What are the customs of Grain in Ear? Will the weather be hot during Grain in Ear in 2019?
Grain in Ear is the third solar term in summer, and it also marks the official start of midsummer. So what are the customs of Grain in Ear? Will the weather be hot in Grain in Ear in 2019? Chinese people believe that the fifth month of the lunar calendar is a poisonous month, and the Dragon Boat Festival is the first of the nine poisonous days. For more relevant information about the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2019, please visit Mr. Shui Mo's website!What are the customs of Grain in Ear?1. Send off the Flower God: Welcome the Flower God on the Flower Festival on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar. Grain in Ear is approaching May, when all flowers begin to wither and fall. People often hold ceremonies to worship the flower god on this day to send him off and express their gratitude to him, hoping to meet him again next year.This custom no longer exists, but we can get a glimpse of it in the 27th chapter of the famous novelist Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber: "The girls (in the Grand View Garden) made sedan chairs and horses out of flower petals and willow branches, or made thousands of pennants and banners out of silk, brocade and gauze, all tied with colorful threads. These things were tied to every tree and every flower. 2. An Miao An Miao is an agricultural custom activity in southern Anhui, which began in the early Ming Dynasty. Every Grain in Ear season, after planting rice, various places hold seedling-protecting sacrificial activities to pray for a good harvest in autumn. Every household uses new wheat flour to make steamed buns, which they shape into shapes of grains, livestock, fruits and vegetables, and then dye with vegetable juice. They use them as sacrificial offerings to pray for a good harvest and the safety of the villagers. 3. Mud Fighting Young men and women of the Dong ethnic group in the southeastern part of Guizhou hold a mud fighting festival around the time of Grain in Ear every year. On that day, the newlyweds, accompanied by their good friends, young men and women, planted rice together, played around and threw mud at each other. At the end of the activity, the results are checked and the person with the most mud on his body is the most popular. 4. Boiling plums In the south, plums are ripe in May and June every year. During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a story called “discussing heroes over plum wine”. Green plum contains a variety of natural high-quality organic acids and rich minerals. It has unique nutritional and health functions such as purifying blood, regulating the intestines, lowering blood lipids, eliminating fatigue, beautifying, regulating acid-base balance, and enhancing human immunity. However, most fresh plums taste sour and astringent, making them difficult to eat directly. They need to be processed before they can be eaten, and this processing process is called boiled plums. Will it be hot in Grain in Ear in 2019?During the Grain in Ear season, there is abundant rainfall and the temperature rises significantly . Common weather disasters include tornadoes, hail, strong winds, heavy rains, droughts, etc. It rains a lot along the river during the Grain in Ear season, and the Huanghuai Plain is also about to enter the rainy season. The southeast monsoon rain belt in South China is stable and is the time of year with the heaviest precipitation. The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have entered the plum rain season, with many rainy days, heavy rainfall, little sunshine, and sometimes low temperatures. The southwest region also entered the rainy season of the year from June. At this time, hail weather began to increase in the plateau areas of the western southwest.After Grain in Ear, the southeast monsoon rain belt in South China becomes stable, and it is the time of the year with the highest precipitation. The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River enter the plum rain season, with many rainy days, heavy rainfall, little sunshine, and sometimes low temperatures. The poem "Sudden Cold after Accumulated Rain after Grain in Ear" by Fan Chengda of the Song Dynasty goes like this: "The plum rain pours down and overturns nine rivers, and hundreds of canals flow into the wide sea. The fields of farmers in Wu are suffering from wetness, and they have to wear cotton wool and sow rice seedlings in the cold every year." It depicts a scene of continuous rain, full rivers and ditches, and farmers braving the cold and wearing cotton wool and busy sowing rice seedlings. During this period, except for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and some areas in the northernmost part of Heilongjiang, which have not yet truly entered summer, people in most areas can generally experience the heat of summer. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing that can be controlled is his or her "luck." Unexpected changes in the world may happen at any time, so use Mr. Shui Mo's [Premium Calculation] function to learn more about your fortune in 2019! |
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