What are the customs and cultures of Guyu? What are the taboos during the Grain Rain solar term?
Grain Rain is one of the 24 solar terms in my country. The 24 solar terms have a subtle influence on people's production, labor and life, and have been continued by people to this day. It’s March again, the season of colorful flowers and green willows. All things come back to life, presenting a beautiful scene of vitality. The Fortune Teller website will analyze every detail of the third month of the lunar calendar in 2018 for you!What are the customs and cultures of Guyu?Drinking Guyu Tea <br /> It is a custom in the south to pick tea during Guyu. It is said that drinking tea on Guyu can clear internal heat, ward off evil spirits, and improve eyesight. So no matter what the weather is like on the day of Grain Rain, people will go to the tea mountains to pick some new tea to drink.Walking on Guyu <br /> In ancient times, there was a custom of "walking on Guyu". On Guyu, young women would visit relatives in the village, and some would walk around in the wild and then come back. It means to integrate with nature and strengthen the body. Eating Chinese toon during Grain Rain <br /> It is a custom in the north to eat Chinese toon during Grain Rain. Chinese toon is available around Grain Rain. At this time, Chinese toon is fragrant, refreshing and has high nutritional value. There is a saying that "Chinese toon is as tender as silk before the rain". Toona sinensis has the effects of improving the body's immunity, strengthening the stomach, regulating qi, stopping diarrhea, moisturizing the skin, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and insecticidal. Worshiping Cangjie, the ancestor of literature <br /> The custom of worshiping Cangjie, the ancestor of literature, during Guyu in Baishui County, Shaanxi Province is a folk tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years since the Han Dynasty. During Qingming Festival, people commemorate Huangdi, and during Grain Rain Festival, people commemorate Cangjie. The Cangjie Temple Fair is held during the Grain Rain Festival. According to legend, Cangjie created Chinese characters, a contribution so great that Huangdi was so moved that he rewarded him with "grain rain from heaven". From then on, the "Guyu Festival" was established. Since then, every Grain Rain Festival, nearby villagers have organized temple fairs to commemorate Cangjie. Taking a bath can ward off disasters and avoid misfortunes <br /> The river water during Guyu is also very precious. In the northwest region, people used to call the river water of Grain Rain "peach blossom water". Legend has it that bathing in it can ward off disasters and avoid misfortunes. During the Grain Rain Festival, people bathe in "peach blossom water" and celebrate by holding hunting, dancing and other activities. It is forbidden to kill the five poisonous creatures.<br /> After Grain Rain, the temperature rises and pests and diseases enter a high-growth period. In order to reduce the damage caused by pests and diseases to crops and people, farmers go into the fields to kill insects while posting Grain Rain stickers to pray for good luck and drive away evil. This custom is very popular in Shandong, Shanxi and Shaanxi. Grain Rain stickers are a kind of New Year pictures, which are engraved with images of a divine chicken catching a scorpion, a heavenly master eliminating the five poisonous creatures, or Taoist talismans. Some are also accompanied by captions such as "As the Jade Emperor has ordered, in the middle of the third month of Grain Rain, snakes and scorpions will never be born again", "In the middle of the third month of Grain Rain, the Lord Laojun will come down from the sky, holding the Seven-Star Sword, and kill the scorpion demon alone", expressing people's desire to kill pests and hope for a good harvest and peace. What are the taboos during the Grain Rain solar term?In the Zhuang ethnic group areas of my country, there is a custom of not setting fires in the wild on the day of Grain Rain. It is said that Grain Rain is a good time for rain. If you live outdoors on this day, you will anger the god of thunder, causing less rain and continuous dry weather throughout the year, which will affect people's agricultural production. Therefore, even if people want to visit graves and pay respects to the ancestors on this day, no one will set off firecrackers, burn paper money or burn incense outside.Nationwide, the most common taboo during Grain Rain is "banning scorpions." Scorpions are poisonous creatures and are considered one of the "Five Poisonous Creatures" and are to be expelled and banned. In Linyi, Shanxi. People sprinkle gray wine on the wall, which is called "banning scorpions"; in Tongguan and Mizhi in Shaanxi Province, people will stick scorpion-suppressing talismans on the wall, which are believed to be able to get rid of scorpions. Scorpions are banned during Grain Rain. It was popular among the Han people in the old days. In Shandong area, there is a superstitious practice of writing incantations with cinnabar to ward off scorpions. In addition, no rain during Grain Rain is also a sign of famine, and people are wary of it. In the Longshan area of Hunan, it is considered auspicious if it rains on the Grain Rain Day. There is a saying that "Qingming should be bright, and Guyu should be dark." In Liling, Hunan, people are forbidden to dig on Grain Rain Day and should leave the land fallow for the day. There is a saying that goes "Cows rest on Grain Rain Day and people stop cooking on Grain Rain Day." |
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