What are the customs of the Great Heat solar term and what are the differences between regions?
As a relatively important solar term in my country's agricultural production, Great Heat has gradually evolved into a series of customs during its long-term inheritance. So, let's take a look at the customs of the Great Heat in this twenty-four solar terms. The Fortune Teller website has carefully compiled detailed information about the sixth lunar month of 2018. If you want to know about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the sixth lunar month, come to Mr. Shui Mo!What are the customs of the Great Heat solar term?Drink Fucha Fucha is the tea that you drink during the dog days of summer. This tea, made from more than ten kinds of Chinese herbs including honeysuckle, selfheal, and licorice, has the effect of cooling down and relieving heat. In ancient times, there was a custom in many rural areas that villagers would put some tea in the pavilion at the entrance of the village and give it to passers-by for free. The Sanfu plaster is applied to certain specific parts of the back during the first day of the lunar calendar in summer. It is believed to be able to treat or prevent certain diseases that occur in winter (such as rhinitis, tracheitis, pharyngitis, asthma, etc.). For different diseases, four plasters are usually applied together to different parts of the back and can be removed after eight hours. Drinking Summer Lamb "Drinking Summer Lamb" is a Great Heat custom popular in the Yimeng Mountain area, an old revolutionary base in central and southern Shandong, and in southwestern Shandong. Among them, Shandong Danxian mutton soup is the most famous. The mutton soup of the dog days of summer has a fine texture and is rich in nutrition. It has the good effects of strengthening the glands and replenishing qi, as well as warming and nourishing the kidney yang. It has become a delicious nourishing dish on people's dinner tables during the slack season. Sending the "Great Heat Boat" is a traditional folk custom in many fishing villages in the coastal areas of Zhejiang, especially in Taizhou. Its meaning is to send the "Five Saints" out to sea to send away the heat and protect the people. The “Great Summer Boat” is accompanied by colorful folk art performances. Eating "Immortal Grass" In many places, there is a custom of "eating immortal grass" during the Great Heat season. There is a folk saying that goes "Eat grass jelly during the hottest month of June and you'll live like a god and never grow old." Grass jelly and roasted grass jelly are common summer refreshments. Eating rice dregs Rice dregs are made by mixing rice with white rice koji and letting it ferment until it is fully cooked. On the day of the Great Heat, cut it into pieces, add some brown sugar and cook it. It is said that it can "greatly replenish your vitality." On the day of the Great Heat, relatives and friends often give each other lychees and mutton as gifts. Eating pineapples During the Great Heat period, there is a custom of eating pineapples in Taiwan, my country. Ordinary people believe that pineapples at this time of year are the most delicious. In addition, the pronunciation of pineapple in Minnan dialect is the same as "wanglai", so it is also used as a symbol to pray for peace, good luck and prosperous business. Sun-drying ginger originates from Shanxi, Henan and other places in China. During the dog days of summer, people will slice the ginger or squeeze the juice and mix it with brown sugar, put it in a container, cover it with gauze, and dry it in the sun. If eaten after being fully blended, it has miraculous effects on chronic cold stomach, cold and cough, and has the effect of warming and health care. |
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