Presumably everyone has also noticed that today is a sting, after all, early in the morning, hot search entries such as "stinging and eating pears" have been widely discussed on the Internet.
"Sting", "startling" means "waking up", "stinging", referring to "hiding in ambush", insects hide in the soil in winter; That is to say, the spring thunder in the sky suddenly moves, waking up the animals that are hibernating in the soil, just like the old saying "spring thunder startles a hundred insects".
The sting "was also called in history".EnlightenmentIn the era of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, in order to avoid the name of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty (Liu Qi), the word "Qi" was changed to the word "surprise" with a similar pronunciation.
In the Tang Dynasty, the original title of "Qi Sting" was restored in the calendar, but because the use of "Startling" has become a habit and is difficult to change, people are generally still habitually called "Startling", so the word "Shocking" is still used today.
However, at that time, Japan was trying very hard to learn Chinese culture, and the word "enlightenment" in the calendar was used, so the use of "enlightenment" was preserved in Japan.
In fact, in ancient times, on the day of the sting, people in some places would smoke the four corners of the house with fragrance and wormwood to drive away the "snakes, insects, mosquitoes and mice" and musty smells. In addition, there are customs such as "eating pears" and "sacrificing to the white tiger to resolve right and wrong".
It is said that eating pears by sting can keep pests away from crops and ensure a good harvest throughout the year. It may also be because "pear" and "plow" are homophones. After all, the 24 solar terms are the product of the development of agricultural civilization.
In some areas, the white tiger is said to be the god of right and wrong, and people will go to the temple to worship the statue of the white tiger during the sting season, hoping to avoid the disaster of right and wrong and pray for success.
As the poem says, Wei Yingwu's "Guantian Family" "The light rain is new, and a thunderstorm starts." ”。
However, due to the large span between the north and south of China, the time of the beginning of spring thunder is different sooner or later, and the "sting of the first thunder" only coincides with the natural rhythm of some parts of southern China.
During the sting period, most areas of the Yangtze River basin began to have spring thunder, everything recovered, and the season of spring flowers is coming, and everyone will sigh that this is a "good spring".
However, before and after the sting, the spring is cold and warm, and the temperature fluctuates relatively much when the cold and warm air alternate. Just like in the poem, "Who said that the flowering period is near, and the feeling is very cold." Written.
Therefore, we still have to pay more attention to weather changes, pay attention to keeping warm, and beware of "low temperature and rainy" weather.
The solar terms are the memories of China that flow in the blood. If we experience it carefully, we will always be repeatedly amazed by the name of the stinger at a certain moment, and we will be touched by Chinese philosophy.