The first sentence of the traditional 24 solar terms in China, "Spring rain shocks the spring and clears the valley sky", is to describe the spring solar terms. The "surprise" in this sentence refers to the sting, which is the third solar term of the year after the beginning of spring and rain.
During this solar term, the sun reaches 345 degrees of ecliptic longitude, which means that the weather is warmer, and the spring thunder begins to roar, waking up the insects that are hibernating in the ground. "Sting" means to hide. "The Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order" said: "On the February Festival, everything was shocked, and the earthquake was thunder, so it was called a sting. It was the stinging insect that ran away in shock. Tao Yuanming, a poet of the Jin Dynasty, wrote a poem: "When it rains in spring, the thunder begins to send to the east corner (yú), and the stings are terrifying, and the grass and trees are vertical and horizontal." In fact, insects can't hear thunder, and the reason why the earth is returning to spring and the weather is warming up is what makes them end their hibernation and "run away".
According to the climate change of this period, the ancients made a detailed distinction between the stings, and divided the stings into three phases. "Erhou Canggeng (Yellow Bird) Song" means that the second five days of the sting, the song of the Yellow Bird began to appear; "Three migratory eagles turn into doves" means that the swallows that go to the south for the winter five days after the sting return. The meticulous observation and accurate description of nature by the ancients impressed my generation.
The 24 solar terms were mainly divided by the ancients according to the agricultural time, so this solar term has a very important significance in the busy farming. If the beginning of spring marks the arrival of spring, the sting means that spring ploughing has officially kicked off. Tang Shiyun: "The light rain is new, and a thunder starts." The Tian family has a few days of leisure, and farming has started from here. The agricultural proverb also says: "When the spring thunder sounds, the farmer is busy", "After the stinging festival, spring plowing can not rest", "When it comes to the stinging festival, the hoe does not stop." "Nine poplar blossoms, farm work together. "First out.
Manure, manure, fruit tree pruning, sweet potato seedlings, and then sweet potato ditch, rake wheat (folk have a saying that "sting does not rake the ground, like steaming buns out of gas", which can reduce water evaporation), deep ploughing ......The farm work is the same one after another, and God has arranged it in an orderly manner.
There are many customs related to stinging in the folk, and there are two main ones, namely sacrificing to the white tiger to resolve right and wrong and "beating the villain" to drive away bad luck. Chinese folklore says that the white tiger is the god of tongue and right and wrong, and every year it will come out to forage for food on this day, open its mouth to devour people, and if it is committed in this year, it is often caused by ** villains to make waves for you, hindering your future development, and causing all kinds of trouble. In order to protect themselves, everyone sacrificed the white tiger on the day of the sting. The so-called sacrifice of the white tiger refers to the worship of the white tiger painted with paper, the paper tiger is generally yellow and black markings, and the corner of the mouth is painted with a pair of tusks. When worshipping, it is necessary to feed it with the blood of a fat pig, so that it will no longer hurt people after eating, and then wipe the mouth of the paper tiger with raw pork to fill it with oil and water, and cannot open its mouth to say right and wrong. The sting symbolizes the beginning of February, and will level the ground with a thunderclap, waking up all the snakes, insects, rats and ants in hibernation
Insects and ants will rise up again and forage for food. Therefore, in ancient times, on the day of stinging, people would hold incense and wormwood, smoke the four corners of the house, and use the fragrance to drive away snakes, insects, mosquitoes, rats and musty smells. Therefore, every year on the day of the sting, there will be an interesting scene: the woman slaps the paper doll with wooden slippers, and at the same time recites the mantra of beating the villain: "Hit you on the head, hit until you are angry, and hit until you vomit when you eat and eat your relatives". Before and after the arrival of the sting, the natural temperature gradually rises, and everything recovers, and at this time, our lives must also adapt to such a climate, so as to be more conducive to our health. In the sting season, the body's liver and yang qi gradually rise, and the yin and blood are relatively insufficient, so the health preservation should follow the rising yang qi and the characteristics of the origin of all things, so that their own spirit, emotion, qi and blood are also as smooth and vigorous as spring. "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" said: "Spring and March, this is called Chen. Heaven and earth are born, and all things are glorious. Lie down at night and walk early, walk widely in the court, and walk slowly with your hair in order to be ambitious. The meaning is that in the spring, when everything recovers, you should go to bed early and get up early, and take a walk slowly, which can make the spirit happy and healthy. This summarizes the basic points of stinging health in terms of daily life.
At this solar term, the natural temperature is significantly warmer, therefore, at this time, we should eat a clear and bland diet, eat more fresh vegetables and protein-rich foods, such as spring bamboo shoots, spinach, celery, chicken, eggs, milk, etc., to enhance the physique to resist the invasion of germs. In the sting season, it is warm and cold at first, and the climate is relatively dry, which can easily make the population dry and cough. Raw pears are cold and sweet, have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, nourishing yin and clearing heat, and the folk have the custom of eating pears in surprise. There are many ways to eat pears, such as raw food, steaming, juicing, roasting or boiling water, especially steamed pears with rock sugar have a good effect on cough, and they are simple and convenient to make, so you may as well eat them as desserts. In addition, cough patients can also eat lotus seeds, loquat, monk fruit and other foods to relieve the pain, the diet should be light, greasy food is best not to eat, irritating food, such as chili, onion garlic, pepper should also be eaten less.
It is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, and it is also an auspicious festival, since ancient times, this festival has released its unique charm in its unique way and language. When the body is warmed and the mood is better, everything in the world will be enthusiastic and active, and new aspirations and harvests will be closer and closer......