What are the stories and legends about the customs of Grain Rain? What are the three signs of Grain Rain?
Many customs of the Grain Rain solar term are inseparable from mythological stories. The Grain Rain solar term is divided into three stages. So what are the three stages of Grain Rain? Shuimoxiansheng.com has predicted the good and bad luck for each day in the third lunar month of 2019. Come and pay attention.What are the stories and legends about the customs of Guyu?1. Regarding the origin of Grain Rain Festival, according to the "Huainanzi", Cangjie's creation of characters was an earth-shaking event. Huangdi issued an edict in late spring and early summer, announcing that Cangjie had successfully created characters and calling on all his subjects to learn it together. On this day, there was an unusual rain, and countless grains fell. Therefore, later generations named this day Guyu, which became one of the 24 solar terms.2. There are sayings among the people that "three days after Grain Rain, you can see peonies in the garden" and "peonies should be pruned to the head while peonies should be pruned to the feet". There is also a proverb that "rose flowers only lose their stems when they fall, while the flowers bloom without stopping", which describe the beautiful spring scene with hundreds of flowers blooming during this solar term. There is a sad legend in folk proverbs: It is said that during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, there was a young man named Guyu who was very good at swimming. Once, there was a flood in his hometown of Caozhou. He used this ability to rescue the villagers. He also risked his life to save a peony flower and asked a gardener to grow it well. A few years later, Guyu's mother fell seriously ill. Guyu had to take care of his mother and work at the same time, which was very hard. At this time, a beautiful woman appeared in his home and came to take care of his mother every day. Guyu fell in love with this woman. Just when Guyu wanted to propose to this girl, he learned that this beautiful girl was a peony fairy, and it was the peony he rescued a few years ago. The Peony Fairy promised, "On the eighth day of the fourth month of next year, I will go to Gumen to settle down." Later, the Peony Fairy's enemy, the Vulture, fell seriously ill and forced the Peony sisters to brew stamen wine to cure his illness. The Peony sisters were unwilling to take their own blood and brew elixir wine for the evil thieves to drink, but they were captured and imprisoned by the vulture. After going through many hardships, Guyu finally broke into the magic cave on his birthday, defeated the vulture, and rescued the flower fairies. When everyone was preparing to go home, Vulture, who was still alive, stabbed Guyu with a hidden sword. Sister Peony was extremely angry. She picked up Guyu's axe and chopped the dying vulture into meat paste! He turned around, picked up Guyu's body, and burst into tears. Guyu saved the lives of these flowers at the cost of his own life. From then on, on the day when Guyu died, it would rain and all the peonies would bloom to commemorate Guyu. What are the three signs of Grain Rain?In ancient China, Grain Rain was divided into three stages: "The first stage is when duckweed begins to grow; the second stage is when cuckoos flutter their feathers; the third stage is when hoopoes descend on the mulberry trees." This means that after Grain Rain, rainfall increases, duckweed begins to grow, then cuckoos begin to remind people to sow seeds, and hoopoes begin to be seen on the mulberry trees.After the Grain Rain solar term, rainfall increases and all kinds of grains grow. The rainfall was sufficient and timely, and cereal crops thrived. In southern China, the temperature rises rapidly during the Grain Rain season. Generally, the average temperature in late April, except for northern South China and some western areas, has reached 20℃ to 22℃, which is more than 2℃ higher than mid-April. In the eastern part of South China, the temperature often exceeds 30℃ for one or two days, making people begin to feel hot. 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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