There are 24 solar terms in a year, and tomorrow is the second solar term "rain", this year's rain is a bit special, just coinciding with the tenth day of the first month. The agricultural proverb says, "If you are not afraid of the rain on the earth, you are afraid of the sunshine of the first ten days", which shows that if it rains on the tenth day of the first month, it is a good thing. This year's rain coincides with the 10th day of the Lunar New Year, so is that a sign that this year is also an auspicious year?
"Earth Day" is a folk name for the 10th day of the first lunar month, and in traditional Chinese culture, the 10th day of the first lunar month is a very important festival. The ancients believed that there was heaven and then earth, and the ninth day of the first month was the birthday of the sky, and on the tenth day of the first month, the ancients felt that they should give the earth a birthday to show respect and blessings. Because the stone is the essence of the earth, on the tenth day of the first lunar month, people also respect the stone god.
According to ancient myths, stones are also the mother of mankind. Legend has it that when Dayu controlled the water, he kept digging the mountain, and was finally punished by the mountain god, and became a big bear. One day his wife went to deliver food to Dayu and saw a big bear, she didn't know that it was her husband, so she was so frightened that she quickly ran away. Dayu had to chase after him, Tu Shan looked at the big bear who was chasing after him, and turned into stone when he was afraid.
After that, Dayu had to ask for his son against the stone, but he didn't expect a child to really pop out of the stone, and Dayu named him Qi. Later, it was also believed that the stone was a mascot that could protect children and grandchildren. In places like the countryside, if a child is born weak and sick, his parents will name him Shishi, which means that the child is as strong as a stone and will not get sick, so as to pray for the children and grandchildren to grow up safely. In some places, children will be allowed to recognize the stone as a "godfather", although the behavior is a little superstitious, but it is a way to bless the safety of children and grandchildren from generation to generation.
A long time ago, people posted Spring Festival on Chinese New Year's Eve, not only at the gate, but also on the stone tools at home, which means that stone tools cannot be used these days. On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the spring couplets on the stone tools are to be taken down, which means that people will start working after today. On the 10th day of the lunar month, people also hold a ceremony to worship the stone god to pray for the stone god to bless their family. In some places, there will also be a stone feast, on this day people make some stone cakes, stone cakes, for the family to taste. In other places, people will pick up stones, especially those with beautiful appearances, and take them home, which also means to bring good luck home this year.
The tenth day of the first month of this year is also a rainy day, before the rainy season, the weather is still cold and hot, but the temperature is generally low, and the scene of snowfall can be seen in the north of our country, but after the rain, the weather will slowly warm up, and the temperature in most areas has risen to more than 0. After the rains, the farmers will also start to plant their crops. In the past, the old people used to judge the harvest at the end of the year based on the weather on the tenth day of the first lunar month.
On the 10th day of the Lunar New Year, clay pots are filled with water and a smooth stone is prepared on the surface of the water to allow them to freeze outside. The young people of the village would carry crockpots around. If the day is cloudy and rainy, then the temperature is lowWater and stones do not dissolve easily, and stones cannot fall into the water, and on the 10th day of the first lunar month, if it is a sunny day, the ice will easily melt, causing the stones to fall.
If a stone falls, it means that the weather is on the warm side this year. For planting crops, the high temperature in spring is not a good thing, but it is easy to have a cold spring and freeze the crops, so that the crops will fail. Therefore, the older generation often says, "If you are not afraid of the rain on the ground, you are afraid of the tenth day of the first ten days", which is worried about the occurrence of the cold spring.
Since ancient times, people have taken food as their sky, and different festivals also have different diets. Leeks in spring are the most tender and taste good, so it is recommended to eat leek dumplings at this time. In the past, people would collect rainwater on the day of rain and use it to make dumplings, so the dumplings on this day are also called rainwater dumplings. It is said that if you eat rainy dumplings, the wind and rain will be smooth this year, and the grain will be abundant. In fact, in addition to rainwater dumplings, people also eat these foods.
As the saying goes, eight grains, nine vegetables and ten fruits, the tenth day of the first month is also the "fruit day", so it is most appropriate to eat more auspicious fruits on this day.
Apple, because "apple" and "ping" have the same sound, so the apple has the meaning of peace and auspiciousness.
Persimmon, meaning everything goes well. In the cold winter, many plants have withered, and only the lantern-like persimmons hang high on the trees, bringing some lively atmosphere to the cold winter.
Dragon fruit, the red peel means red and red, dragon fruit is still a good helper to clean up the stomach, eat more greasy during the Spring Festival, eat more dragon fruit is good for the body.
Pomegranate, meaning many children and grandchildren, the people look forward to the prosperity of their family, and the seeds of pomegranate are very many, just in line with the expectations of the people.
Orange, "orange" and "cheng" are the same sound, meaning that all wishes come true. Sweet and sour oranges are rich in vitamin C, and eating some oranges can also prevent fire during the dry season of the Spring Festival.
In addition to these kinds of fruits, there are many auspicious fruits, and you can choose one or more according to your preferences. After eating fruit on the tenth day of the first lunar month, don't throw the peel away, otherwise it is also disrespectful to the fruit god.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the common people in the northern region pay attention to eating noodles. It is said that this is to establish a good relationship with rats. Legend has it that the squeaking of rats was heard that night, and it was believed that the rats were getting married. At that time, people would eat noodles early, turn off the lights and lie in bed. Before turning off the lights, people will prepare some leftover noodles and put them in the corner for the rats to eat. The reason why people welcome rats to marry is actually to hope that the mother rat will marry off and not come back.
The history of the noodles is very long, dating back to the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he often fought with the Xiongnu, and at that time, in order to fill the stomachs of the soldiers, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted Wei Qing's suggestion to reclaim wasteland and vigorously develop agriculture. But when the wasteland is barren, what to plant? At this time, a minister named Suji provided a total of grains, which were cold and heat tolerant, and had a short ripening cycle, so that with this plant, the soldiers no longer had to worry about starvation. In order to commemorate the succulents, the descendants called this plant the sob.
There are many ways to eat noodles, in the past, people ate noodles on the tenth day of the first month, and there is a saying that it is for this year's harvest. They make the noodles into a nest of noodles, and after steaming, they observe which hole has moisture in it to determine which month has enough rain. According to the results of this prediction, the people can arrange what to plant this year. This way of judging is not accurate, but it can be seen from the current situation that ordinary people rely on the sky for food.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, it is also recommended that everyone eat corn porridge, and some places also say corn porridge. The method of polenta is quite simple, the corn kernels are peeled off, crushed with a grinding plate, the cornmeal is kept for other food, and the large corn residue is used with rice to make porridge. The golden corn dregs are like small stones, which means that stones become gold.
In the past, people were usually willing to eat porridge, these good things were left for the festival to eat, and they relied on wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger every day, so it was a very luxurious thing to have a bowl of porridge on the tenth day of the first lunar month.
I remember when I was a child, my mother would finish harvesting the crops, grind the corn into flour and sell it for money, and bring the leftover corn residues home for us to make porridge to drink. Corn dregs don't cook easily, so my mother would wait by the stove for a long time, and we would stay by and listen to my mother's stories while smelling the corn dregs, which became the most unforgettable memory in my memory.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, some areas pay attention to worshipping the land. The father-in-law of the land is the god in charge of the land, although his position is low, but his power is not small. He was in charge not only of the grain of the land, but also of the wealth, so the people worshipped the land in order to ask for his protection and blessing. In the past, people not only worshipped the land lord on the tenth day of the first lunar month, but also worshiped the land lord when doing other things, such as going far away.
Legend has it that the land lord loves to drink the most, and when we watched the TV series, we also found that the land lord was on crutches, and there was a wine gourd hanging on the crutch. The tenth day of the first lunar month is originally the birthday of the earth, and you must have a drink to celebrate your birthday.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, in addition to paying attention to food, we also pay attention to roasting lion fire. In Luancheng, Hebei and other places, there are such customs. On the evening of the 10th day of the first lunar month, people prepare some firewood at the door of their homes and light them, and then throw the torn clothes, broken shoes and other items that they don't need at home into the fire. The fire burned more and more, and the family sat around the fire, and their bodies were warm.
As for the roasting of the lion fire, the common people believe that the stronger the fire, the more prosperous it will be in the future, and that by baking the fire, you can also drive away the unclean things on your body, so as to pray for a safe and peaceful new year. When the fire is roasted, there is also a saying about what is burned. The first is that people should burn unused brooms, grates and other things, which means to be worn out and welcome the new. The second is to burn red dates and cushions, which means that you will be born early.
It is said that the custom of roasting the fire on the tenth day of the first lunar month was handed down during the Shang Dynasty. At that time, Jiang Ziya eliminated the nine-headed pheasant essence, but this monster has high mana, although the body is dead, the soul is immortal. It hides in the dark clouds in the sky, and waits for the tenth day of the first month to come out to find food.
When the nine-headed pheasant essence flies to **, its bird droppings will fall, and bad things will happen where the bird droppings fall. It is said that the essence of the nine-headed pheasant is the most afraid of fire, so the common people light the fire in order to drive it away. With the passage of time, the common people have forgotten about the nine-headed pheasant essence, but this custom has been handed down.
The above is the folk customs of the tenth day of the first lunar month, is it followed by the long insight? Tomorrow is the tenth day of the first lunar month, and there is rain forecast here, I wonder if it will rain there?