Every traditional festival has things that must be done and things that must not be done. So what are the taboos of the Grain in Ear solar term? What is appropriate and what is not appropriate? After Grain Full in 2020, a special month (leap April) will come. For the specific content analysis of leap April, please pay attention to the special topic about leap April 2020 on Shuimoxiansheng.com!What are the taboos during the Grain in Ear solar term?Diet1. Avoid eating after the Shen hour: The health-preserving motto of “Avoid the wind as if you were avoiding an arrow, avoid colors as if you were avoiding chaos, add or remove clothes according to the weather changes, and eat less after the Shen time (3 to 5 pm)” is to add or remove clothes according to the weather changes, and eat less after the Shen time (3 to 5 pm). These are the health-preserving requirements of the Grain in Ear solar term. 2. Avoid eating raw or cold food at night: The nights are short during the Grain in Ear season. Older people or patients with weak constitutions have difficulty digesting food. Raw vegetables, fruits, etc. should be eaten with caution during the Grain in Ear season. Be especially careful when eating such foods at night. Meat, noodles, and sticky foods should not be eaten at night, otherwise they will cause abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. 3. Avoid drinking tea on an empty stomach: Drinking too much tea, especially on an empty stomach, can easily lead to the tea consuming the body's yang energy. It is also taboo to avoid the salty taste that leads the tea into the kidneys, which depletes the kidney yang in the lower part of the body, making people prone to pain in the hands and feet, diarrhea due to coldness in the lower part of the body, and other symptoms. Therefore, during the Grain in Ear solar term, it is best to drink two to three cups of tea after a meal, and stop drinking immediately if you feel hungry. In terms of customs, the Dragon Boat Festival is included in the Grain in Ear solar term, so broadly speaking, different places have different taboos: In Hohhot, Inner Mongolia: there is a custom of avoiding the Dragon Boat Festival, which means that people are not allowed to go out all day on the Dragon Boat Festival. People in Hechuan, Sichuan also stay indoors at noon. During the Grain in Ear period, the five plagues descend upon the world and people should close their doors to avoid them. In some areas of Taiwan, people have to cut their hair on Grain in Ear Day. Otherwise, the rice dumplings will be taken away by ghosts. Women are not allowed to sleep with their hair untied. Otherwise you will be captured by the ghost. There are also some things related to climate, like some places avoid north winds because they believe that if the north wind blows, the summer will be dry. In some places, people taboo against thunder, believing that if there is no thunder during the Grain in Ear season, there will not be a good harvest that year. What is suitable and unsuitable to do during Grain in Ear Festival in 2020?Friday, June 5, 2020, the fourteenth day of the fourth month of the lunar year 2020 (small) [Suitable]Moving, renovating, getting married, breaking ground, getting engaged, going to school, seeking offspring, taking up a post, building, praying for blessings, offering sacrifices, cancelling, receiving wealth, catching, marrying, receiving betrothal gifts, migrating, seeking medical treatment, planting, fasting and offering sacrifices, recruiting sons-in-law [taboo] Opening business, installing doors and beds, traveling, burying, raising beams, opening businesses, building stoves, traveling, repairing graves, breaking ground, opening markets, admitting livestock, drilling, felling trees, building houses, erecting meridians, releasing water, burying, moving coffins, building embankments |
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