What are the customs of Bailu? What are the customs of Bailu, one of the 24 solar terms?

What are the customs of Bailu? What are the customs of Bailu, one of the 24 solar terms?
How much do you know about Bailu, one of the 24 solar terms? How much do you know about the customs of this solar term? The editor will take you to learn about it. The arrival of the seventh month of the lunar calendar indicates that the scorching summer heat is gradually fading away and the heat is gradually subsiding. Let’s come to Mr. Shui Mo to learn about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of more days in the seventh month of the lunar calendar.

Customs of the White Dew solar term

1. Sacrifice: In some places, during the White Dew solar term, people will sacrifice to King Yu (also known as the Water Bodhisattva), the land god, the flower god, the house god and other gods, and they will also perform the good play "The Great Fisherman and the Killer". These activities are used to express people's yearning for a better life in the future. 2. Playing with yellow birds This activity is also called yellow sparrow. In August and September, bird catchers catch yellow sparrows, let them stand on the top of an iron pole, and teach them to hold flags and peck at bells as a game. After being raised and tamed, it can fly back if released, so it is called the yellow bird. Children often feed yellow finches and tie strings around their feet and carry them with them. 3. Collecting wax This is also the season for collecting wax. After taking the honey, wash the beehive, put it in hot water to boil or steam it, and wait for the wax in the water to solidify. If it is exposed to the sun and sprayed with clean water so that it reacts with the air, it will eventually be completely bleached and become white. 4. Drink Bailu wine. In my country, Xingning, Sandu, Liaojiang and other places have the habit of brewing wine. Before the Bailu season, families brew wine, and they must drink "Bailu rice wine" when entertaining guests. 5. Drink Bailu tea. The tea trees in Bailu season have gone through the scorching heat of summer, and this is the best time for them to grow. Bailu tea has a unique sweet and refreshing fragrance, and is especially loved by veteran tea drinkers. Compared to the freshness of spring tea and the dryness of summer tea, the tea produced during the White Dew season is the best. 6. Picking edamame: It is planted in summer and harvested in autumn. It is an annual herb and also a solitary plant. This is the peak harvest season, and farmers pick edamame as a seasonal delicacy and give them to each other, which is also a local feature. 7. Picking dates: Yangxin and other counties in Shandong. Dates are usually harvested in mid-August during the autumnal equinox. Jujubes are sweet and mild in nature. Regular consumption can stimulate the appetite, strengthen the spleen, and replenish the qi. If people take medicine. It can nourish the spleen and stomach, treat diarrhea, regulate the Ying and Wei, treat cold and heat, and treat yin deficiency and anemia. 8. Collecting dew: "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that when there is a lot of dew in autumn, you can collect it in a plate, boil it until it becomes thick, 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. 9. Eating sweet potatoes: Some places believe that eating sweet potatoes on the White Dew Day can prevent stomach acid reflux when eating shredded sweet potatoes throughout the year. In addition, there are also some sayings that eating sweet potatoes during the White Dew season can help you have more children. 10. Eat longan. Longan is commonly known as "longan" and there is a saying that "longan in the south is ginseng in the north". People believe that eating longan on this day is good for the body and has the effect of prolonging life. The longans picked before Bailu are large in size with small seeds and taste sweet and delicious.

Ancient poems about the White Dew solar term

"The Night Smoke Contains White Dew" by Sun Wei of the Tang Dynasty The analysis is novel and the dawn light is faint and faint. The moon is clear and sparse in dew, and its light floats with the morning mist. The vast wilderness is filled with white skies, and the empty forests seem to be already filled with autumn. The frost has not yet formed, and the water drops are still flowing from the leaves. It is cleaner than jade and cannot be collected as pearls. "White Dew" by Bao Rong of the Tang Dynasty The cicadas stop chirping for a while, while the abundant dew changes color again. The golden wind blows brightly in the morning, and the jade pot adds to the night time. The fireflies’ flames have become sparse and the cicadas’ mournful energy has diminished a little. Welcoming the festival encourages the swallows to grow, and helping the wind tires the geese’s wings. Once I feel sad about the silk fan, I think of the clear and shallow memories again. Worship the moon high in the sky and return home, weaving by lamplight. Tears are like a jade plate, and there is news everywhere. I wandered along the fields, thinking about the past but lingering there. "Sad Autumn" by Lu Yin of the Tang Dynasty The wild geese fly far away in the autumn sky, and the cicadas chirp in the sparse trees in the cold white dew. The withered orchid on the steps still has some life, but the round fan in her hand is gradually losing its meaning.

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