What activities are there during the Bailu solar term? What are the Bailu agricultural activities?

What activities are there during the Bailu solar term? What are the Bailu agricultural activities?
Time passed quietly, and it was the fifteenth solar term - White Dew. As the saying goes, "Before White Dew there is rain, after White Dew there are ghosts", which means that wherever it rains during the White Dew season, there will be suffering. Therefore, during the White Dew season, there is a custom of "replenishing dew" in various places. What activities are there during the White Dew solar term, and what are the agricultural activities during the White Dew solar term! It is the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the mid-autumn weather. The golden wind is rustling, the jade dew is falling, and autumn has arrived quietly. So what should we pay attention to in August of the lunar calendar in 2019? If you want to know more exciting content, please visit Mr. Shui Mo’s website!

What activities are there during the White Dew solar term?

"Playful Birds": The yellow bunting is a small bird with a short tail and is a type of finch. People in Wu called it the rice-headed sparrow because it grew fat and strong by eating rice. In August and September, bird catchers caught yellow sparrows, let them stand on the top of iron poles, and taught them to hold flags and peck at bells as a game. After it is raised and tamed, it can fly back when released, which is called calling the yellow bird. Children often feed yellow finches and tie strings around their feet and carry them with them.

"Cricket Fighting": According to tradition, the cricket fighting game in Jiangnan starts around the time of White Dew and stops after Double Ninth Festival. This game is called Autumn Excitement and is commonly known as Fighting for the Winning Points. During the competition, there is not only a cricket fighting field, but also special fighting equipment. When fighting spiders, people carry cages and come in groups, creating a spectacular scene. People generally call the most combative crickets generals. They are valued for having big heads and long feet, and they are preferred for being green, yellow, red, black, white, and other primary colors. Fighting crickets should be of similar size, weight, and evenly matched.

"Picking Cotton": In places like Fengrun and Lulong in Hebei, Shishou and Guangji in Hubei, Yangxin in Shandong, and Longan in Guangxi, women usually pick cotton in September for weaving, working hard day and night. The saying "When crickets chirp, cotton is abundant" describes this scene. The ancients once wrote in a poem: "The night is short and cold, the pillow is half-asleep and the cock crows; the clothes are turned upside down and the fields are filled with the sound of bells."

"Collecting Dew": Dew in autumn is the best. "Compendium of Materia Medica" states that when there is a lot of dew in autumn, you can collect it in a plate, boil it until it becomes thick and delicious, and it can prolong your life. Qiulushai has a chilling and murderous aura, which is suitable for decocting medicines that can moisten the lungs and kill evil spirits.

Bailu agricultural activities!

Animal Husbandry

1. It is necessary to ensure the autumn fattening and carry out breeding work in a timely manner.

2. The storage of winter hay must be done well. Leave some room when storing and store as much as possible.

3. Rabbit farmers should start to do a good job in autumn breeding so that the Angora rabbits can be fully bred. Pay attention to taking insulation measures.

4. Live pigs must be disinfected and isolated to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases characterized by high fever. Goats should be vaccinated with sheep pox vaccine.

5. The laying period of breeding geese is coming to an end, and nutrition should be improved to ensure nutrition for the next laying period.

Bailu farming activities: watering and heat preservation

Cold air becomes increasingly active during this season, and low temperatures often occur in autumn, affecting the heading and flowering of late rice. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent low temperature damage and diseases and insect pests. When cold air invades, you can use watering to keep warm. Watering more than two inches before the temperature drops can increase the temperature by 1~2℃. When the temperature drops, you can drain shallow water during the day and irrigate at night on sunny days; on rainy days, you need to irrigate with thick water; generally the weather should be dry or wet, with wet being the main factor. During this solar term, the heat gradually dissipates, the weather becomes clear and crisp, the dew drops are cool, and the sweet osmanthus is fragrant. It is the golden season for tourism. "Bai Lu" is the transition point between summer and autumn, and the daily temperature varies greatly. "Don't expose your body during Bai Lu", so the old, weak and sick people should pay more attention to adding or removing clothes in time to prevent catching cold.

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