiajin County Records in the sixth year of Qing Qianlong: "Grain Rain, the scarlet letter forbids scorpions. On the same day, Grain Rain drew a sign forbidding scorpions on yellow watch paper with cinnabar, and posted it on the scorpion hole or wall, placing people's psychology of killing pests and praying for a bumper harvest.

Step 5 enjoy peony

Peony's hometown is in Luoyang, Henan Province, and it was in full bloom as soon as it arrived in Grain Rain. Therefore, peony is also called "Grain Rain Flower", which leads to the custom of "enjoying peony in Grain Rain". Shandong, Henan, Sichuan and other places have the custom of "Grain Rain sees the peony of the three dynasties", and various places have held "peony flower parties", where people wander in the sea of flowers and feel the breath of spring and the beauty of life.

Grain Rain's custom activity 2 1, fighting for peony.

Peony is the most beautiful flower and is known as a beautiful country. Therefore, in the late spring, the ancients often watched peony in droves, and its elegance and romance were written as simple books, which spread for a long time.

Peony flower appreciation began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the activities of enjoying peony in Chang 'an were the most prosperous, and the court and the people were all eager for it. Tang Li Zhao's Supplement to National History says: "Chang 'an has been crazy for more than 30 years, but it's a pity not to watch it during the Spring Festival Evening. Strive for profit, a book worth tens of thousands. "There is also a record in Nan Xinshu:" Chang 'an saw peony on March 5 and ran for horses and chariots. " Bai Juyi's poem "Peony Fang" is even more vivid: "The colorful multimedia messages are wonderful, and the flowers are gorgeous. Dianthus money is fine, and hibiscus peony is bitter. So the princes and nobles swam across the corolla face to face. Kuqa is a soft princess, and a fragrant shirt is also good. Gong Wei's house is quietly closed in the East Courtyard, and Ximing Temple is deeply open in the North Gallery. Play butterfly and double dance to see people for a long time, and the residual warbler is in Changchun. * * * I'm worried about staying in the sun, but the curtains are still hanging in the shade. Bloom has spent 20 days, and people in a city are crazy. " Its grand occasion can be imagined from the poem.

Among the royal families, such as Tang Gaozong, Xuanzong, Mu Zong, Wenzong, and Jing Zong, there are elegant peonies, while in Xianchunge, on the bank of Chenxiang Temple, the beauty is twisted and the powder marks are numerous; The bachelor's three chapters are more respected by later generations.

In the Song Dynasty, Luoyang, Chengdu and Yue Zhong (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), from the satrap to the benefit of the people, held a big banquet and competed for peony, and held such a grand event until after the flowers fell. Luoyang people especially love peony and value peony. In bloom in spring, all the flowers were planted with peonies, which means that peonies are the only real flowers in the world, and the flowers in Luoyang are the first, which is incomparable to other places. Li Liyan, a poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote: "There are many kinds of flowers in Luoyang, and peony is the only name. Peony is planted in every garden, which is the only name. Without him in Yuehua Yard, there are hundreds of thousands of peony unique kiosks. People who live on flowers in the city are all here. In bloom, Zhang Mo held, lined up and played an orchestra. Among them, men and women in the city never swim with fireworks. When bloom is finished, it will be broken into hills and ruins, leaving only focus on focus. Today, peony benefits, Wei Zi Yao Huang 1000, and there is no seller in Yao Huang. " (For details, see Song Ouyang Xiu's Customs, Lu You's Tian Peng Customs, and Yue Zhong Peony Inflorescence, a monk's Chinese book. Modern times, such as Linggu Temple in Nanjing and Chenghua Temple in Beiping, are also famous for peony.

Peony, commonly known as Grain Rain Flower, only blooms in the solar term Grain Rain. The Peony Tree claims that Luoyang regards Grain Rain as the season when peonies bloom. There is a proverb in Wu: "Three generations of Grain Rain visited peony."

The ancients feasted on peonies, which were known as flower fairs, flower fairs and peony fairs. In Grain Rain season, it is a pleasure to get together with family or friends to enjoy peony, which is beneficial to the body and mind, enhances friendship and is also a great pleasure in life.

Peony has been planted everywhere since northern Fujian, but there are more in Shandong and Henan. "Kunya" contains: "To the west of Yandan, in the ramp, it is no different from thorns, and all scholars cut it with pay." This is probably the extreme statement that peony is precious. Jia Qinglu said that peony is planted in all famous families, temples and shrines. Even a small study must be planted with one or two plants for viewing at any time. It can be seen that people love peony.

2. Grain Rain opens the sea.

In Grain Rain season, coastal fishermen will go fishing in the sea, which is the first time in a year, commonly known as opening the sea. Opening the sea is an important event for fishermen in a year. As the saying goes, "Riding on the Grain Rain to surf the Internet", every time the fishermen open the sea, they will carry out colorful sea sacrifice activities and pray for the blessing of Poseidon, the sea god.

The sea gods sacrificed by people are mainly the Dragon King, the Sea God and Uncle Yulang. In the past, Longwang Temple was built in coastal fishing villages to worship the sea dragon king worshipped by fishermen. The sea dragon king is the supreme god in the hearts of fishermen. It can not only spread clouds and rain, but also calm the wind and waves, and holds the power to manage the sea area. Queen Poseidon is the patron saint of fishermen. She is merciful and merciful, and her merits are boundless. Whenever a fisherman encounters stormy weather, she always rushes through the clouds to send a lamp to rescue the fisherman in distress. Uncle Lang is the fisherman's god of wealth. He is kind and hardworking, working silently in the sea, driving the fish in the sea into the fisherman's net. Therefore, every time before opening the sea, fishermen will go to the Longwang Temple to worship.

At the time of sacrifice, fishermen hold offerings such as pig's head, fish, chicken, giant snake, fruit, etc. and respectfully put them on the altar. What's more, they carried out the slaughtered whole pig and put it in the courtyard of Longwang Temple. Pigs are covered with pig blood, especially pig heads. Red is hung on the pig's head, bright red silk thread hangs from its head along its two ears, and some still hang red flowers on the pig's head. According to the local people, painting the whole pig red symbolizes the booming sea market this year, and red also has the function of exorcising evil spirits, so as to protect the fishermen's safety.

After the worship of Longwang Temple, people came to the seaside again, put their offerings on the beach, worshipped the sky and the sea, and prayed for the protection of gods and sea gods. After everyone kowtowed, the fishermen hung a string of firecrackers on the head of the fishing boat, chanting greetings and then set off firecrackers. In an instant, firecrackers resounded throughout the beach, and laughter and firecrackers came and went, echoing between the sky and the sea for a long time, pushing the atmosphere of offering sacrifices to the sky and the sea to a climax.

Nowadays, with the rapid development of fishery production and advanced equipment, the personal safety of fishermen has been well guaranteed. However, the custom of opening the sea in Grain Rain handed down from the older generation has been handed down from generation to generation by fishermen and has become a grand festival. During the Grain Rain Festival, fishermen will not only worship the Dragon King, the sky, the sea and pray, but also sing and dance, play lions, dance dragons, walk on stilts, run early boats, drum and dance yangko. The scene is very lively. There was a "strong festival" in ancient times. This custom is still very popular in Rongcheng, Jiaodong. In the past, fishermen were managed by fishing lines, and sea festivals were often organized by fishing lines. Sacrifice is a fat pig with hair removed and skin peeled, smeared with cavity blood, and 10 piece of white flour is contradictory. In addition, firecrackers, incense paper and so on were prepared. If there is no whole pig in the sea festival organized by fishermen in partnership, it will be replaced with pig head or steamed pig shape. In the past, every village had a sea temple or a mother temple. Every time a sacrifice is made, fishermen will bring offerings to the Temple of the Sea and the Mother Temple for sacrifice. Others took offerings to the seaside, beating gongs and drums, setting off firecrackers and offering sacrifices to the sea. The scene is extremely grand.

Grain Rain season is the time for fishermen to sacrifice to the sea. At this time, the sea is getting warmer and the fish begin to move to the shallow sea, which is a good day for fishermen to go fishing.

In order to go to sea safely and return home with a full load, fishermen will hold a sea sacrifice in the Grain Rain on this day and pray for Poseidon's blessing. In the past, fishermen were managed by fishing lines in a unified way, and sea sacrifice activities were generally organized by fishing lines. The sacrifice was a fat pig. Red with cavity blood, white face is ten. In addition, firecrackers, incense paper and so on are prepared. The sea festival organized by fishermen themselves did not have the whole pig. Instead, it is the shape of a pig head or a steamed pig. In the past, every village had a sea temple or a mother temple. It's time for sacrifice. Fishermen carry sacrifices to the Temple of the Sea and the Mother Temple, while others carry them to the seaside, beating gongs and drums, setting off firecrackers and offering sacrifices to the sea. The scene is very grand. This custom is still popular in Rongcheng, Shandong Province.