What are the customs and etiquette of Rain Water? Detailed explanation of the five customs of the Rain Water solar term
Introduction: Rain Water is the second solar term among the 24 solar terms in my country. It falls around the 15th day of the first lunar month every year (February 18-20 in the Gregorian calendar) when the sun's ecliptic longitude reaches 330 degrees. At this time, the temperature rises, the ice and snow melt, and the precipitation increases, so it is named Rainwater. So what are the traditional customs of the Rain Water solar term? Let’s find out together! During the first month of the lunar calendar, you will have a good year. The first month is the most important month of spring. Mr. Shui Mo will share with you some knowledge about January.Rain Water solar term custom 1, return to the mother's home.A married daughter brings her husband to celebrate the festival with her father-in-law and mother-in-law. The gifts given for the festival are usually two rattan chairs wrapped with a red ribbon 12 feet long. This is called "jieshou", which means wishing parents a long life. Another one is “canned meat”: stew pig’s feet, soybeans and kelp in a casserole, seal the jar with red paper and red rope, and send it to parents. This is to express gratitude and respect to the parents who have worked hard to raise their daughter. If they are a newlywed couple, the father-in-law and mother-in-law will give the son-in-law an umbrella in return so that he can be protected from wind and rain when he goes out, and it also means wishing the son-in-law a smooth and safe journey in life.Rain Water solar term customs 2: La Bao Bao (looking for a godfather)In the past, people had the habit of asking gods for advice for their children, to see what their children’s fortunes would be like and whether they needed to find a godfather. The purpose of finding a godfather is to allow the son or daughter to grow up smoothly and healthily. The Rain Water Festival is called "La Gandie", which means "rain and dew nourish and facilitate growth". Especially among the people in western Sichuan, there is a specific place to find a godfather on this day. No matter whether it is sunny or rainy that day, the godfather's parents must carry baskets filled with wine, food, incense, candles, and paper money, and take their children through the crowd to find the right godfather. If you want your child to grow up to be knowledgeable, you can find a scholar to be his godfather; if your child is weak, you can find a tall and strong man to be his godfather. Once someone is asked to be a "godfather", some will run away if they can break free, while others cannot get away no matter how hard they try. Most of them will agree readily, thinking that this means others trust them, and therefore their fate will improve.Rain Water solar term customs 3: Predicting the color of riceTo predict the color of rice is to predict the good or bad harvest of rice by frying glutinous rice popcorn. The quality of the rice depends on how much white glutinous rice pops out. The more white glutinous rice pops out, the better the harvest. The fewer white glutinous rice pops out, the poorer the harvest and the higher the price of rice will be.Rain Water solar term customs 4. Sending rain waterDuring the Hakka Rain Water Festival in Dongshan, Chengdu, Sichuan, there is a custom that daughters send gifts to their parents and sons-in-law send gifts to their parents-in-law. The gift that a son-in-law brings to the festival is usually a 12-foot-long red cotton belt, called "jieshou", which is used to pray for the longevity of his parents-in-law. The daughter stewed pig's feet and chicken soup, sealed the jars with red paper and red ropes, and had the son-in-law deliver them to his parents-in-law. This is the son-in-law expressing his gratitude to his parents-in-law who have worked hard to raise their daughter. If the gift is from a newly married son-in-law, his parents-in-law will give him an umbrella in return, which can protect him from wind and rain when he goes out, and wish him a smooth and safe journey in life.Rain Water solar term customs 5. Celebrating longevityIn some areas of our country, on the day of Rain Water, sons-in-law and daughters have to visit their father-in-law and mother-in-law to pay respects to them. The gift is usually a red cotton belt about 12 feet long, which is called "receiving longevity", meaning that one wishes the father-in-law and mother-in-law a long life.Summary: The five customs introduced in the above article are the five traditional customs of the Rain Water solar term. You can learn about them and feel the wisdom and charm of our traditional culture! After reading this article, there are more exciting contents in the special topic of the first month of the lunar calendar. Let’s take a look! |
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