Rainwater solar terms in Jianghuai area
1. Meteorological and agricultural features in Grain Rain: The temperature rises and Grain Rain is busy with agriculture.
1. In Grain Rain season, the temperature rises, the rainfall is heavy, and the air humidity is high.
In Grain Rain season, the warm air mass in South China becomes active. With the increase of temperature, the air humidity will also increase. The temperature in the south is above 30℃, and rainfall in most areas begins to increase. There is the first heavy rain every year, with rainfall of 30 ~ 50 mm and high air humidity, which is very beneficial to rice planting. Peach blossoms and apricot blossoms have blossomed in the northern region, and catkins are flying all over the sky, showing a beautiful scene of flowers overflowing and willows flying. Although the temperature is getting warmer, it is still cooler in the morning and evening.
Farmers' friends in the north and south of the river are busy sowing the "hope" of a bumper harvest.
Grain Rain season is a busy season in rural areas, and farmers' friends are sowing their own "hopes" in the fields of hope. Winter wheat in the northern region is in the growing period, so we should pay special attention to drought and moisture resistance, rust, powdery mildew, wheat aphid and other pests and diseases, uproot smut plants, and make preparations to prevent "late spring cold" and hail. Farmers planting corn have begun to cultivate land, fertilize and sow seeds to prevent the invasion of native silkworms. Some places began to grow cotton. In some places, soybeans, miscellaneous beans, potatoes, peanuts, sweet potatoes and eggplant are planted. The cash crop tobacco leaves have grown early seedlings, and tobacco farmers have begun to transplant tobacco seedlings intensively. While managing the fields, farmers are also strengthening the breeding of pigs, horses, cows, pigs and sheep, hoping that the six livestock will flourish. Strive to realize crop management and six livestock feeding. In the south of the Yangtze River, people are busy plowing, fertilizing, transplanting and preparing to grow rice. Tea farmers are busy harvesting spring tea and making tea. It can be said that Wan Li Qing Xiang. Silkworm farmers began to strengthen the management of spring silkworm. In Grain Rain season, farmers and friends all over the world are busy sowing the "hope" of a bumper harvest in their fields.
Second, Grain Rain Lunar Festival: Shangsi Festival-evoking souls, entertaining guests with water and begging for beggars.
Shangsi Festival is an ancient traditional festival of Han nationality in China, commonly known as March 3rd. Before the Han dynasty, it was designated as the third day of March, and later as the third day of March in the summer calendar. The third day of March in the Gregorian calendar is the last day. Shangsi Festival, also known as Si Yuan, Jiesi and Shangjie. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the people of the State of Zheng, on this day, will summon gods on the aquatic spring trees, stick to bluegrass and eliminate ominous customs and activities.
In the Han Dynasty, Shangsi Festival gradually increased the custom of hospitality and begging by the water. Wang Xizhi of Jin Dynasty wrote poems and drank alcohol in Lanting, which had a great influence on later generations. There was also a custom of having children in the Song Dynasty. Volume 76 of Taiping Universe records: "In Yuhuachi, Hengxian County, Sichuan Province, there are beggars in March every year. Stone is a man and tile is a woman. It has been well documented since ancient times." In the Yuan Dynasty, entertainment activities to welcome auspicious events on the water were added. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the meaning of the sword wedge gradually faded and gradually evolved into a spring outing. On Shangsi Festival, non-governmental organizations organize various colorful entertainment activities.
1. Qu: drinking and writing poems.
Also called "Nine Songs Stream", it is a game of drinking and writing poems in ancient China. After the ceremony of swaddling clothes was held in the last three days, people sat on both sides of the canal and placed cassocks in the upper reaches. Whoever stopped in front would take the cassock and write a poem at the same time. Tapestry can be suspended in water, and there is also a kind of ceramic cup with ears on both sides, called "feather". Feathers are heavier than wooden cups and are placed on lotus leaves or wooden pallet when playing.
There is an eternal story about the origin of Qushui. According to legend, on the third day of March in Yonghe, forty-two people, including Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher and folk historian in the Jin Dynasty, held a drinking and poetry activity with Xie An and Sun Chuo in Lanting. A total of 37 poems were written in this activity. During the activity, 1 1 each wrote two poems, 15 each wrote a poem, and 16 each failed to write a poem and was fined three times. Wang Xizhi collected everyone's poems, prefaced them with cocoon paper and eight-character pen, and wrote the world-famous Preface to Lanting Collection. This time, the world's first running script was born, which formed a unique cultural landscape for later generations. Wang Xizhi was praised by later generations as "the best running script in the world" and was also honored as "the sage of books".
After the Jin Dynasty, the activity of "winding water and flowing water" held on Shangsi Festival gradually became popular among the people. Liang Zonggu's Chronicle of Jingchu in the Southern Dynasties records: "On March 3, the gentry went out of Zhujiangchi and drank a glass of water." This aspect is also recorded in Huang's Jing Kang Miscellanies in Song Dynasty. In the Qing dynasty, the palace was confined to the pavilion, and a winding sink was artificially built on the ground of the pavilion. Everyone sits around the trough and floats the cups on the floor to play Qushui, which is called "Flowing Cup Pavilion". Today, there are still "Liu Beiting" buildings in Tanzhe Temple, Forbidden City and Zhongnanhai in Beijing. This custom gradually disappeared after the Qing Dynasty.
2. Wear shepherd's purse flowers: Wear shepherd's purse flowers and pray for good health.
In Grain Rain season, wild vegetables have sprouted, and shepherd's purse can be seen everywhere in the fields, in front of the house and behind the house. Shepherd's purse can be said to be blooming everywhere. Wearing shepherd's purse flowers is a very important custom activity on Shangsi Festival. It is said that after wearing it, you will not have a headache and sleep soundly at night, which is spread all over the country. There is a folk saying that "wearing shepherd's purse flowers in March makes peaches and plums blush", "wearing shepherd's purse flowers will keep you from having a headache for a year" and "on March 3, shepherd's purse flowers compete for peony". Women wearing shepherd's purse flowers are called "driving sleep" in Wujin, Jiangsu; In Longshan, Hunan, it is called "anti-epidemic". In Yuxiang County, Shanxi Province, women go to the suburbs to pick shepherd's purse, which is called "cutting the root of the disease". In Pinghu, Zhejiang, locals think that wearing shepherd's purse flowers in summer will not make them dizzy; In Shangrao, Jiangxi, people think that this can avoid mosquito bites in summer and autumn. In Suzhou, Jiangsu, shepherd's purse flower is called "eye-catching flower", and women wear it on their heads to pray for bright eyes and no eye diseases. In a word, according to folklore, wearing shepherd's purse flowers in the third quarter will make you healthy.
3. Happy party spring outing: Young men and women sing together and privately book for life.
Shangsi Festival is a fixed happy time for young men and women. On the day of the festival, the green land is full of songs and laughter. Young men and women sing together and give each other tokens, making a lifelong commitment in the fresh water of Mount Emei.
3. Folklore in Grain Rain: Pray for God to fulfill people's wishes, get rid of all diseases, have a good harvest and be safe.
1. Prohibit killing five poisons: eliminate pests and hope for a bumper harvest and peace.
In Grain Rain, killing five poisons is widely circulated among the people. After Grain Rain, the temperature rose, and pests and diseases entered a high breeding period. In order to reduce the harm of pests and diseases to crops and people, farmers go deep into the fields to kill pests, while posting rain stickers on grains to pray for exorcism. This custom is popular in Shandong, Shanxi and Shaanxi. Grain Rain paste is similar to a New Year picture, which depicts the image of a god chicken catching scorpions, a heavenly teacher removing five poisons or Taoist spells. Some of them are accompanied by "The throne of the old gentleman is like the law, and Grain Rain will never be born in mid-March". "Grain Rain in mid-March, the old man came down to earth, holding a seven-star sword and chopping scorpion essence". "Grain Rain in mid-March, the scorpion bravado, god chicken bite, poisonous insect into water. Grain Rain stickers in Shandong Province are made of yellow paper, coated with vermilion, and pasted on walls or scorpion holes to express people's expectation of exterminating pests and expecting a safe harvest.
2. Peony appreciation: Grain Rain enjoys peony flowers.
Luoyang, Henan Province is the hometown of peony flowers, and Luoyang peony ranks first in the world. Whenever there is a peony flower party, countless tourists gather in Luoyang to watch peony flowers. Peony is in full bloom in Grain Rain, so people call it "Grain Rain Flower", which derives from the custom of "Grain Rain enjoying peony". Where there are flowers, there are ladies' scenery. Some people hang curtains and lanterns at night to enjoy the flowers, which is called the "Flower Show". Lu Gu's Jia Qinglu in the Qing Dynasty recorded: "The temple was built with the merchants, and the Grain Rain Flower Bureau was brand-new. If you don't believe that there is no national color when you meet, the brocade shed only protects Yulouchun. "
3. Sacrifice to the sea: fishermen hold sea sacrifices, hoping that the sea gods will bless them.
Grain Rain is a very important time for fishermen, and Grain Rain Festival is to worship the sea. Grain Rain is a good time to go fishing in shallow water when the sea is warm in spring. In order to go out to sea safely and return home with full load, fishermen in Grain Rain held a grand sea festival on this day, praying for the sea god to bless the fishermen to go out to sea safely and auspicious. Therefore, Grain Rain Festival is also called the "strong festival" for fishermen. The custom of offering sacrifices to the sea is still popular in Jiaodong and Rongcheng, Shandong Province. In the past, fishermen were managed by fishing lines in a unified way, and sacrificial activities at sea were organized by fishing lines. Dedicated to the sea is a fat pig with hair and skin removed, painted red with cavity blood and made ten cakes with white flour. In addition, firecrackers and incense paper should be prepared. If there is no whole pig in the sea festival organized by fishermen's partnership, pig heads or steamed pig cakes will be used instead. In ancient times, every village had a sea temple or a mother temple. At the time of offering sacrifices, fishermen bring sacrifices to the Temple of the Sea and the Mother Temple, and some even bring sacrifices to the seaside, beating gongs and drums, setting off firecrackers and offering sacrifices to the sea. The scene is very serious and pious.
4. Take Grain Rain: Get out of the bountiful grain and the six livestock will flourish.
There is another strange custom in Grain Rain season. No matter what happens, the eldest girl and daughter-in-law of the farmer will go back to the wild on this day, or visit relatives in the village, or go for a walk in the wild, which means to be integrated with nature and keep fit. It's called "Go to Grain Rain". In doing so, they intend to get rid of a bumper harvest and prosperous livestock year.
5. Wash "Peach Blossom Water": It is said that taking a bath with it can eliminate disasters and avoid disasters.
"Peach Blossom Water" is the peach blossom flood season, which means that the river swells when the peach blossoms are in full bloom in Grain Rain. It is said that taking a bath with "peach blossom water" can eliminate disasters and avoid disasters. In Grain Rain, people bathe in "peach blossom water" and organize shooting, dancing and other celebrations.
6. Drink grain rain tea: It is said that drinking grain rain tea can clear fire, ward off evil spirits and improve eyesight.
Grain Rain tea, also called Spring Catechu, is the spring tea harvested in Grain Rain. The moderate temperature and abundant rainfall in spring, coupled with the recuperation of tea trees in winter for half a year, make the buds and leaves of spring shoots plump, green in color, soft in leaves, rich in vitamins and amino acids, and make spring tea taste fresh and fragrant. In addition to buds, Grain Rain tea has one bud and one leaf or one bud and two leaves. Tea leaves with buds are soaked in water like ancient guns with labels, called flag guns; A bud with two tender leaves looks like a sparrow tongue, which is called a sparrow tongue. Grain Rain tea and Qingming tea are the best products in a year. Drinking grain rain tea has the effects of clearing fire, exorcising evil spirits and improving eyesight. Therefore, no matter how bad the weather is in Grain Rain, tea farmers will pick some new tea and come back to process Grain Rain tea. Generally, the price of Grain Rain tea is relatively high. After washing, it looks beautiful in water and tastes no worse than Qingming tea. Ordinary tea drinkers usually like to pursue Grain Rain tea.
Experienced tea farmers said that authentic Grain Rain tea is dry tea made of new tea picked in Grain Rain on this day. Folks also say that real grain rain tea can bring people back to life, which shows the importance of grain rain tea in people's minds. All Grain Rain teas processed by tea farmers are reserved for drinking or entertaining guests. When you make tea for your guests, you will proudly tell them that this is Grain Rain tea made from the tea picked by Grain Rain that day. Moral: You are our guest. Only when you come can you have real grain rain tea.
Four, Grain Rain folk should avoid: avoid setting fire in the wild, hot and rainy weather.
1. It is forbidden to set fire, burn incense and set off firecrackers in the wild in Grain Rain.
In Grain Rain season, when entering the Zhuang area, it is forbidden to set fire in the wild. They think Grain Rain is a good time for rain. If it were in wild fire at this time, it would irritate Lei Gong Dian Mu, and they would naturally retaliate against the world. If it doesn't rain, there will be a continuous drought this year, which will affect the growth of crops and greatly reduce the harvest. Therefore, no one dares to set off firecrackers, burn incense and paper money in the wild, even if this day is to sweep the grave and worship the mountains.
2. High temperature and continuous rain are forbidden in Grain Rain.
In Grain Rain season, the temperature will gradually increase, the humidity in the air will increase, and the precipitation will also increase. As the saying goes, "Rain gives birth to a hundred valleys". Rain can moisten crops and promote their growth and development. However, too high temperature and too much rain will also cause wheat diseases and insect pests, which will seriously affect the normal growth of crops. If the prevention and control work is not done in time, it will lead to a reduction in grain production. Therefore, high temperature and continuous rainfall are forbidden in Grain Rain.
3. Scorpions are generally forbidden in Grain Rain.
The folk custom of banning scorpions in Grain Rain is quite common in China. Scorpion is a poisonous arthropod, which is regarded as one of the "five poisons" by the people and one of the forbidden objects. The most common way to ban scorpions in Grain Rain is to put symbols on the wall. Shaanxi Tongguan and Mizhi posted a scorpion symbol on the wall, thinking that it can kill scorpions. The symbol of banning scorpions in Lingshi and Yicheng in Shanxi reads: "On Grain Rain Day, when I was in Grain Rain, I read the curse of banning scorpions and invited the scorpion god to ban them, and scorpions turned to dust." In Linfen, Shanxi, people sprinkle gray wine on the wall, which is also called "no scorpion".
In ancient times, Zhang Tianshi in Linfen and Grain Rain was painted on the door, which was called "Forbidden Scorpion". Shaanxi Fengxiang Forbidden Scorpion Curse is woodcut printing, which shows that there is a great demand. It was printed with the words: "In Grain Rain, in mid-March, scorpions showed off their bravado. When the God Chicken takes a bite, the poisonous insect turns into water ... "In the picture, a huge rooster is carrying the insect, and a frightened scorpion crawls under its claws.
5. Daily life in Grain Rain: Go to bed early and get up early, and be ventilated frequently.
1. Grain Rain should go to bed early and get up early.
Nowadays, the life state of "work at sunrise and rest at sunset" has long been broken. Nowadays, many young people say: "Modern life and work are fast-paced and stressful, and you can't do it without hard work. You can buy money with your life before you are 30, and you can buy money after you are 30. " More and more people are gradually joining the "night shift team", but health experts remind us that staying up late is equivalent to chronic suicide. Especially in Grain Rain, when the sun grows and the yin disappears, don't work overtime and stay up late to study. Go to bed early and get up early, and make reasonable arrangements for work and rest. Staying up late often will seriously damage people's skin and make people enter aging in advance; At the same time, it will also cause a rapid decline in vision, memory and immunity. In Grain Rain season, staying up late can also make people suffer from yin deficiency and fire. Therefore, after Grain Rain, the yang is vital and the yin is dissipated. We should continue to adhere to the good habit of going to bed early and getting up early, and follow the laws of nature, so that the yin and yang of the human body can always reach a balanced state.
2. Be careful of physical discomfort or poisoning when planting flowers and enjoying them.
Grain Rain is a good time to enjoy flowers, but attention should be paid to prevent flowers and trees and their secretions from causing harm and bad stimulation to the body. Grain Rain is in late spring, which is the best time to enjoy flowers. However, although flowers are good, not everyone can get close to them freely. Some people will feel dizzy and have a sore throat if they stay in the flowers for a long time; Some people will lose their hair and numb their limbs when they touch flowers. What is the reason? It turns out that some flowers will release harmful gases and make people allergic; Some flowers contain toxic substances, and long-term contact will cause chronic poisoning. Some people will not be poisoned if they have strong resistance, while others have weak resistance. After a long time, the poison gas can't be carried in the body, and they get sick.
Six, Grain Rain sports health: leisurely walking, indoor and outdoor sports.
1. Take a walk to relax and walk around.
During the solar term in Grain Rain, the rainfall increased obviously, and the humidity in the air increased gradually. At this time, health preservation should conform to the changes of the natural environment, and make the internal environment (the physiological environment inside the human body) adapt to the changes of the external environment (the external natural environment) through the adjustment of the human body itself, so as to maintain the normal functions of various organs of the human body. Chinese medicine pays attention to nourishing yang in spring and summer and nourishing yin in autumn and winter. Especially in spring, it always gives people a picture of everything growing and thriving. In Grain Rain season, the outdoor air is particularly fresh, which is a good opportunity to adopt natural qi to nourish yang, and activities are the most important part of nourishing yang. People should choose suitable sports according to their own physique, which can not only broaden their minds, nourish their emotions, but also expand their metabolism, increase perspiration, make blood flow smooth, dissipate blood stasis, remove dampness and detoxify, and improve their health.
Exercise indoors first in the morning and then go out after sunrise.
In spring, the body's biological clock basically runs around sunrise. However, because the ground temperature at night in Grain Rain is generally lower than the atmospheric temperature near the ground, the so-called "inversion" phenomenon appears in meteorology. In this way, pollutants and toxic gases in the air near the surface layer will not easily spread to the upper air, resulting in serious air pollution near the surface layer. According to the measurement. In general industrial cities, the content of carbon monoxide in the air in the morning is very high, which is 10 times higher than that in clean areas, and the content of dust is also more than 10 times, and the deadly substances contained in it are even more than 30 times higher. In a day, the peak of pollution is around 6 am. At this time, people can't breathe fresh air when they go out for exercise, but they will inhale more harmful substances, especially when their vital capacity increases during exercise. And going out to exercise too early, because the temperature is low in the morning, it is easy to cause colds or other diseases. When the sun comes out, the ground temperature can rise rapidly, breaking the phenomenon of "inversion". The air pollutants near the ground quickly spread to the sky, reducing the concentration of harmful substances in the air, making the air fresh and suitable for people's outdoor activities.
Seven, Grain Rain familiar proverbs.
1. Before and after Grain Rain, Angua ordered beans again; Picking tea before rain, drinking tea to relieve worries.
The solar term in Grain Rain is a good time for spring ploughing and sowing. At this time, with the nourishment of the spring rain, everything is reborn, which is a good time to sow melons and reap beans. So people often say, "Before and after Grain Rain, Angua ordered more beans." . Grain Rain season is also a busy farming season for folk tea picking and making. Small tea leaves grow into fresh leaves, fragrant and delicious, which is the top grade of tea. A sip of new tea just listed can relieve farmers' troubles and worries, which is really a beautiful thing on earth!
If Grain Rain doesn't stop, the crops will be afraid.
The meaning of "Grain Rain wants rain" is somewhat similar to this proverb, which means the importance of seasonal rain in Grain Rain. At this time, it is the heading and flowering period of wintering crops, winter wheat, and also the seedling stage of spring sowing crops, corn and cotton. These crops need enough rain to promote normal development and growth. If there is no rain (or irrigation), winter wheat will suffer from "neck drought" and the ears of wheat will not be pulled out. Can't pollinate and fill normally; Corn and cotton can't germinate normally, which will seriously affect the final harvest. Take Shaanxi, China as an example. There are many spring droughts in this area, and people look forward to the spring rain every year. Spring drought is often delayed until the end of April in the solar calendar. The first soaking rain in spring in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province is usually at the end of April in the solar calendar. If there is rain and soaking rain in Grain Rain, it is really welcome for farmers.
3. Grain Rain has no flowers and a heart like a crab.
During the climbing season of Grain Rain, due to the obvious weakening and northward movement of westerly jet in East Asia, the warm and humid air mass in South China is also active, the circulation in westerly belt fluctuates frequently from west to east, and the activities of low pressure and Jianghuai cyclone gradually increase. Affected by it, there will be continuous rain or heavy wind and rain in the Jianghuai area. Throughout the ages, cotton farmers have regarded the Grain Rain solar terms as the weather vane of cotton sowing, that is, "Grain Rain does not plant flowers, but its heart is like a crab crawling".