Today is the 24 solar terms of Guyu solar term, each solar term in China has its own meaning and customs, so how much do you know about Guyu solar term? What customs does Guyu have? Let's get to know!
What are the customs of Guyu solar term
1. Grain Rain and sea sacrifice
The rainy season is just when the sea is warm in spring. It's a good day to fish in the shallow water. As the saying goes' riding the rain on the Internet '. In order to be able to go out safely and return with a full load, the fishermen will hold a sea sacrifice on this day to pray for the protection of the sea god.
Therefore, the Guyu Festival is also known as the "Walking Festival" for fishermen to go fishing. This custom is still popular in Rongcheng area of Jiaodong today. In the past, fishermen were under the unified management of the fishing industry, while sea festivals were generally organized by the fishing industry. The sacrifice was a fat pig without hair and skin, red with cavity blood and ten white pastries. In addition, firecrackers and fragrant paper were prepared. If there is no whole pig in the sea Festival organized by fishermen's partnership, it will be replaced by pig head or steamed pig shaped pastry. In the old days, there were sea temples or Niangniang temples in every village. As soon as the time of sacrifice came, fishermen would carry their offerings to sea temples and Niangniang temples for sacrifice. Some would carry their offerings to the seaside, beating gongs and drums, setting off firecrackers and offering sacrifices to the sea. The scene was very grand.
2. Forbidden scorpion Charm
In the old days, in Linfen area of Shanxi Province, a picture of Gu Yu RI was painted and pasted on the door, which was called "forbidden scorpion". The ban scorpion charms in Fengxiang area of Shaanxi Province are printed in woodcut, which shows that there is a great demand. It is printed with the following words: "in March of Guyu, scorpions show off their power. In the middle of the picture, the male chicken carries an insect, and there is a big scorpion under its claw. There's a charm on it. The saying that the cock treats the scorpion has long been popular among the people. In the 55th chapter of journey to the west, Monkey King's Zhu Bajie is no match for scorpion, and Guanyin knows he can't be near him. We had to ask the monkey king to invite the Pleiades officer, and it turned out to be a success. The Pleiades officer was a cockerel with a double crown. It is described in the book that the Pleiades star official shows his true appearance - the big cock. The big cock barks at the scorpion essence, and the scorpion essence immediately shows its original shape. It is a scorpion the size of a pipa. Big cock crows again, scorpion essence whole body is soft, die in hillside. Scorpions are also forbidden in Shandong folk custom. Records of Xiajin County annals in the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty: "Gu Yu, a letter in cinnabar, forbids scorpions. The custom of "forbidding scorpions" reflects people's desire to get rid of pests and harvest safely.
3. Go through the valley
In ancient times, there was the custom of "walking in the valley rain". On this day, young women went to the village to visit their relatives, and some came back after a walk in the wild. Moral and nature are integrated to strengthen the body.
The custom of Grain Rain and solar term
4. Drink Guyu tea
The custom of picking tea in southern Guyu is that it is said that Guyu's tea will clear the fire, ward off evil spirits and brighten the eyes. So no matter what the weather is, people will go to the tea mountain to pick some new tea to drink.
5. Guyu eats Chinese toon
The custom of eating Chinese Toon in northern Guyu is that before and after Guyu, it is the time for Chinese toon to go on the market. At this time, Chinese toon is mellow and refreshing, with high nutritional value. It is said that Chinese toon is as tender as silk before the rain. Toona sinensis has the functions of improving immunity, strengthening stomach, regulating qi, relieving diarrhea, moistening skin, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and insecticidal.
6. Sacrifice to Cangjie
The custom of offering sacrifices to Cangjie by Guyu in Baishui County, Shaanxi Province, is a folk tradition that has been handed down for thousands of years since the Han Dynasty. Qingming Festival to the Yellow Emperor, Guyu festival to Cangjie. Cangjie temple fair is held on the Guyu Festival. According to legend, Cangjie created characters and made great contributions to heaven and earth. The Yellow Emperor was moved by them and paid for the creation of characters by 'Tianjiang guziyu'. From then on, there was the 'Guyu' Festival. Since then, every year during the Guyu Festival, villagers nearby have organized temple fairs to commemorate Cangjie.
7. Take a bath to avoid disaster
The river water of Guyu is also very precious. In the northwest, people used to call the river water of Guyu 'peach blossom water'. It is said that bathing with it can eliminate disasters and avoid disasters. People celebrate the festival with 'peach blossom water' bath, shooting, dancing and other activities.
8. Ban on killing five poisons
In order to reduce the damage to crops and people caused by diseases and insect pests, farmers put up grain rain stickers at the same time to pray for good luck. This custom is very popular in Shandong, Shanxi and Shaanxi.
9. Gu yutie
It belongs to a kind of New Year pictures, which are engraved with the images of the divine chicken catching scorpion, the Heavenly Master removing the five poisons or Taoist talismans. Some of them are also attached with words such as' Taishang Laojun is like the law, Guyu in March, snake and Scorpion will never be born ','guyu in March, Laojun goes down to the sky, hand late seven star sword, single chop scorpion spirit', etc., to express people's psychology of killing pests, looking forward to harvest and peace.
The custom of Grain Rain and solar term
10. Enjoy the peony
Before and after the valley rain is also an important period of Peony Blossom, therefore, peony is also known as the valley rain flower, Fugui flower,. It has been thousands of years since the tree peony was seen in the three dynasties of Guyu. Where there are flowers, there are scholars and girls visiting, and there are also those who hang curtains and lights at night to enjoy the flowers. The name is "flower party". Gu Lu of the Qing Dynasty wrote in his qingjialu: "the temple is built by other merchants. Gu Yu sees a new flower Bureau. If you don't believe that there is no national color when you meet, Jinpeng only protects Yulou spring. So far, peony parties have been held in Heze, Shandong Province, Luoyang, Henan Province and Pengzhou, Sichuan Province during the rainy season.
11. Miao Climbing Festival
During the rainy season, the Miao people in Kaili area of Southeast Guizhou will hold a "Climbing Festival". The Climbing Festival, which is called "Ji Bo" in Miao language, is an annual special gathering for young Miao men and women to choose their spouses and fall in love. When the climbing season comes, young men and women take the opportunity to meet at the fair, either at the request of the man or at the invitation of the woman, and decide to hold a climbing at a certain place in the woman's village one day. On the day of Climbing Festival, thousands of people gather on the hillside. On the hillside, groups of young men and women are singing, playing Sheng and drums. They use it as a medium to find friends and friends, and pursue bosom friends, which is full of festive atmosphere. The girls of the host country prepare rich fish and glutinous rice and take them up the mountain to entertain the younger generation while singing to each other. In this process, young men and women look for each other, form couples in the future, and form happy families. Some old mothers have also come out to help their daughters find partners. At sunset, the girls invited their posterity to the village to continue their love talk, and hosted a banquet again. If they fell in love, they exchanged keepsake and got engaged. Late at night, if there are relatives and friends in the girl's village, they will go to stay at their home. If there are no relatives and friends, the girls' mothers will go to stay at home for the night. When it was almost dawn, the young students got up and went back. The girls gave the glutinous rice to their sweetheart, accompanied it to the middle of the way, and then said goodbye. This unique Climbing Festival reproduces the life style of matriarchal society in ancient times. At that time, it was women, not men, who took the initiative in the conclusion of marriage. This custom was the vestige of matriarchal society. Now, many recreational and sports activities have been added to the Miao Climbing Festival, such as bullfighting, sparrow fighting, duel singing, basketball, running and so on.