What are the folk customs of the Chushu solar term and what are their meanings
The arrival of the Beginning of Autumn indicates that the days of "clear and cool autumn" are getting closer and closer to us. At this time, many places will hold a series of folk activities, whether it is to welcome the autumn or to worship the ancestors. Let us learn about it together. Every day has good and bad days, auspicious and inauspicious days. If you want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2018, please pay attention to the articles related to the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2018 compiled by the Fortune Teller website!Folk customs of the End of Heat solar term1. Ancestor worship and welcoming autumn: In the old days, people had a ceremony to open the Ghost Gate starting from the first day of July, which would last until closing the Ghost Gate at the end of the month. During this period, there would be activities to offer salvation and charity. Put up lantern poles and release river lanterns to attract lonely souls; while the main part is building the altar for salvation, setting up the lonely shed, interspersed with activities such as snatching the lonely souls, and finally ending with closing the ghost gate. 2. Worshiping the God of Land: The Chushu solar term coincides with the harvest time for crops, and farmers hold various ceremonies to thank the God of Land. Some people kill animals and offer sacrifices to the land temple, some put flags in the middle of the field to express their gratitude, and some do not wash their feet when they return home from working in the fields on that day, for fear of washing away the good harvest. 3. Release river lanterns: River lanterns are also called "lotus lanterns". Generally, a lamp or candle is placed on the base. They are placed in rivers, lakes and seas on the night of the Ghost Festival and allowed to float freely. The purpose of releasing river lanterns is to pray for the salvation of drowned ghosts and other wandering spirits in the water. 4. Fishing Festival: For coastal fishermen, the period after the Beginning of Autumn is a great time for fishery harvest. Every year during the Beginning of Autumn, an annual grand Fishing Festival is held in the coastal areas of Zhejiang Province. On the day when the fishing moratorium ends in the East China Sea, a grand fishing festival is held to send off the fishermen to go out to sea. 5. Eating duck: Old duck tastes sweet and cool in nature, so there is a tradition of eating duck during the Beginning of Heat. There are many ways to cook it, including boiled duck, lemon duck, ginger duck, roast duck, lotus leaf duck, walnut duck, etc. 6. Decocted herbal tea: During the Beginning of Autumn period, every household has the habit of decocting herbal tea. They first go to the pharmacy to prepare the prescription, and then boil the tea at home. It means that they should eat something "bitter" in autumn, which is beneficial in clearing away heat, removing fire, digesting food, and removing lung heat. 7. Eat longan: The weather is hot in summer, and the human body consumes a lot of calories. Eating longan can replenish calories. Longan is warm in nature, beneficial to the heart and spleen, replenishes qi and blood, and has the effect of nourishing qi. The older generation’s way of eating it is to peel a bowl of longan and mix it with porridge. |
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