Traditional customs of practicing calligraphy in the long summer and sixth grade

As long summer in the long summer, there are also some colorful customs among the people, and these customs have continued to this day, with different customs in different places.

At noon that day, every household cooked the eggs (the eggs were cooked in shells and could not be damaged), soaked them in cold water for a few minutes, then put on woven silk bags and hung them around the children's necks. Children will play egg-beating games in groups of three or five. An egg has two heads, the pointed one is the head and the round one is the tail. When you beat eggs, the head of the egg hits the head of the egg and the tail of the egg hits the tail of the egg. Fight one by one, the loser gives up, and finally the high and low are separated. The winner of the egg head is the first, and the egg is king; The winner of the egg is the second place, and the egg is called Xiao Wang or Er Wang.

Lunch is glutinous rice mixed with peas. There must be special dishes such as boiled eggs, whole bamboo shoots and peas with shells on the table. Eat double eggs and bamboo shoots in pairs, no matter how many peas. According to folklore, eating eggs in the long summer depends on the heart. Because eggs are shaped like a heart, people think that eating eggs can keep the spirit from losing money. It will be a hot summer after a long summer. In order not to lose weight in hot summer, Chang Xia should take supplements. Eye diseases were common in ancient times. In order to eliminate eye diseases, people pray that their eyes will be as clear as fresh peas for one year by eating peas.

There is a custom of weighing people after lunch in the long summer. People hang a big wooden scale at the entrance of the village or platform, and a stool is hung on the scale hook. Everyone takes turns to sit on the stool and weigh people. When weighing flowers, the caller said auspicious words. The old man will say, "weigh 87 and live to 91." The weighing girl said, "105 Jin, someone is looking for you outside." Unwilling, unwilling, unwilling, the son of the champion has a fate. " The weighbridge said, "When the weighbridge is over ten or twenty-three, the young official will grow up. Seven county officials should not be guilty, and three public officials and nine ministers should climb. " Weighing flowers can only be typed in (that is, from decimal to large number), but not outside.

As for the origin of this custom, folklore is related to the stories of Meng Huo and Liu Adou. It is said that after Meng Huo was surrendered to Shu by Zhuge Liang, he took orders from Zhuge Liang. On his deathbed, Zhuge Liang entrusted Meng Huo to visit the master of Shu once a year. Zhuge Liang instructed that day, which happened to be the long summer of this year. Meng Huo immediately went to worship Adou. Since then, every summer, Meng Huo has promised to visit Shu. A few years later, Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, destroyed Shu and took Adou away. Meng Huo did not forget this sentence of the Prime Minister. Every year, Chang Xia led troops to Luoyang to visit Dou E, and every time he went, he weighed Dou E to verify whether Dou E was abused by Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty. He threatened to fight Kim if he mistreated Dou. In order to accommodate Meng Huo, every year in the long summer, Emperor Wu of Jin used glutinous rice and peas to make lunch for Adou. Dou saw that peas were glutinous and fragrant, and he ate them twice. Meng Huo weighed people in the city, weighing several kilograms more each time than the previous year. Although Adou has no skill, he has Meng Huo's reputation as a man in the long summer, and Emperor Wu of Jin did not dare to bully him, so he lived a quiet and happy life and lived a long and happy life. Although this legend is different from historical facts, what people want is a peaceful world of "peace and happiness, long life". People who weigh in the long summer will bring good luck to Adou, and people also pray to God to bring them good luck.